Even in Florida, gloves are practical winter wear for walking on the beach and great to knit during the hot summers since they are small projects that don’t sit in the lap and warm you up. The pattern is Barbara Walker’s “Single Eyelet Rib” (A Treasury of Knitting Patterns, pg. 46) It has both stretchiness that is perfect for gloves and eye appeal. The gloves are named after a barrier island on the Atlantic Coast of Florida.