Gauge question...

I'd like to make these mittens out of this yarn (that I got at this yarn store :) ).

Since the yarn is less chunky than the pattern calls for and I tend to be a loose knitter, I'm using size 6 needles instead of the 10.5s called for in the pattern. Which means that I need 18 stitches and 22 rows to get 4 inches square rather than 13 stitches and 19 rows.

I'm new to resizing stuff. Or even making stuff that has to actually fit a person. So if anybody (Queen of Socks?) wants to give some pointers, they'd be greatly appreciated.

I know I need to add extra stitches. I though about just going up to the men's pattern, but my stitch count(18) is 1.4 times greater than the specified gauge (13), and the men's pattern isn't proportionally that much larger than the women's. But maybe I'm not going about this right. Help?

Christmas Concert 2007.

I took some time away from studying for my final last Saturday (12/15/2007) to go to the 9th annual Over the Rhine Christmas concert at the Taft Theater. The original attendee list was me, Brecka, Drew, Sarah, and the Bordens. The actual attendee list ended up being me, Brecka, Drew, Joe, and Chris. Faith and Mike were there, too.

I didn't take any pictures this time. We were pretty far away, way up in the balcony. The seats were good, though. We could see everything really well, and the volume was more reasonable than sitting right up front.

Here's the set list:

• I Don't Wanna Waste Your Time
• I'm On A Roll
• All I Ever Get For Christmas Is Blue
• Trouble
• Let's Spend The Day In Bed
• Nothing Is Innocent
• The Trumpet Child
• Who'm I Kiddin' But Me (a trashy song, according to Karen)
• Darlin' (Christmas Is Coming)
• Snowed In With You
• North Pole Man
• Goodbye Charles
• Snow Angel
• Some really pretty song with 3 or 4 part harmony talking about angels taking me "to my immortal home". Really pretty.
• Ohio
• Entertaining Thoughts

The first encore:

• If A Song Could Be President (eh)
• Drunkard's Prayer
• Don't Wait For Tom

The second encore:

• Latter Days