I got a request for an gift for Christmas from Val for her niece in law, Kat. She had sent me the yarn which was a lovely dark grey alpaca which I then knit a pair of fingerless mitts from the Noro Fingerless Mitts pattern.
They are super soft and warm. I think it will be a great gift for those cold Colorado temperatures.
The will go off in the mail this week to be wrapped for Christmas.