Finally finished. And weather is right for field testing these.
Worked great. There were decent gusts and waves. 10 c day. There was superficial water spatter on top of the mitts. You could see water beads. But the mitts stayed dry inside & out.
I didnt tighten the drawstrings around the paddle slots, but could have. Fingers were cool. But when i took hands out to take pics, my hands became noticeably colder.
These took a long time to make. Started in round, 2 needle centre section for paddle slots, back to in round to finish. Stripes since working with scrap & didnt know i had enough yarn. Would be way fewer yarn ends to sew in without stripes. Would eliminate stripes if making for sale to keep time commitment therefore time costs down.
Made mitts long for potential male sizing. They were too long for me. But i ended up getting extra warmth from grabbing the extra length from inside and creating another layer of barrier to the air. so i'd keep that length. Maybe make a bit wider for a man.
Had thought about lining them with flannel or fleece. But cloth doesnt repel water as well. So am happy with result unlined.
Has taken me a couple of years of picking away at these. Timing had to be right to test them.
Generally satisfied with result.
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