Shawls are practical, versatile, and an ever-popular project among knitters. Noted designer Melissa Leapman has developed an innovative technique that literally promises hundreds - even thousands - of beautiful shawl design options in this one book! Beginning with a simple triangular wedge, Leapman shows how multiple knit triangles can be joined together to create square, rectangular, trapezoidal, and semicircular shapes. Her easy and customisable technique offers knitters endless flexibility in design and yarn choices. A helpful glossary of 212 stitch patterns is the final tool readers will use to select their favourite embellishment for the main fabric of their shawl. Instructional graphics and patterns for 20 designs originated by Leapman make the creative design process exciting and accessible for all levels of knitters. AUTHOR: Melissa Leapman is the author of Knitting Modular Shawls, Wraps, and Stoles, as well as the best-selling 6000+ Pullover Possibilities, Knitting the Perfect Fit, Mastering Color Knitting, and Cables Untangled. She is one of the most widely published American crochet and knit designers at work today, commissioned by top yarn companies and ready-to-wear manufacturers across the country. Leapman teaches Craftsy classes and offers popular workshops around the country for knitters and crocheters of all skill levels. She lives in New York City. Colour photographs and illustrations throughout