Ruth, I'm with you! My Mum did that to me, and I loathed it, and it drove me nuts. And then you'd take your hands out of the mittens or gloves (mittens I think mine were), and the darn things's dangle and flap in the breeze and still irritate me by getting in the way.
I tried it with my son once, and then opted for the elbow mittens - mittens with great long 'gauntlets' or sleeves that went up past his elbows, and they slipped on under his jacket. They were the best thing I found - and worked pretty well too, as it was hard for him to get them off or for them to come off. Perfect for playing in the snow :-) Maybe Bev is lucky enough to have a dainty little one receiving the mittens, who won't mind the string. Bev: I measured my daughter's coat (an XS - so for a 4/5 year old - and at 6 1/2 Katie is marginally bigger than my 4 year old nephew, and way smaller than my son was at 4), and I got a good 44" wingspan. Hope this helps you. Cheers, Helen, Aussie in Denver, where we had an inch of the white stuff overnight, and 'something' is moving in next week - maybe a rare white Christmas? :-) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
