J's Ravenclaw Mitts/ Fingerless Gloves

Never fear, I'm still working on the baby blanket, however, I'm both out of space on the needles it is currently on and it is still not big enough for the circular needles I have in the bag.  It is far prettier on the wrong side than the right side however.  It's a blanket, I suppose there is not right or wrong side.

Anyway, J's Ravenclaw Mitts.
He's always been in love with Harry Potter's Ravenclaw apparently.  I made him a scarf back when we first started dating and now he's expressed a desire for fingerless gloves in the same blue and "silver".  First problem: the acrylic yarn I bought for his scarf 4 years ago is long gone.  I might be able to find the silver/grey, but I have no idea where the blue has gone. 
Second problem: finding silver, washable, yarn in something natural with a corresponding blue and in my price range.  I found a really nice, superwash, 100% wool, chunky at one of the local shops.  They have the blue!  And a grey that's close enough.  It's silverish at any rate.

I'm using this pattern for them, sized up to fit a giant.  The pattern, as written, is up to an 8 inch wrist/forearm.  J needs at least 8.5 inches, so I did an initial 36 stitches instead of the 34 called for in the pattern.  It's a bit tight, but it should work out okay.  Afterall, it's wool and will stretch a bit with wear.  I'm alternating 3 row stripes of the blue and grey.  At 28 rows, I'll start the thumb gusset and run that for 8 rows.  Beyond that, I'll need to have him on hand to try on occassionally, so the first one might not be done until the weekend.  But once I have the first one done, the second will go pretty smoothly as I won't need him around to constantly be trying it on. 

Currently, the first one looks like a long wrist warmer band.

Please excuse the messy desk.  Work is... work.

Plans for tonight:
Pork steak and sweet potato fries.
at least 15 rows on Mitt #1. 
Move baby blanket to next size longer needles.