Sneaky Friday fell off a cliff
So last Friday fell of the cliff into the ocean and sank to the bottom. I’m sure of it. It was Thursday, then all of a sudden it was Saturday. Because Friday is a sneaky one.
But two weeks meant there was lots of shawl progress. From this
to this.
A post about swatching, loving it, hating it, and taking the shoulds out of it.
I adore swatching, but I think that’s because I use it as a way to play and experiment with my knitting. I don’t see it as something I have to do, or something I should do. Swatching is just another tool to learn about your knitting. I don’t knit a million swatches for every project or design. Hell sometimes I don’t even knit one swatch before I start a design. Sometimes I just wing it, and hope that what I’ve learned from previous projects and swatches, (and the ability to rip it out if it goes wrong) will get me to the end of the shawl.
I also added a page outlining the Shawl Geometry Series of books. Shawl Geometry I, is here now. Shawl Geometry II is done and being made available to the people on the Announce! Announce! list this afternoon!Then it’ll be available to everyone next week. I’m getting ready to send The Map to test readers, maybe this weekend if I sit down to write the conclusion, and I’m getting ready to swatch for the Mutant Edition.
So if you want first access to Shawl Geometry II, sign up for the Announce! Announce! list here. Otherwise you’ll need to wait till next week.
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.
Or sign up for the Announce! Announce! list. And be the first to hear about Shawl Geometry II when it becomes available.
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
