A more rounded shape

The next time I tried it I decided to leave the shape unblocked.  It is knit in DK Silky in stripes of violet grey and pale slate.

I am a little worried it is too small but is actually no smaller than most shawlettes.  The edge looks quite neat as it is

But I am going to add a small border to complete it.

Looking at it now I can see something I would change.  I should have started every triangle with the same colour.  It shows quite clearly that 2 of the triangles were started with the pale colour and the rest in the violet.

I know this seems like a very simple mod on Wingspan but it actually took a lot of calculation since unlike Wingspan you can't just keep adding triangles until you feel like ending.  You can stop whenever you want though if you are running out of yarn.  I have so many spreadsheets working out yarn usage!
I will do my best to get the pattern ready to use soon so you can get on with it and knit a Christmas present!

Lets start at the very beginning

A very good place to start.

This pattern was born out of Wingspan and is named for its shape.

Colimaçon - French noun for a spiral, a snail shell, or a slow person.

Put simply it is wingspan without casting on stitches at the beginning of each triangle.  This gives a smooth bottom edge and progressively smaller triangles, this resulting in a distinctively assymetric shape.  My worry is that it is too assymteric to be wearable.  That is for you to decide.

It sounds simple but a lot of calculations have gone into it so far to get the right angles and yarn meterages.

It started with cut out designs.  There were many variations but this is the one I settled on (backed up by Gabe and Mnky)

This had a 1:3 ratio triangle and 16 stitch stagger like Wingspan.  After some calculations I knitted in Aade 8/1 laceweight starting with 144 stitches and ended up with this.

Which blocked to this:

I am not sure how easy it is to wear though