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KnittingAngel Publish time 2015-4-26 22:07

5 Basic Shawl Shapes

Edited by KnittingAngel at 2015-4-27 00:58



1. Square

8 increases every other row.

ROW 1: ✽K1, yo, rep. from ✽ to last st, k1.
ROW 2: K across.
Rep. ROWS 1 & 2 once more.
ROW 5: ✽(K1, yo) twice, pm, rep. from ✽ twice more, (k1, yo) twice, k1.
ROW 6: K across.
ROW 7: K1, yo, ✽k to marker, yo, sm, k1, yo, rep. from ✽ twice more, k to last st, yo. k1
Rep. ROWS 6 & 7 until shawl is desired length.

2. Circular

8 increases every 4th row 3. Triangular

ROW 1: ✽K1, yo, rep. from ✽ to last st, k1.
ROW 2: K across.
Rep. ROWS 1 & 2 once more.
ROW 5: ✽(K1, yo) twice, pm, rep. from ✽ twice more, (k1, yo) twice, k1.
ROW 6, 7 & 8: K across.
ROW 9: K1, yo, ✽k to marker, yo, sm, k1, yo, rep. from ✽ twice more, k to last st, yo, k1

Rep. ROWS 6-9 until shawl is desired length.

3.Triangular

4 increases every other row.

ROW 1: ✽K1, yo, rep. from ✽ to last st, k1.
ROW 2: K across.
ROW 3: (K1, yo) twice, pm, (k1, yo) twice, k1.
ROW 4: K across.
ROW 5: K1, yo, k to marker, yo, sm, k1, yo, k to last st, yo, k1

Rep. ROWS 4 & 5 until shawl is desired length.

4. Semi-Circlar

6 increases every 4th row.


ROW 1: ✽K1, yo, rep. from ✽ to last st, k1.
ROW 2: K across.
ROW 3: K1, yo, k to last st, yo, k1.
ROW 4: K across.
ROW 5: ✽(K1, yo) twice, pm, rep. from ✽ once more, (k1, yo) twice, k1.
ROW 6, 7 & 8: Knit across.
ROW 9: K1, yo, ✽k to marker, yo, sm, k1, yo, rep. from ✽ once more, k to last st, yo, k1.

Rep. ROWS 6-9 until shawl is desired length.



5 Heart-shaped

6 increases every other row

ROW 1: ✽K1, yo, rep. from ✽ to last st, k1.
ROW 2: K across.
Rep. ROWS 1 & 2 once more.
ROW 5: (K1, yo) twice, k2, yo, pm, k1, yo, k2, (yo, k1) twice.
ROW 6: K across.
ROW 7: (K1, yo) twice, k to marker, yo, sm, k1, yo, k to last 2 sts, (yo, k1) twice.

Rep. ROWS 6 & 7 until shawl is desired length.

i found this information while surfing the internet.
if you search forFree Knitting Cheat sheet you should be able to find the page i found this on

anduy Publish time 2025-5-29 01:22

5 Basic Shawl Shapes

mayser Publish time 2025-4-1 20:49

illoved it...thanks !

loveeluna Publish time 2015-11-28 14:28

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

qle Publish time 2025-7-18 03:53

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

mellonfat Publish time 2025-5-29 07:03

Thank you very much

misschan Publish time 2025-4-11 16:24

very clear! thanks!

xicila Publish time 2015-4-26 23:07

Muy interesante, si consigo traducirlo bien al español …….

toti1418 Publish time 2015-4-27 04:12

Muchas gracias por compartir.

LucyLocket Publish time 2015-4-29 06:00

Im not into shawls - too cold here in winter and too warm in summer................ but, this is a very interesting post that can be converted to other things other than shawls - thanks for posting............:)

purpleblue Publish time 2015-4-30 07:18

This is awesome! omg thank you!! This is a fantastic resource for trying to make my own patterns!!

anonymous84 Publish time 2015-5-1 06:17

thanks very usefull

KnittingAngel Publish time 2015-5-1 06:25

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This is awesome! omg thank you!! This is a fantastic resource for trying to make my own patterns!!

i am glad that you found this useful

KnittingAngel Publish time 2015-5-1 06:26

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Im not into shawls - too cold here in winter and too warm in summer................ but, this is a...

i am glad that you found this useful. and that you enjoyed it.

seyncra Publish time 2015-6-19 14:41

Gracias por compartir, me es muy útil

eva00 Publish time 2015-6-21 00:47

O, very important information, thank you!

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