Crescent shawl principle

reduced hump garter tab CO to x sts 3 selvage sts provide 6 inc every 2nd r = crescent (6 inc every 4th = semicircle)

Shown with a cast-on count of 11 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): K11.
  • Row 2: K2, yo, purl to last 2 sts, yo, k2 (13 sts).
  • Row 3: K2, *(k1, yo, k1) in next st, k1 tbl, repeat from * to last 3 sts, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, k2 (23 sts).
  • Row 4: K2, yo, purl to last 2 sts, yo, k2 (25 sts).
  • Row 5: K2, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, knit to last 3 sts, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, k2 (29 sts).
  • Row 6: K2, yo, purl to last 2 sts, yo, k2 (31 sts).