Had bulky leftovers to use up and wanted a fast pair of mittens. Modified for bulky yarn. They knit up very fast but then sat on the coffee table for a week waiting for me to weave in the ends.

CO 20 sts with US8, knit in round through ribbing, then back and forth.
After cuff, US9 needles, and increased by 2 sts in first stockinette row: 22 sts.
BO only 2 sts at next 2 rows (18 sts remaining).
Followed general instructions for hand but did fewer stockinette rows with no increase / decreases. Row counts at end of rows as follows, with odd # rows being RS.

R1: 16
R3: 14
R5: 12
R7: no change, 12
R9: 14
R11: 16
R13: 18
R14: CO2 at start, 20
R15: CO2 at start, 22 (knit back in the round again)
16: (switch to CC)
17: started fingertip decreases, 18
18: (switch to MC)
19: no change, 18
20: (switch to CC)
21: 14
22: (switch to MC)
23: K2tog around, 7
24: (switch to CC)
25: k2tog around, 4.
pull end through.

Target thumb: picked up 41 sts in CC.
2:K3K2tog
3:(switch to MC)
4:K2K2tog
5:(switch to CC)
6:K1K2tog (17 sts remain)
7:(switch to MC) K2tog (9 sts remain)
made 6 stripes on thumb with 9 sts.