5 Basic Shawl Shapes

KnittingAngel

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.

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anduy

[Knitting] 5 Basic Shawl Shapes

mayser

il  loved it...thanks !

loveeluna

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

mellonfat

Thank you very much

misschan

very clear! thanks!

xicila

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

toti1418

Muchas gracias por compartir.

LucyLocket

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

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

anonymous84

thanks very usefull

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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

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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

Gracias por compartir, me es muy útil

eva00

O, very important information, thank you!