Felted mittens before and after

I adore this pattern for knitted felted mittens. You just knit them up and throw them in the washing machine with some gentle soap. They start out (before)   looking very rough and not so pretty. The after is always fluffy, slightly smaller and oh-so-soft. On this pair I tried something new: emboroidery. The blue flower is to match the hand-me-down blue snow suit Lilly has inherited from big brother! The pink is to help her fit into our society's female gender roll.