Dolly’s Top-Down Tri Shawl is knitted starting with just a few stitches at the center back neckline, then increases in pattern to create the triangle shape.
We will actually be knitting 2 side-by-side triangle panels to create a larger triangle. In this design, I separated the 2 triangles with a narrow decorative band of center stitches.
This is a generalized schematic to give you an overview of how you will be knitting this top-down triangular shawl. (not to scale)
Note: The above schematic is oriented in the direction of knitting. Therefore, the view is upside-down from how the shawl is typically worn.
After the triangle shawl is knitted to desired length, a coordinating edging is used to bind off the live stitches along bottom of shawl as worn.
This “roadmap” gives you an overview of a typical top-down triangle shawl. It’s always nice to have an idea of where you are going before you start on any trip, right?
I’ll be back soon with more tips and techniques to help make your lace and bead knitting journey of Dolly’s Top-Down Tri Shawl another enjoyable experience in this BOBBOL Series.
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I could not get the map to print. What am I doing wrong? I clicked on the printer friendly button. Thank you.
I don’t know Debby. What do you mean by “I could not get the map to print”. Did you get as far as getting the Printer Friendly window come up to give you the option to Print or create a PDF? If not, it’s possible that you have your browser settings blocking the window coming up? Or perhaps the window came up and is hidden behind another window on your desktop? Any number of things could happen. It is really difficult for me to cover all the glitches that can occur with different computer configurations etc. Maybe you have a different computer you can try? Or maybe just print the article via the Print button available in your browser? Any of those should work.