How about something in Feather and Fan? Its garter stitch, mostly,
but certainly not plain. The basic pattern is

Multiple of 18

Rows 1, 2, & 4: Knit.
Row 3: (knit 2 tog) 3x, (yo, k1) 6x, (knit 2 tog) 3x

You can make each pattern repeat on any number evenly divisible by 3
that produces a number divisible by 2, if that makes any sense. The
pattern is created in three units: decreases, increases, decreases.
You must be able to make AS MANY decreases as you do increases, and
the two must be balanced symmetrically.

Add a garter stitch upper and lower edge, the sides will take care of
themselves.

On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 20:30:03 +0000 (UTC), enigma
spewed forth :

i'm looking for a knitting pattern for a nice shawl or lapghan
to make for my grandma's 101st birthday in May. i'm not a fast
knitter so something fast & easy would be best, i think, but
something with more pizazz than plain garter stitch.
it *has* to be knit, as my crochet talents extend only to cat
toys
any suggestions?
lee


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