Half Way There - festive knits

I am halfway there!  I finished up the first ball of yarn in the scarf - see above - and have knitted one handwarmer - see below - and will use the remaining yarn to finish the scarf which is such a wonderfully easy pattern to knit I can watch tv, chat with family and knit all at once!

I have had this handwarmer pattern in my queue for ages and feel it would be better in a plain yarn and possibly a bigger needle but its lovely and quick to knit and dead easy!