A really, really easy shawl pattern is show under Free patterens on the Lion Brand website…just increase at the beginning of each row until you get the length you want & the I bind off with a very large needle for example, if I’m making a shwal using a size 15 needle, I will bind off with a 19 or a 35 needle. I t gives the shawl more elasticity & more wrap around without affecting the actual shape of the shawl. I also use this pattern & choice fancy yarns…or combinations of yarns. The simple garter stitch is that obvious when you use a fuzzy or eyelash or fluffy yarn. The yarn makes the shawl…I hope I explained myself:rollseyes:.
Speaking of this wrap…I’m glad you asked this question, because I’m getting ready to start it myself, hee.
I have a dumb question, but since I’m fairly new to knitting, I don’t want to start this and make a big mistake. The yarn I’m using knits up at a slightly smaller gauge, so I want to add some stitches when I cast on to increase the width a bit. The pattern says to cast on 39 stitches which includes 3 knit stitches on each side for the border. So, that gives me a lace pattern of 33 stitches. If you look at the pattern linked, can you tell me if I should add stitches in increments of 2 or 3? For instance can I cast on 9 extra stitches for a total of 48 or should I go with 12 extra stitches for a total of 51? Does that make sense?
Thanks, it was me. I found out that because I downloaded the new version of Firefox, but hadn’t installed it yet, it didn’t know what to do when I clicked on an Adobe link. All better now… Actually I like the Princess stitch pattern.