Skimming Stones by Joanne Scrace

Skimming Stones

Crochet
June 2018
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 12 rows = 4 inches
in pattern
4.0 mm (G)
700 yards (640 m)
One Size
UK
English
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The shawl is inspired by stones skimming across a lake and was our popular Summer 2018 Mystery Crochet a-long shawl.

Size
Finished depth: 38cm/15in
Finished width: 190cm/76in

Materials
1 100g skein Eden Cottage Yarns Carlisle Fingering (4ply weight, 100% superwash merino singles, 100g/400m/436yds) in Thunder (Col A)
4 20g skeins Eden Cottage Yarns Carlisle Fingering Minis (4ply weight, 100% superwash merino singles, 20g/80m/87yds) one each in
Wild Raspberry (Col B)
Dusk (Col C)
Pennine Mist (Col D)
Steel (Col E)

4mm hook (US G) hook
1 stitch marker

Tension
21 sts and 12 rows in alternating rows of tr in BLO and dc to 10cm/4in using 4mm hook (or size needed to obtain tension)

Difficulty Rating
Intermediate

Skills Needed
Basic crochet stitches, working in rows, working in back loops, missing stitches, working raised (post) stitches, increasing, decreasing.

This pattern uses standard UK terminology (with US translations provided in the abbreviations)
Pattern is written and charted.