Diamond River Shawl by Hayley Joanne Robinson

Diamond River Shawl

Crochet
November 2019
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in Tunisian Simple Stitch
4.0 mm (G)
1405 - 1415 yards (1285 - 1294 m)
One Size
UK
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

A beautiful triangular Shawl featuring an intricate Tunisian Crochet diamond lace pattern, worked up in 4 colours of Sock Yarn, fading from one to the other.

Delicate lace holes form diamond shapes across the Shawl, which slightly distort the background of the Tunisian Simple Stitch, creating a “river” effect.

This is the perfect Shawl for showing off hand-dyed yarn.

This pattern is part of the Diamond River Collection of Tunisian Crochet patterns, which also feature the Diamond River Beanie and Diamond River Socks

You can see the patterns on Ravelry using the link below:
https://www.ravelry.com/bundles/diamond-river-pattern-col...

A YouTube video is provided to show how the diamond Lace is worked. Both written instructions and a chart are provided for the diamond lace pattern

SIZE
70 inch wingspan
31 inches centre depth

MATERIALS

  • 4.0mm Tunisian Crochet Hook with a long cable (to fit the stitches on the Hook as the Shawl gets bigger)
  • Approximately 380 yards of Sock Yarn for colour A
  • Approximately 410 yards of Sock Yarn for colour B
  • Approximately 370 yards of Sock Yarn for colour C
  • Approximately 245 yards of Sock Yarn for colour D
  • Scissors
  • Measuring Tape
  • Blocking Mats, Blocking Wires and Blocking Pins

YARN
For this Shawl I used Hedgehog Fibres Sock (437 yards/400 meters, 100g, 90% Merino Wool, 10% Nylon). I used the shades Genie (yarn A), Boombox (yarn B), Crybaby (yarn C) and Déjà Vu (yarn D).

You can use any 4 shades of Hedgehog Fibres Sock to make this Shawl, as the colours will blend into each other as the Shawl is worked, although a set of 4 colours that fade into each other would be ideal.

For yarn alternatives, using any variegated Sock Yarn will accentuate the “river” element of the design.

Use this website to buy for some Hedgehog Fibres Sock yarn for yourself https://shop.hedgehogfibres.com/collections/yarn

STITCHES AND TECHNIQUES
Tunisian Simple Stitch
Extended Tunisian Simple Stitch
Yarn Over Increases
Working 2 Tunisian Simple Stitches Together

A big THANK YOU to Hedgehog Fibres for sending me this gorgeous yarn, to the lovely people who tested this pattern for me, and to those who helped in the making and naming of this pattern xxx