latvian mittens

Have you seen those Latvian-styled mittens and gloves? I think they might be all I want to knit from now on. I found these charts and wanted to share them. You can also see some beautiful knitted ones on Saarje's journal.I always have a problem with thumb placement on mittens and gloves - does anyone have any advice to share?

I think my new camera will be coming today, so I am going to start knitting so I have interesting pictures to share.