So named, because sometimes you just don’t want to fuss with a thumb gusset. Or with picked-up stitches or intricate stitch patterns or cables or tiny needles or anything requiring Deep Thought and/or Concentration. Hence: These here mitts, which knit up lickity-split over the course of a Netflix binge and require little yardage, making them ideal for last-minute, stash-bustin’ gifts.

Mitts are knit in the round from the bottom-up.