Just Plain Mittens (Multi-Pattern Bundle)

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Just Plain Collection

Fast, fun, and easy. The Just Plain Collection is the perfect way for you to unleash your creativity.

Sized to include everyone, knitting patterns in this collection are written for multiple yarn weights (fingering, worsted, and bulky)*, with each weight written separately. As such, they are excellent starting points to create cozy garments and accessories when used as written, or as blank canvases so you can apply your own creativity.

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* Except for the Just Plain Socks patterns, which are written for any size but only designed for fingering-weight yarn.

Construction

Mittens are worked from the cuff down with a thumb gusset, raglan finger shaping finished seamlessly with Kitchener stitch (grafting), and finished with the thumb, which is picked up and worked in the round.

Variants

• Instructions for three yarn weights: bulky, worsted, and fingering.

• Can be lined or unlined.

• Cuff can be long or short.

• Liners can be knit from fingering-weight yarn or sewn from fleece.

Sizes

This garment has no ease, and it is better to round up than down. The following measurements are the circumference above the thumb. It is best to have a tracing of the recipients’ hand as well as the hand circumference to size accurately.

1. Toddler: 5.5 inches (or 14 cm)

2. Child: 6.5 inches (or 16.5 cm)

3. Junior & Adult Small: 7.5 inches (or 19 cm)

4. Adult Medium: 8.5 inches (or 21.5 cm)

5. Adult Large: 9.5 inches (or 24 cm)

6. Adult Extra-Large: 10.5 inches (or 26.5 cm)

Bulky Weight

Yarn

1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2) balls plied bulky-weight yarn with 125 metres in 100 grams (or 137 yards in 3.53 ounces).

Approximate yardages: 67 (95, 122, 152, 174, 197) yards [or 61 (87, 112, 139, 159, 180) metres].

(I used Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash Bulky. Some sample photos show Knit Picks Biggo, which has been discontinued.)

Needles

Set of four 5.0 mm (US ­­8, UK 6) double-pointed needles (or, optionally, two circular needles of this size or one very long circular needle for Magic Loop Method instead) OR size needed to obtain gauge.

Notions

Yarn needle; several stitch markers.

Gauge

20 stitches and 26 rounds = 4 inches (or 10 cm) over stockinette stich in the round.

Worsted Weight

Yarn

1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3) balls worsted-weight yarn with 99 metres in 50 grams (or 110 yards in 1.76 ounces).

Approximate yardages: 82 (116, 150, 187, 214, 242) yards [or 75 (107, 137, 171, 196, 221) metres].

(I used Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash.)

Needles

Set of four 4.0 mm (US 6, UK 8) double-pointed needles (or, optionally, two circular needles of this size or one very long circular needle for Magic Loop Method instead) OR size needed to obtain gauge.

Notions

Yarn needle; several stitch markers.

Gauge

22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches (or 10 cm) over stockinette stich in the round. TAKE TIME TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE!

Fingering Weight (Shell or Liner)

Yarn

Fingering-weight yarn with 207.9 metres in 50 grams (or 231 yards in 1.76 ounces).

SHELL:

1 (1, 1, 1, 2, 2) balls.

Approximate yardages: 95 (135, 187, 216, 247, 280) yards [or 87 (123, 171, 198, 226, 255) metres].

(I used Knit Picks Chroma.)

LINER:

1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2) balls.

Approximate yardages: 85 (121, 167, 213, 221, 250) yards [or 77 (110, 153, 195, 202, 229) metres].

(I used Knit Picks Stroll.)

Needles

Set of four 3.25 mm (US 3, UK 10) double-pointed needles (or, optionally, two circular needles of this size or one very long circular needle for Magic Loop Method instead) OR size needed to obtain gauge.

Notions

Yarn needle; several stitch markers.

Gauge

30 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches (or 10 cm) over stockinette stich in the round.

Fleece Lining (Optional)

• Scrap of polar or arctic fleece at least 12 inches long and 30 inches wide (or 30 centimetres long and 75 centimetres wide). The stretch needs to be in the width of the fabric.)

• Thread

• Sewing needle

About Samples

BULKY YELLOW, DARK GREY & BROWN:

• Knit Picks Biggo, a plied 50% Superwash merino wool / 50% Nylon bulky-weight yarn with 101 metres in 100 grams (or 110 yards in 3.53 ounces) that works up to 12 to 15 stitches in four inches (or ten centimetres) on 6.0 to 8.0 mm (US 10 to 11) needles over stockinette stitch knit flat.

• Colourway: Golden Heather; Size: 2 (Child).

• Colourway: Cobblestone Heather; Size: 4 (Adult Medium).

• Colourway: Reindeer Heather; Size: 2 (Child).

This yarn has been discontinued. As of 2025, this pattern has been redesigned and tested for the yarn below.

BULKY GREEN AND DARK TEAL:

• Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash Bulky, a plied 100% Highland Superwash wool yarn with 125 metres in 100 grams (or 137 yards in 3.53 ounces) that works up to 12 to 15 stitches in 4 inches (or 10 cm) on 6 to 8 mm (US 10 to 11 or UK 4 to 0) needles in stockinette stitch knit flat.

• Colourway: Bamboo Heather; Size: 2 (Child).

• Colourway: Marina; Size: 3 (Junior & Adult Small).

WORSTED YELLOW:

• Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash Worsted, a plied 100% Superwash merino wool with 101 metres in 50 grams (or 110 yards in 1.76 ounces) that works up to 18 to 20 stitches on 4.0 to 5.5 mm (US 6 to 9) needles over stockinette stitch flat.

• Size: 2 (Child).

• Colourway: Creme Brulee.

WORSTED PINK:

• Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash Worsted.

• Size: 3 (Ladies).

• Colourway: Dogwood Heather.

FINGERING BLUE GRADIENT:

• Knit Picks Chroma Fingering, a single-ply 70% wool & 30% nylon fingering-weight yarn with 362 metres in 100 grams (or 396 yards in 3.53 ounces) that works up to 28 to 32 stitches in four inches (or ten centimetres) on 2.25 to 3.0 mm (US 1 to 2 1/2) needles over stockinette stitch knit flat.

• Size: 3 (Ladies).

• Colourway: Avalon.

FINGERING TURQUOISE LINERS:

• Knit Picks Stroll Fingering, a plied 75% Superwash merino wool & 25% nylon fingering-weight yarn with 211 metres in 50 grams (231 yards in 1.76 ounces) that works up to 28 to 32 stitches in four inches (or ten centimetres) on 2.25 to 3.25 mm (US 1 to 3) needles over stockinette stitch knit flat.

• Size: 2 (Child).

• Colourway: Wonderland Heather.

Skills you will need:

• Knit

• Purl

• Make a gauge swatch in stockinette stitch

All other required stitches are explained.

Techniques used:

• Knitting in the round using one or two circular or a set of double-pointed needles

• One-by-one ribbing

• Basic decreases

• Super-Stretchy Cast On

• Kitchener Stitch (or Grafting)

• Hand or machine sewing fleece liners (if you choose to line them this way)

Included resources:

• A comprehensive list of links to online tutorials on my website for necessary skills. Tutorials are screen-reader accessible, with instructions relayed fully in text, and also include videos and downloadable photo tutorials.

• Schematic

• Garment measurements

• Full glossary

• Instructions for alterations

• Sewing patterns for fleece liners in every size

• Photographic and written instructions for sewing fleece liners

Publishing Information

Version: 2

Release Date: 2016, 2025

Publisher: My Secret Wish Publishing

Knitting pattern type: Multiple Yarn Weight Options; Multiple Design Options; Multi-Pattern Set

Project type: Mittens with optional mitten liners

Page Count (Standard PDF): 20

Page Count (Large Print PDF): 75

Page Count (Sewn Liner Patterns PDF): 12

ISBN (Standard PDF): 978-1-989800-57-7

ISBN (Large Print PDF): 978-1-989800-58-4

ISBN (ePUB): 978-1-989800-56-0

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING NOTICE: This pattern is copyright My Secret Wish by Talena. Your purchase of this pattern gives you the right to use it for personal, non-profit use only. To license the pattern to use for profit, please e-mail me for permission. You do NOT have the right to print the pattern for other people (unless they reside in your household) or to transfer the digital file to any other person. This pattern may not be sold, copied, or distributed in any way.

Update History

First published in 2016.

2025-02-01:

• Redesigned Bulky Weight version to use Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash Bulky yarn.

• Redesigned thumbs to be straight instead of tapered.

• Added schematic.

• Tech edited.

• Added pattern graphics for sewn liners.

• Added one size (Adult Extra Large - 10.5" circ.).

All Formats

Colour Blind Accessible: All text is black or very high-contrast, and no colour is used to relay pattern instructions.

Left-Handed Mirror Knitting Inclusive: Instructions are given in terms of hand dominance and working needles, not right and left hands.

PDF (standard)

• This document can be navigated using bookmarks that link directly to various sections.

• All images have ALT-text descriptions.

• Fonts are embedded in the document, and it retains its original formatting.

• Any charts are also fully written out.

• Text uses minimal abbreviations to make the pattern easier to understand, and is written in plain language.

• Best for printing or sighted knitters.

PDF (Screen Reader Accessible Large-Print)

This document is a screen-reader-accessible PDF which can be read aloud using text-to-speech options and navigated via document headers. However, fonts may not be embedded and may display improperly. The document uses Verdana font at minimum 24 points. All text is in a single column and left-justified with no italics. Text uses plain language with no abbreviations.

All images have ALT-text descriptions. Any charts are also fully written out. If this pattern contains charts, they are at an appropriate scale for Large Print. If the chart is large and will need to be pieced from several pages, the chart will be available separately.

The document was tested using Adobe Reader on a PC and an Android phone.

Plain-Language EPUB

This document has been edited so text makes sense and flows smoothly when read aloud, and no abbreviations are used. Each section is bookmarked as a chapter. It can be read aloud by an eReader or the font can be resized using eReader settings. The pattern sections can be read straight through without having to return to earlier sections unless you need to refer to something such as a note, technique, or stitch explanation. All images have captions to explain context, but they are not necessary to understand the pattern. If the pattern includes charts, large-scale charts are also available in a separate Large-Print PDF, and all charted instructions are also written out.

This eBook was tested on a Windows PC (using the free Calibre e-reader, which you can get on their website here) and an Android phone using the Google Play Books app.

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