I'm just about done with this shawl I'm making as it is written, but I'm not happy with the top of it. It's a bunch of shell motifs that taper to a single stitch at the top and are therefore "pointed" on the top and I really dislike it. Does anyone have any suggestions on something I might be able to add to make the top so it's more flat? I'm hoping this question even makes sense. I attached a picture of the top of the shawl so you can see what I mean. I haven't weaved in the ends for this set of motifs yet, but it doesn't really change anything when I do.
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I agree with VivianPearl , a half-finished motif would fill in the space. If you can't add more could you rip back half of the last pink/red ones until the edge is flat with the point of the gray?
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I thought of that, but for each new motif you pick up stitches along the sides of 2 other motifs from point to point, so I'm not sure how well it would work. I'm not sure how well I'm explaining that, so I included a link to the pattern (it's free) so maybe it'll make more sense.
(Mod edit to add picture. Special thanks to Berroco for allowing us to post their photos on Our Unraveled.)
Pattern LinkThe Ostro Shawl is knit in three shades of Berroco Fiora® using a modular construction. Each "shell" is knit individually, but the following shells are attached as you go, so there is minimal finishing.Last edited by Cablegrrl; 07-27-2019, 04:36 AM.~If I could attack with a more sensible approach, obviously that's what I'd be doing... Right?!~
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Nyssareen - I change my advice after looking at the Berroco website and seeing their photo. I think the answer is blocking if you knit it in wool. The sample has the shells blocked out really big and though they didn't show the edge, I can imagine that it will look like nice soft, big shells after blocking. I think they will look nice as an edge. If you knit it in acrylic, I think half shells may be your only optionNaperville, IL - Growing zone 5b
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lovestostitch I used acrylic, so I'll do the half shells and see how that works.~If I could attack with a more sensible approach, obviously that's what I'd be doing... Right?!~
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