Pattern Spotlight: The Ringing Rocks Shawl

Jul 1
2 min read

Updated: Jul 6

The Ringing Rocks Shawl came out of a collaboration with Ashley of Montana Crochet, and there is something fitting about the origin. Montana has that quality of wide-open spaces and unhurried time, and this shawl was designed to feel like that to make: easy repeatable stitches that build rich texture without demanding constant attention. It is the kind of project you take on a trip, bring to a long evening at home, or carry to a waiting room. Wherever you are, the shawl is easy to pick up and put down.

The finished piece punches well above its skill level in terms of how it looks. The mirrored fade creates a balanced, symmetrical color story that looks considered and deliberate, and the texture the stitches build gives the fabric a depth that reads as more complex than it actually is to make. That is a good combination in a pattern.

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About the Design

The Ringing Rocks Shawl is a beginner-friendly Tunisian crochet shawl in one size, available in fingering, DK, and worsted weight. The weight flexibility is genuinely useful if you want to use something specific from your stash. The mirrored fade works beautifully with two or three coordinating colors and also reads beautifully in a single variegated skein if you prefer to keep things simpler. Easy, repeatable stitches throughout.

New to Tunisian Crochet?

Tunisian crochet is worked with a longer hook (or an extension cable for larger projects) and uses a two-pass system: a forward pass where you pick up loops across the row, and a return pass where you work them back off. The fabric it creates is denser and more structured than regular crochet, with a beautiful woven-looking texture that drapes differently depending on the stitch pattern and yarn.

If you have never tried it before, this is a great pattern to start with. The stitch pattern is simple and repetitive enough that the technique becomes intuitive quickly, and the finished piece is satisfying enough to make the learning curve feel worth it.