No yarn specified. Any worsted, 2 to 4 ounces depending on size. Very easy pattern. Ribbing adds lots of give, so it makes a great charity mitten to fit a variety of hand widths.

“This pattern is my realization of a suggestion made by Alice Carroll in the 1947 edition of __The Good Housekeeping Needlecraft Encyclopedia__. She wrote:

“For the beginner and for one who is unsure of her gauge, it is advisable to use a rib stitch throughout the entire mitten or glove. The rib stitch, as you know, is elastic, and the same ribbed mitten or glove will fit two or three different sizes.”

Exactly so; it also makes great charity mittens, growing children mittens, or gifts for those whose hands are far away. You can work the following mitten without a ruler and have it fit fine. Feel free to adjust lengths to suit yourself. I have lavished love and attention on the fingertip and thumb tip shaping and on the finishing.“