Hello everyone! Crazy time at the shop, I had to run in on my day off to work on mail orders, but before I did, I decided to film a quick piece about the basic geometry of shawls and wraps. I've broken it down into Trangle (symmetrical and asymmetrical), Rectangle (often called a wrap), and Crescent. As many shawls as I mentioned that are good examples (that I can remember) I'll link below.
Symmetrical Triangle:
Godey's Shawl 1864 by Kelsey Patton:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/godeys-shawl-1864-2
Papillon by MarinJa Knits:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/butterfly--papillon
Quaking Aspen by Dee O'Keefe:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/quaking-aspen-2
Triangle Garter Wrap by Purl Soho:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/triangle-garter-wrap
Hug Hug Kiss Kiss by Andrea Mowry
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hug-hug-kiss-kiss
Reyna by Noora Backlund:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/reyna
Delphinia by Ambah O'Brien:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/delphinia-shawl
Asymmetrical Triangle:
Richland Shawl by Dee O'Keefe:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/richland-2
Honey Moss by Andrea Mowry:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/honey-moss
Nightshift by Andrea Mowry:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nightshift
Stormy Sky by Ksenia Naidyon
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stormy-sky-shawl
Euclid by Isabell Kraemer:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/euclid-5
Hotel of Bees by Christina Hadderingh:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hotel-of-bees-shawl
Rectangle Wraps:
Aise II by Espace Tricot:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aise-ii
Botanical Lace Wrap by Purl Soho:
https://www.purlsoho.com/create/2020/04/10/botanical-lace-wrap/
Crescent Shawls:
The Chain by Cheryl Faust:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-chain-2
Lightweight Hipster by Joji Locatelli:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lightweight-hipster
Stay out of the Forest by Natasha Sills:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stay-out-of-the-forest-2
Together Apart by Rachy Newin:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/together-apart-shawl