Shawl Geometry III
Shawl Geometry III is here! YAY!
Shawl Geometry III: the relationships behind the numbers is the third part of the Shawl Geometry Series, and is nothing like the first two books. It’s not a book of formulas, or step by step knitting instructions. This is a book about theory. It’s geeky, and weird, and crazypants, and totally awesome all at the same time.
This book focuses on the relationships between shawl shapes. It shows how all of the shapes are connected, and how you can turn shape A into shape B into shape C, by slightly manipulating the placement of your increases.
Shawl Geometry III lays out and explains how 37 shawl shapes fit together, and are built off of one another. By explaining how the shapes are all connected, the book demonstrates the relationships between the shapes.
Understanding the relationships in your knitting means you know why and how to turn one shawl shape into another. It puts power and control over your knitting, in your hands.
Come get the book. Or check out the video and the map. Then get the book.
Here’s the small version of the video, but you can see the large version here.
…and have a fantastic weekend! -Holly
Hello Friday
It’s Friday again. And again, I don’t know how that happened or where Thursday went. Oh well.
- a post about crescents
- the Conclusion of the Shawl Geometry blog series
- got Shawl Geometry II edits back.
- lots of spinning
- work-ey things
- lots of brainstorming, and therefore a wall of post-it-note ideas
- the end of the month (goodbye July, hello August)
- updated and cleaned up the pattern page. (go browse, get patterns)
Next week there will be:
- more work-ey things.
- a post color in shawls
- editing Shawl Geometry II
- more spinning
- I still need a new knitting project
- small updates to things.
I’m playing with a (non sucky) Friday ritual.
I’d love to hear any thoughts or ideas, your Friday ‘rituals’ if you have them. You’re totally welcome to look at your week, past or future, here (or on your own.)
But either way, be nice, and I’d rather not have shoulds. ie. “you should…”
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
