This pattern was designed for the 2023 Sierra Nevada Yarn Crawl Make-A-Long, which is an annual summer MAL that gets everyone in the mood for the Sierra Nevada Yarn Crawl. This yarn crawl is largely centered around Lake Tahoe and the surrounding areas. I designed this shawl with the lake in mind. If you’ve ever walked into the shallows of the lake, you know there are river pebbles GALORE to step on. If you pick up one of those pebbles and toss it into the lake, you get beautiful ripples. The stripes in the River Pebbles Shawl represent the ripples, and the double crochet cluster rows represent the beautiful river pebbles.

It’s time to go stash diving and join in this year’s make-a-long! I’ve designed 2 versions of the River Pebbles Shawl - one in DK weight (you are here) and one in fingering weight. Each version uses just 2 skeins - I recommend a variegated and a coordinating tonal/solid, but go crazy with your colors!

This is the listing for the DK weight version. There is a separate listing for the Fingering weight version.
https://ravel.me/river-pebbles-shawl

Yardage in DK weight skeins can vary, so I want to point out that the yarns I used in my shawl were 250 yards for 115g skeins. These yarns are pretty plump, so if you’re using a less plump yarn (for example a skein with 250 yards on a 100g skein), you want to check your gauge and make sure you still like the fabric you’re making. I used almost all of my yarn, so I recommend working up the first few rows of the pattern, and measuring your gauge off your first (hdc, ch 1) section, just to be safe.

• The blocked size of the shawl is 60 inches (152cm) wingspan x 14 inches (35.5cm) depth at center.
• Gauge - 19 sts = 4 inches (10cm) in hdc, ch1 (modified linen stitch). Row gauge is not as important as stitch gauge for this piece.

The pattern purchase includes 2 PDFs - one is detailed row-by-row instructions with stitch counts for every row, and the other is a more printer-friendly version that details your setup row with beginning stitch count and your 4 pattern repeat rows, then gives basic repeat instructions for all subsequent rows (ending stitch count is included).