Pattern is Wooden Spools’ design for the 2018 Yarn Along the Rockies. It uses approximately 400-420 yards of the main color and about 125 yards of a contrasting color. The pattern is easily adjustable to 1 color or as many as you like, for as many or as few repeats as you want to complete. The gauge given is a guideline, as “drape” is the most important element, so you may need to adjust your hook size based on how tightly/loosely you crochet or want your finished project to be. The shawl would also work beautifully in finer/heavier yarns--just adjust your hook size as desired.

The pattern is fairly simple, with an easily memorized 4-row repeat (both the main section and the lace stripes). The entire shawl is based on a single crochet-chain one pattern (slightly modified for the lace section), so I think it’s especially a good pattern for variegated yarn (reducing too-obvious pooling), although solid/tonal yarns would also produce a lovely result.

Please note that, for every four-row repeat, you are increasing one stitch (i.e., you add two and lose one), giving the shawl a curved look.

Both shawls in the pictures were made with Pink Adobe Dyeworks Sock Yarn (the shawl in the close-up photos is made in the Lupines and Colorado Springs colorways). I’ve also found that Araucania Nuble is wonderful for the project (project photos to be uploaded soon), although it is a finer weight/single-ply yarn, so the finished project is a smaller size than when made with double-ply/heavier fingering weight yarn.

If you have any questions, send me a message and I’ll be happy to help!