Welcome to Day 6 of my Winter Walk Scarf…💙After todays crochet we’ll be half way through our scarves. But don’t worry if you’re a little behind, only just beginning or if you haven’t even started yet… just like on a winter walk, we can go at our own pace! Today on our winter walk we might just find a pebble that we might just put in our pocket! 😁 Today we’re crocheting stitches inspired by those ‘pebbles in your pocket’!
I live near beaches where there are a LOT of pebbles…
And the stitches in our scarf are called ‘Pebble Lace’ stitches. I used these in my Changing Tides Blanket (which was my blanket crochet along in 2019) to resemble the pebbles on our beaches. And it’s been wonderful to crochet them again in my Winter Walk Scarf… the double treble (US treble) clusters ooze texture and are just so squishy! 😄
There is a video tutorial for these stitches because I used them in my Changing Tides Blanket– the link to the YouTube tutorial is below within the pattern.
And here’s Salty standing on pebbles next to my Changing Tides Blanket…
When wearing our scarves, this panel will sit directly next to the neck. In this photo of me with my larger scarf crocheted in DK weight yarn, the Pebble Lace stitches can’t even be seen… they’re tucked behind against my neck. They provide extra warmth right where we need it most!
Thank you as always for sharing all the wonderful progress photos. We had some amazing ones yesterday and people have been heading outside with their scarves… 😍 The first grid is from photos shared over on Instagram and the second grid is from photos shared in the Facebook Group
And here are a couple of videos which show all the pebbles on our beaches… and the unique sound they make as the incoming waves wash over them…enjoy!
For those of you who have purchased the printer friendly pattern on Ravelry it has now been updated to include Day 6: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/winter-walk-scarf
And Kirstyn from ‘Miss Moffatt Yarns’ who provided all the inspiration I needed for this scarf through her beautiful yarns really captured those pebbles in her yarn seen here… 😍
Happy Crocheting! 😄
The Pattern
Day 6 – Pebbles in your Pocket
Abbreviations are in Week 1. This week we use: dtr7tog: double treble 7 together: Wrap yarn around hook twice, insert hook into stitch, yoh and pull through (you will now have 4 loops on the hook), yoh, pull through 2 loops, yoh again and pull through 2 loops (you will now have 2 loops on the hook), repeat from the start 6 more times (each time you will gain an extra loop), at the end you will have 8 loops on the hook, yoh and pull through all the loops on the hook. Close this with 1ch and push the cluster to the back (RS) of the work.
Continue with Yarn E
Row 109 (WS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in first st, (5ch, miss 5 sts, 1dc in next st) to end, join with Yarn F at final yoh of last st, turn.
Row 110 (RS) 3ch (counts as first tr), (5tr in next ch-sp, 1tr in next st) to end, turn. [49 sts]
Row 111 (WS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in each st to end (pay attention to crochet into the top of the 3 ch which is the last st), re-join with Yarn E at final yoh of last st, turn. [49 sts]
Row 112 (RS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1htr in first st, (2ch, miss 2 sts, 1htr in next st) to end, do not fasten off Yarn E, remove hook from loop of final st and insert a stitch marker to secure it. [17 sts and 16 ch-sps]
Row 113 (RS) Keep RS facing and go back to beginning of Row 112, re-join Yarn F into first htr, 3ch (counts as first tr), (2tr in next ch-sp, 1tr in next st) to end, re-join with Yarn E at final yoh of last st, turn. [49 sts]
Row 114 (WS) 4ch (counts as first tr and 1 ch), miss next st, 1tr in next st, (1ch, miss next st, 1tr in next st) to end (pay attention to crochet into the final st which is the top of the 3 ch), fasten off Yarn E. [25 sts and 24 ch-sps]
Row 115 (WS) Keep WS facing and go back to beginning of Row 114, re-join Yarn F into 3rd ch of beginning 4 ch made at beginning of Row 114, 3ch (counts as first tr), 1tr in each ch-sp and st across to end, turn. [49 sts]
Row 116 (RS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in each st to end (pay attention to crochet into the top of the 3 ch which is the last st), turn. [49 sts]
These next rows are our Pebble Lace stitch and I did a tutorial for these as part of my Changing Tides Blanket which might help… here it is! 😄
Row 117 (WS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in first st, (2ch, miss next st, dtr7tog in next st, 2ch, miss next st, 1dc in next st) to end of side, turn. [12 dtr clusters]
Row 118 (RS) 3ch (counts as 1 htr and 1 ch), 1dc in top of next dtr cluster, (3ch, 1dc in next dtr cluster) to last cluster, 1ch, 1htr in final st, turn.
Row 119 (WS) 4ch (counts as 1 htr and 2 ch), miss 1-ch-sp, 1dc in next dc st, (2ch, dtr7tog in 2nd ch of 3 ch, 2ch, 1dc in next dc st) 11 times, 2ch, 1htr in final st (which is the 2nd ch of the beginning 3 ch made at start of previous row), turn. [11 dtr clusters]
Row 120 (RS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in first st, (3ch, 1dc in next dtr cluster) to last cluster, 3ch, 1dc in final st (which is the 2nd ch of the beginning 4 ch made at start of previous row), turn.
Row 121 (WS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in first st, (2ch, dtr7tog in 2nd ch of 3 ch, 2ch, 1dc in next dc st) to end of side, turn. [12 dtr clusters]
Rows 122 – 124 Repeat Rows 118 – 120
At the end of Row 124 join with Yarn G at the end of the final st, do not fasten off Yarn F.
Pattern in US Terms
Day 6 – Pebbles in your Pocket
Abbreviation: tr7tog: treble 7 together: Wrap yarn around hook twice, insert hook into stitch, yoh and pull through (you will now have 4 loops on the hook), yoh, pull through 2 loops, yoh again and pull through 2 loops (you will now have 2 loops on the hook), repeat from the start 6 more times (each time you will gain an extra loop), at the end you will have 8 loops on the hook, yoh and pull through all the loops on the hook. Close this with 1ch and push the cluster to the back (RS) of the work.
Continue with Yarn E
Row 109 (WS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1sc in first st, (5ch, skip 5 sts, 1sc in next st) to end, join with Yarn F at final yoh of last st, turn.
Row 110 (RS) 3ch (counts as first dc), (5dc in next ch-sp, 1dc in next st) to end, turn. [49 sts]
Row 111 (WS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1sc in each st to end (pay attention to crochet into the top of the 3 ch which is the last st), re-join with Yarn E at final yoh of last st, turn. [49 sts]
Row 112 (RS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1hdc in first st, (2ch, skip 2 sts, 1hdc in next st) to end, do not fasten off Yarn E, remove hook from loop of final st and insert a stitch marker to secure it. [17 sts and 16 ch-sps]
Row 113 (RS) Keep RS facing and go back to beginning of Row 112, re-join Yarn F into first hdc, 3ch (counts as first dc), (2dc in next ch-sp, 1dc in next st) to end, re-join with Yarn E at final yoh of last st, turn. [49 sts]
Row 114 (WS) 4ch (counts as first dc and 1 ch), skip next st, 1dc in next st, (1ch, skip next st, 1dc in next st) to end (pay attention to crochet into the final st which is the top of the 3 ch), fasten off Yarn E. [25 sts and 24 ch-sps]
Row 115 (WS) Keep WS facing and go back to beginning of Row 114, re-join Yarn F into 3rd ch of beginning 4 ch made at beginning of Row 114, 3ch (counts as first dc), 1dc in each ch-sp and st across to end, turn. [49 sts]
Row 116 (RS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1sc in each st to end (pay attention to crochet into the top of the 3 ch which is the last st), turn. [49 sts]
Row 117 (WS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1sc in first st, (2ch, skip next st, tr7tog in next st, 2ch, skip next st, 1sc in next st) to end of side, turn. [12 tr clusters]
Row 118 (RS) 3ch (counts as 1 hdc and 1 ch), 1sc in top of next tr cluster, (3ch, 1sc in next tr cluster) to last cluster, 1ch, 1hdc in final st, turn.
Row 119 (WS) 4ch (counts as 1 hdc and 2 ch), skip 1-ch-sp, 1sc in next sc st, (2ch, tr7tog in 2nd ch of 3 ch, 2ch, 1sc in next sc st) 11 times, 2ch, 1hdc in final st (which is the 2nd ch of the beginning 3 ch made at start of previous row), turn. [11 tr clusters]
Row 120 (RS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1sc in first st, (3ch, 1sc in next tr cluster) to last cluster, 3ch, 1sc in final st (which is the 2nd ch of the beginning 4 ch made at start of previous row), turn.
Row 121 (WS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1sc in first st, (2ch, tr7tog in 2nd ch of 3 ch, 2ch, 1sc in next sc st) to end of side, turn. [12 tr clusters]
Rows 122 – 124 Repeat Rows 118 – 120
At the end of Row 124 join with Yarn G at the end of the final st, do not fasten off Yarn F.
I’m starting today and hopefully I will catch up before Day 12! Everyone’s photos have persuaded me to have a go! I know your instructions will be good to follow, thanks Eleanora. xx
Thank you Frances… enjoy it! 🥰💙
Eleanor, thank you for your creativity and generosity. So much fun to be making this scarf, learning new stitches, and marveling at the variety you create! Many thanks and best wishes from Cambridge Massachusetts, from across the pond.
Thank you so much Amy! I’m so happy you’re enjoying it and really appreciate your lovely words! 🥰💙