Top-Down Shawls

Description Top-down shawls are a popular shawl construction that has been used to create all kinds of beautiful and unique projects. There are lots of ways that you can construct these accessories, and in this course, Jen Lucas, shawl designer and author of the book Top-Down Shawls, walks you through five popular top-down shawl shapes. The course begins with an introduction to shawl knitting and the garter tab cast on is demonstrated. From there, Jen takes you on a shawl journey, explaining how to knit a triangle shawl, a three-wedge shawl, a heart-shaped shawl, a crescent shawl, and a half pi shawl. The shawls are all worked in garter stitch, which allows for relaxing knitting while trying new shawl shapes. Knit them all and let us know which one is your favorite!

• Class Preview
• Introduction
• Getting Started
• Garter Tab Cast On
• Triangle Shawl
• Wedge Shawl
• Heart-Shaped Shawl
• Crescent Shawl
• Half Pi Shawl
• Best Bind Offs for Shawls