Boxy Mittens

After a cold walk to the store to find out that they're not selling cold-weather baby mittens yet, I decided to make my own.
Here's the pattern for my boxy mittens:

Boxy Mittens (Tight knit version)
(make 2)
Size: (6-18 months)
Gauge:
36 rows = 4 inch
24 stiches = 4 inch
Needle size: 3

If you want to create holes for a cord, use the instructions for rows 17a-18a, otherwise use the instructions for rows 17-18

CO 28
Row 1-16: *K2 P2* to end
Row 17-18: *k2p2*
Row 17a: k2p2 *bo2 p2*
Row 18a: *k2 m2p* to last 4 then k2 p2
Row 19: *k2p2*
20-21: CO 5, K to end [38]
22-62: K
BO knitwise

Stitch together and turn inside out


Boxy Mittens (Loose knit version)
(make 2)
Size: (6-18 months)
Gauge:
40 rows = 4 inch
23 stiches = 4 inch

CO 24
Row 1-14: *K2 P2* to end
15: CO 3, K to end
16: CO 3, K to end
17-45: K
BO knitwise

Stitch together and turn inside out

If you want to add a tie, knit a thin I-cord and thread it through the ribbed part of the mitten.

First wrap

My first wrap has been kind of an experimental piece. I didn't want to use velcro since I was worried it would damage the wrap if it got stuck to the yarn, and I was afraid that if I used buttons, Aiden would pull them off. So I decided to try snaps.I attached them to pieces of felt and then sewed the felt to the wrap. That worked pretty well, but the problem was that on the loosest and tightest setting, the front or back felt showed a lot. So following Christy's suggestion, I added a short tie so the flaps would be held to the body of the wrap and the ties would cover the felt. It seems to work pretty well, although the edges do not stay around the legs as tightly as I would like.