An Odd Ball Shawl

I have knitted lots of shawls and sometimes find it depressing that every row gets longer and longer.  You cast on 3sts and then keep increasing until you have hundreds.  So I decided to knit a little shawl that started with the maximum number of stitches and then keep decreasing until you could k3tog.

I bought a few odd balls of fashion yarn with sparkly bits – including 2 shades of Sirdar Divine and Stylecraft Cabaret.

Then using 6mm needles I cast on 201 stitches and decided to knit a mitred triangle – decreasing on the edges and at the centre.

Row 1: Knit.

Row 2: K2tog, K97, S1, K2tog, psso, K97, K2tog.
Row 3: Knit.

As with the throw I have just finished.  I knitted every row and decreased on the front on alternate rows – the main difference being that to make a triangle I had to decrease at the ends of the rows as well as at the centre.

I changed colour randomly – working 2, 4 or 6 rows with the different yarns – and then decided to finish the shawl off with a fringe.

I am pleased with the end result – it is not too large – rather like a large triangular scarf.  It is very light-weight and will be easy to wear around my shoulders – cheering up a dull day.