If the mittens are simply for play and warmies, I pull the last 6 stitches. If the mittens are going to get heavy wear, I decrease down to about 8 stitches and kitchener. Depending on the gauge, I either kitchener thumbs or decrease down to one stitch, as those wear out first and pulling closed isn't as durable.

Lovely car. Do you get to borrow it?Sylvia

Oooooo, a mitten pattern. Me too, me too! Yes, I remember my first car. I was 19 and working full-time. Kids these days! ;)

P.S. Why do the "first" cars keep lookin' better as I get older?Kerstin

Carolyn, thanks for the advise! What a great idea to purl the last row! You'd better get knitting some yourself. Chicago has some purdy cold winters!
Kimmy, thanks.....and let's go on some mittens girl! :)
Ginny, the first car sure does bring back memories for me too. I see how proud he is on his face. What I see on my husband's and my face is pure terror. Kitchener is a good idea. I'm going to give it a try. Go Go on the MC mitts!
Bron....well....the only sage advice I can give right now is how to still stay standing while being worried sick. I'll be old hat at it by the time your angels are ready to drive. Stick around!
Debala! This mitten "recipe" is from my LYS. I have no idea where the original comes from, they just handed my a copy. Want one? email me your address and I'll mail you one! That alyson of yours wasted no time in lining up a beau! Good for her!
:)sandy [thehurley4@comcast.net]

sandyla,

vhat pattern is de mittens???Good luck vit de new driver in de family!! debyent [marvinfamily@sprintmail.com]

I have two boys just itching to become teenagers..and then to drive. Hopefully you'll still be around then to offer me sage advice. :)

LOVE the car! I'll bet that base rocks the neighborhood.Bron [graymist35@earthlink.net]

Wow... a NEW car! I can still remember my first car... it too was about 10 years old, but I loved it.

I Kitchener my mittens closed. Out of all the finishing techniques available, my strongest one is Kitchener. I have some MC left over from my socks--just enough to make my daughter some mitts. Good idea!Ginny [gareid@wightman.ca]

Derek looks great in his new car. Oh, the excitement!

The mittens look terrific. I've got to get started on some. Thanks for the inspiration!Kim [gibknits@earthlink.net]

hey lady. i thread it through but i go all the way down to 4 or 6 stitches at the most. sometimes i also 1) thread it through them twice or sometimes 2) i purl the last row, then thread it through, the bumps kind of fill in the space. depends on the yarn, etc.carolyn [carolyn@prettyposies.com]