Pi Shawl Basic Construction

These are the basic steps for the construction of a Half Pi or Semi Circle shawl. NB: Remember that double the diameter = double the circumference. This means every time you double your row count, insert an increase row to double the stitch count.

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  • Row 0 (RS): CO 4 sts (4 sts).
  • Rows 1, 3, and 5: Knit.
  • Row 2: *K1, yo, repeat from * to last st, k1 (7 sts).
  • Row 4: Knit.
  • Row 6: *K1, yo, repeat from * to last st, k1 (13 sts).