What is a top down shawl?
The top-down triangle shawl is a great place to start — it’s simple to shape and easy to wear. At its most basic, the triangle is shaped with four increases on every right side row, and no increases on every wrong side row.
What size should a triangle shawl be?
How wide should a triangle shawl be? Most of the shawls in this roundup are around 70″ wide by 30″ tall which seems to be an average size.
How do you knit a triangle shape?
Starting From The Base
- Cast on enough stitches to form the base of your triangle – the more stitches you cast on, the larger the triangle will be.
- Knit the first row.
- Knit the first stitch, knit two stitches together (k2tog)
- Knit until the last 3 stitches, knit two stitches together (k2tog), knit last stitch.
How do you knit a simple triangle?
Knit the stitch as usual, but don’t drop the stitch from the needle….KFB triangle pattern
- Cast on 3 stitches.
- Row 1: K1, KFB, K1 (4 stitches).
- Row 2: K1, purl to last stitch, K1.
- Row 3: K1, KFB, knit to last 2 stitches, KFB, K1 (6 stitches).
- Repeat Rows 2-3 until you’ve reached the desired height of your triangle.
How long is a triangular shawl?
Yardage
| LENGTH FROM CENTER-BACK NECKLINE TO TIP OF TRIANGLE | ||
|---|---|---|
| YARN TYPE | 36 – 40” full-length shawl | 18” neckerchief |
| Lace weight | 1250 – 1525 yards (1150 – 1400 m) | 300 yards (275 m) |
| Fingering weight | 1000 – 1250 yards (925 – 1150 m) | 250 yards (225 m) |
| Sport / DK weight | 900 – 1100 yards (825 – 1000 m) | 225 yards (200 m) |
How do you knit a triangle pattern?
KFB triangle pattern
- Cast on 3 stitches.
- Row 1: K1, KFB, K1 (4 stitches).
- Row 2: K1, purl to last stitch, K1.
- Row 3: K1, KFB, knit to last 2 stitches, KFB, K1 (6 stitches).
- Repeat Rows 2-3 until you’ve reached the desired height of your triangle.