These mittens are cast on at the fingertips, worked by Magic Loop down with the thumb knit parallel and joined as you go with a gusset, snug ribbing, then a mitten cord - ribbing, gusset, thumb parallel with fingers and finally ending at the opposite finger tips!

Worsted yarn will do for an elementary child, DK for a primary schooler. Any advanced beginner knitter can use the technique and increase stitches and rows by 50% to make good adult mittens!

Want to add the backs of Bernie Sanders’ mittens to your work? I’ve simply copied what I could see of them. this is an example of the many ways to individualize these mitts :slightly_smiling_face: