The Hatching Mitts are the sister design to the Hatching Socks pattern. The motif is directly inspired by the drawing technique of hatching, used by Renaissance artists like Raphael and Michelangelo. The term ‘hatching’ describes a series parallel lines drawn closely together to create the illusion of shadow. The Hatching Mitts feature a stitch pattern created with slipped stitches and floats that ripple across the back of your hand.

This is the perfect pattern for that special skein of fingering yarn in your stash, especially those that you may have picked up as a souvenir on your travels or at a fiber festival. You need around 50g of yarn, so it would also work for partial skeins you have in your stash.

The Hatching Mitts are knit seamlessly from the bottom to the top cuffs. The pattern includes charted and written instructions.

Yarn
One 100-gram skein of fingering weight sock yarn.
Suggested yarn: Coast to Coast Yarn Co. Classic Sock base (80% superwash merino 20% nylon; 400 yards/ 366 meters/ 100g). Sample is knit in the colorway Cortinarius.

Suggested Needle Size
US 1 (2.25 mm) needle.
32”/81 cm. circular needle for Magic Loop.
Pattern is written using the Magic Loop method, but can easily be adapted for 9” circular needles or DPNs.

Gauge
34 stitches x 48 rows = 4 inches in Hatching Stitch in the round, after blocking.
8-9 stitches = 1 inch in stockinette after blocking

Sizes: 1, (2, 3)
1 (56 stitches) – approx. 6 inches / 17.5 cm circumference at the widest part of the hand
2 (64 stitches) – approx. 7 inches / 20 cm circumference at the widest part of the hand
3 (72 stitches) – approx. 8 inches / 22.5 cm circumference at the widest part of the hand

Notions
Removable stitch markers
Tape measure/ruler
Tapestry needle

Techniques
knitting
purling
1x1 ribbing
slipped stitches
yarn carried in front (floats)
knitting in the round
Magic Loop