spin, spin, spin, wheeeeeeeeee!
I’m always working on some project or another, and most weeks I talk about what I’m working on Wednesdays as part of Tami’s WIP Wednesday project. You can see past WIP Wednesdays … right this way.
I finished up the shawl a couple days ago. Still needs the ends woven in, and blocking, but the knitting is done.
And it still kinda looks like a sea anemone.
But instead of starting another knitting project I picked up an old spinning project.
It’s a loop batt bullseye bump, with merino, corriedale, and angelina in it. It moves from the navy blue on the bottom right, to the lavender, to the marron-ish, then to a blue-grey (you can see a bit peeking out of the center of the ball of fiber.)
Though the giant ball of fiber isn’t super portable, so I’ll probably start a new shawl soon.
If you’d like more WIP Wednesday posts, from other bloggers, visit Tami’s blog.
Shawl Geometry: Conclusion
Three and a half moths of shawl shapes. 16 posts.
That’s a lot of shapes. But the craziest thing is that it’s just the beginning. Seriously.
I’m in the middle of editing a second ebook with 18 more shapes for shawls. Because you can always explore deeper and play more.
So do it. Take these shapes and play! Experiment! Design stuff!
The beginning of the series is here, with links to all the posts.
And if you really loved the blog series. Buy the ebook. Get all the information in one place, and help ensure that I can create more “teachy” blog posts.
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Shawl Geometry: Wedge Crescent
This is the seventeenth post in a series about different shawl shapes and how to knit them. All the posts in the series can be found right here.
Eight Equal Wedge Crescent Shaped Shawl from the top down
This crescent is created with eight equal wedges shaped with eight single increases (or decreases). Rather than evenly spacing your shaping all the way around your shawl, like you would for a Wedge Circle, (or a Wedge Doughnut), you work eight equal wedges – four wedges shaped in one direction, and four wedges shaped in the opposite direction.
Knitting Instructions
CO 13sts.
{4 border sts + 8 sections + 1 spine}
R1: k2, (pm, yo, k1) 4 times, pm, k1, (pm, k1, yo) 4 times, pm, k2.
R2: purl across.
R3: k2, (sm, yo, k to marker) 4 times, sm, k1, (sm, k to marker, yo) 4 times, sm, k2.
R4: purl across.
Rep R3&4 to desired dimensions.
Bind off loosely.
Eight Equal Wedge Crescent Shaped Shawl from the bottom up
Calculating your cast on
Determine your final gauge and desired depth down the center back.
[Row gauge] x [desired depth] = [# of rows]
[# of rows] / 2 = [# of dec rows]
[# of dec rows] x [8sts decreased per dec row] = [# of sts decreased]
Make sure this number is divisible by 8.
[# of sts decreased] = [# of sts to CO]
Calculating your stitch marker placement
[# of sts to CO] / [8 shawl sections] = [# of sts in one section aka Y]
Knitting Instructions
CO [# of sts to CO].
R1: (pm, ssk, kY minus two) 4 times, (pm, kY minus two, k2tog) 4 times.
R2: purl across.
R3: (sm, ssk, k to marker) 4 times, (sm, k to 2sts before marker, k2tog) 4 times.
R4: purl across.
Rep R3&4 to 8sts.
Bind off loosely.
I personally adore how this shawl sits on the shoulders. It hugs the shoulders but doesn’t feel like it’s got a lot of excess fabric that you need to deal with.
This is the last pattern post in the Shawl Geometry series. Thank you so much for following along. If you enjoyed the series, consider buying the ebook. It’ll mean I can create and provide more how-to blog posts, and maybe do another series in the future, (though perhaps a slightly shorter one.)
The previous post: 1/2 Circles
The introduction to the whole series: Introduction
