Holbrook Hills Shawl (MCAL) by Joanne Scrace

Holbrook Hills Shawl (MCAL)

Crochet
December 2019
Light Fingering ?
13 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in double crochet (UK) (alternating rows of BLO and both loops)
5.0 mm (H)
693 yards (634 m)
one size
UK
English
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Get set for The Crochet Project’s fourth mystery crochet-a -long!

Once again we kick off the making right after Christmas when many of you will have fulfilled your holiday obligations and be hoping for a little time to yourself.

This year’s shawl, might be the best yet: it’s bold, graphic and unisex adding a pop of warmth to your outfits for the rest of winter.
The design is inspired by the gently rolling hills outside the house where Joanne grew up, in Suffolk.

We’ll be hosting it in our Friends of The Crochet Project group on facebook and using the hashtag #HolbrookMCAL on instagram. Come and join the fun.

The pattern is released in “clues” or sections of the pattern.
Clue 1- Thursday 26th December 2019
Clue 2 – Thursday 2nd January 2020
Clue 3 – Thursday 9th January
Clue 4 – Thursday 16th January
Clue 5 – Thursday 23rd January
Each clue will go live around 10am GMT

Size
Length (on neck edge) 193cm/76in
Width (at deepest) 20cm/8in

Materials
3 50g skeins Coop Knits Socks Yeah (4ply, 75% superwash merino, 25% nylon, 50g/212m) in three contrasting colours.
Kit colours as follows:
Shepherds Delight (A:Lepidolite, B:Sugilite and C:Carnelian)
Storm Brewing (A:Chalcedony, B:Lapis and C:Topaz)
Midsummer (A:Chryso, B:Amethyst and C:Ammolite)
5mm (US G) hook

Colour B should be the yarn that contrast most with the other two yarns which can be of similar tone if needed.

Tension
Unblocked tension: 16 sts and 28 rows in double crochet (UK) (alternating rows of BLO and both loops) to 10 cm/4 in using 5mm hook (or size needed to achieve tension)
Blocking to: 13 sts and 22 rows in double crochet (UK) (alternating rows of BLO and both loops) to 10 cm/4 in using 5mm hook (or size needed to achieve tension)

While some leeway is provided in the yarn amounts, tension is important to make sure you don’t run out or yarn.

Difficulty Rating
Easy

Skills Needed
Basic crochet stitches, working in rows, working in BLO, increasing, working part rows, working into previous rows.

Construction
Its a surprise for now!

The pattern is charted and written in standard UK crochet terminology with US translations in the abbreviations.

Kits are available for this pattern (limited edition) HERE