The Isle of Harris is famous for Harris tweed made in the principal town of Tarbert. These Tunisian crochet fingerless mitts have a woven look that reminded me of the Harris tweed fabrics. The body of the mitt is worked in the round with straight Tunisian crochet used for the ribbing.
In this pattern, different sizes are created by changing gauge. Two sizes are gauged for a finished mitt hand circumference of: Small-Medium (8 ¼”) and Medium-Large (9”). A 3mm hook generally works for the smaller size and a 3.25mm for the larger size.
These mitts work up well in superwash yarn that contains 20-25% nylon to keep the mitts from stretching. If using a none superwash yarn, you may find you need to reduce the hook size slightly (0.25mm) to match gauge.
Main color requires 150-170 yards of fingering weight/sock yarn. The contrast color requires 75-87 yards.
This pattern is also available in an eBook containing eight colorwork fingerless mitt patterns for the price of five. Coorie: Tunisian Crochet Fingerless Mitts