mitten update

I've started the "timed" version of the Ribe mitten. It took me 45 minutes to make the first 29 cm of stitches. After I joined it in a circle, it has taken me an hour to go around twice more. As usual, my stitches tighten up after the first row, so it is slightly less than the 14.5 cm diameter of the original. I will match the number of rows to the original, but I expect my finished mitten will be a little smaller. Now that my gauge is set, the stitches come faster. I'll post a picture when I am a little farther along.