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Demystify Shawl Construction Transform Your Yarn with Forming Shawls and Their Charts

Shawls are one of the most popular types of designs and patterns in the knitting community. Versatile in shape, design elements and style, the possibilities for creating a stunning shawl design are endless.

And you want to explore all those options.

However, you've probably found yourself thinking along these lines when you've tried to sit down and work it out.

"Shawl construction is so confusing!" "I don't know how to chart out a shawl, or work a stitch pattern into it!" "Figuring out the math is a long and annoying process. How can I calculate the stitches, rows and repeats quickly?"

I'm sure there have been moments where you've really wanted to knit or design your own shawl but the whole process is just so overwhelming and confusing, you immediately throw your hands up and walk away. I've been in the same boat too.

If you enjoyed the 5 Shawls, 5 Days challenge and want to learn the secrets of shawl construction and design, then this e-book is for you!

With 15 shawl shapes to explore and discover, you'll find the possibilities for shawl design endless. You'll be learning how to create your canvas, construct it in different ways and then how to paint your stitches onto it.

The first edition includes 10 shawl shapes knit flat and 5 knit in the round, which have been test-knit and edited, to make sure that the instructions are as crystal clear as possible (and error-free)!

Written instructions are provided to demonstrate the bare-bones construction of the shawl, with the charted instructions to demonstrate where the increases are laid out, and how they affect the chart flow and set-up. So when you're working on your shawl charts you know exactly how to write it out!

That's not all! This e-book also includes tips and tricks for shawl design: • how to calculate stitch and row counts quickly • how to adjust the garter tab cast-on numbers • how to substitute increases • how to even out yarn-overs • video tutorials for special techqniues



And the most exciting lesson: how to chart a stitch pattern into a shawl shape so you can efficiently and fearlessly plug in the stitches you want to use in your design and make it WORK the way you envisioned it.

Stop letting fear and self-doubt hold you back from transforming your yarn into shawls of your own creation. Let this one-of-a-kind guide on shawl construction and design serve as your spell-book for creating magic.

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Triangular Shawl Set Up

Garter tab cast-on: CO 3 sts. Knit 6 rows. Turn work 90 degrees and pick up 3 sts. Turn work 90 degrees again and pick up 3 sts. You will have 9 sts on the needle.

Work and place markers: K3, pm, p1, pm, p1, pm, p1, pm, k3. (4 st markers total)

Working the Body of the Shawl

Row 1 (RS): K3, sm, yo, k until next marker, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k until marker, yo, sm, k3. (4 sts increased)

Row 2 (WS): K3, sm, p until last marker, sm, k3.

Rep. rows 1 and 2 until you have reached your desired depth.



Crescent Shawl Set Up

Garter tab cast-on: CO 3 sts. Knit 8 rows. Turn work 90 degrees and pick up 4 sts. Turn work 90 degrees again and pick up 3 sts. You will have 10 sts on the needle.

Work and place markers: K3, pm, p4, pm, k3. (2 st markers total)


Row 1 (RS): K3, sm, (k1, yo, k1) in 1 stitch, k until 1 st before marker, (k1, yo, k1) in 1 stitch, sm, k3. (4 sts increased)

Row 2 (WS): K3, sm, yo, p until marker, yo, sm, k3. (2 sts

increased) Rep. rows 1 and 2 until you have reached your desired depth.



3/4 Shawl Set-Up

Garter tab cast-on: CO 3 sts. Knit 10 rows. Turn work 90 degrees and pick up 5 sts. Turn work 90 degrees again and pick

up 3 sts. You will have 11 sts on the needle.

Work and place markers: K3, pm, p1, pm, p1, pm, p1, pm, p1, pm, p1, pm, k3. (6 st markers total)


Row 1 (RS): K3, sm, yo, k until marker, yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k until marker,

yo, sm, k1, sm, yo, k until marker, yo, sm, k3. (6sts increased)

Row 2 (WS): K3, sm, p until last marker, sm, k3.




Asymmetrical Shawl Set-Up

The amount of stitches cast on determines how pointy the tip is. In the example chart below, 4 stitches were cast on.


Row 1 (RS): Sl, yo, k until end. (1 st increased) Row 2 (WS): Sl wyif, p2tog, p until last stitch,

yo, p1.




Swirl Shawl Set-Up

Cast on 8 sts and join in the rnd.


Rnd 1: (Pm, k1, yo) x 8. (16 sts / 8 st markers total) Rnd 2: K all sts.

Rnd 3: (Sm, k until marker, yo) x 8. (24 sts)

Rnd 4: K all sts.

Repeat rnds 3 and 4 until your desired depth and length.

Chart is repeated eight times a rnd.



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