Eye of the Hawk Mitts
I wanted to knit my husband a pair of fingerless gloves with yarn I had used for a hat for him, but struggled to find a pattern that worked with DK or sport weight yarn and that would fit him. Although his hands are not extremely large, they are manly and long. Most patterns were too short and too tight. After struggling enough, I decided the only way to knit him mitts that fit was to design my own pattern. And here it is. I have used both DK and sport weight yarn. I have made it so you can knit it with a bird's eye pattern or not. They fit the hand of a man who wears a size large glove, with long fingers (although you can easily shorten them as needed). I have made a few pairs for a few different men and they all fit. Enjoy!
Needles:
Size 3 and size 5 dpns or 2 circular needles
Yarn:
Any sport or DK weight yarn will work. If you would like to work in the birds eye pattern you will need 2 colors: 1 main color (mc) and 1 contrast color (cc).
Notes:
Make one right (mlr): pick up the “ladder” stitch in between the first stitch on either needle from back to front. Knit into the front of this stitch as a regular knit stitch and continue. Make one left (m1l): pick up the “ladder” stitch in between the first stitch on either needle from front to back. Knit into the back to this stitch and continue. Bird's eye pattern: Round 1: knit in mc Round 2: knit in mc Round 3: K1mc, k1ac
Pattern:
Cast on 52 stitches in mc on size 3 needles; join for working in the round. Work in k2, p2 for 18 rounds or about 2.5 inches. Switch to size 5 needles Round 1 - k in mc Round 2 - set up for thumb gusset: k25, pm, m1r, k2, m1l, pm, k25 (54 stitches) Round 3 - begin patterning if desired - k1mc, k1cc Round 4 - k in mc Round 5 - k to marker in mc, sm, m1r, knit to next marker, m1l, sm, k to end (56 stitches, 25 on either side of the thumb gusset markers) Round 6 - k1mc, k1cc if following birds eye pattern Continue the last three rows, increasing in rows 8, 11, 14, 17, 20. Round 22 - knit Round 23 - knit to marker, slip all stitches between the markers onto scrap yarn. Cast on 2 stitches using backward loop method, knit to end. Knit in pattern for 18 rounds. If working birds eye pattern end on row two. Change to size 3 needles and knit 5 rounds or 12 inch in k2, p2 rib. Bind of
Thumh:
Place held stitches on size 5 needles. Knit around; pick up 4 stitches on back side. Knit 6 rounds in pattern Switch to size 3 needles: k2, p2 for 5 rounds. Bind off Repeat for second mitt. These mitts can be worn on either hand. This pattern was written by Constance Oakes. Please use this pattern for personal use only. If you would like to use this pattern for another purpose please contact me through my Ravelry name: Homespuntails. Test knitting, formatting, editing, and pattern design by Lenora Oakes (Ravelry: Lawinka)
