Chunky Knit Mittens Pattern – Great for Beginners!

This Chunky Knit Mittens Pattern works up super quickly and is a great basic knit mittens pattern for all experience levels. They are so toasty and have instantly become my faves!

I worked them up in Briggs & Little Country Wool Roving which means they are super warm and keep my hands dry and protected from snowy wet weather. Pair them with my Easy Knit Hat Pattern and you are all set for the cold!

Try the crochet version of these chunky mittens here.

I love this roving so much that I already have two more projects in the works with it. As with all of their yarn, the Country Roving is 100% pure wool. Briggs & Little is one of the oldest and few remaining wool mills in Canada and North America. You can learn more about them on their website here or even take a “virtual tour” of their mill here.

And don’t throw out your roving scraps when you’re done!! They are great for using in needle felting projects or making these awesome felted dryer balls!

Chunky Knit Mittens Pattern

My first attempts for these mittens began using the Family Roving Mittens pattern on the Briggs & Little site, but I couldn’t get the size just right for me. Their medium was coming out too big and their child size was a smidge too small. So with their blessing I have adapted the pattern for a size between the two. I would call this size a Ladies Small or a Kids Large. So between this pattern and theirs, you can definitely make a cozy pair of knit mittens for everyone in the family!

Here is what you will need:

• 1 roll Briggs & Little Country Roving, approx. 155 yd. (142 m) or other Super Bulky weight yarn (shown here in Dark Grey colorway)
• US 7 / 4.5 mm DPNs (or 32” circular needles if doing magic loop method)
• US 10 / 6 mm DPNs (or 32” circular needles if doing magic loop method)
• stitch markers
• scissors and yarn needle for finishing

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern: Knitting Abbreviations, Complete Beginners Guide to Knitting, Easy Crochet Hook Bind Off.

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Gauge = approx. 9 sts in 4 in. with 6 mm needles.

Finished mittens measure approx. 9.5 in. long and 4.5 in. wide.

Knitting the Cuff

With smaller needle, cast on 18 sts and join to work in the round taking care not to twist stitches.

Rounds 1 through 11: K2, P1 for approximately 3 in. or until your desired cuff length.

Hand and Thumb Gusset

Switch to larger needles.

Rounds 12 through 14: K around.

Round 15: K1, pm, M1, K1, M1, pm, K remainder of round – 20 sts.

Rounds 16: K around.

Round 17: K1, pm, M1, K3, M1, pm, K6, M1, K remainder of round – 23 sts.

Rounds 18 and 19: K around.

Round 20: K1, the 5 stitches between markers and put them on a holder, cast on 2 stitches to close gusset, K remainder of round – 20 sts + 5 for thumb.

Rounds 21 through 36: K around until mitten measures about 9 in. long, or about 1/2 in. from your desired finished length.

Round 37: K2, *K2tog, K2, repeat from * around — 16 sts.

Round 38: K around.

Round 39: K2tog around — 8 sts.

Cut roving, leaving a long tail, approx. 6 in. long. Thread tail through a yarn needle and weave through live stitches to close or use Kitchener Stitch to graft sides together (see instructions at end of pattern).

Thumb

Place 5 stitches from holder onto knitting needles and pick up 2 stitches from gusset cast on.

Rounds 1 through 8: K around until thumb is desired length — 7 sts.

Round 9: K1, *K2tog, K1, repeat from * around — 5 sts.

Cut roving, leaving a long tail, approx. 6 in. long. Thread tail through a yarn needle and weave through live stitches to close up. Weave in tail, closing any openings around thumb as you go.

HOw to do Kitchener Stitch

Setup

Hold 2 needles parallel with an even number of stitches on each needle, tail should be on the right side of the back needle. Thread tail through yarn needle.

• Insert needle purlwise through first stitch on front needle, leaving stitch on needle.
• Insert needle knitwise through first stitch on back needle, leaving stitch on needle.

Repeat Until 2 stitches remain

• Insert needle knitwise through first stitch on front needle, slip stitch off needle.
• Insert needle purlwise through next stitch on front needle, leaving stitch on needle.
• Insert needle purlwise through first stitch on back needle, slip stitch off needle.
• Insert needle knitwise through first stitch on back needle, leaving stitch on needle.

Last 2 stitches

• Insert needle knitwise through first stitch on front needle, slip stitch off needle.
• Insert needle purlwise through first stitch on back needle, slip stitch off needle.

Weave in ends.