http://www.knittingdaily.com/members/VeenaB/default.aspxen-USCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://www.knittingdaily.com/members/VeenaB/comments/default.aspxThu, 02 Oct 2008 08:17:43 GMTJanB<p>This part confused me too.&nbsp; At this point you have a strip that is 7 stitches wide and 40 rows long.&nbsp; Its in a seed stitch or moss stitch where the knits and purls alternate to make bumps.&nbsp; When you come to the end of the 40th row, you pivot the piece around to the right and start picking up stitches along what had been the left side of the strip.&nbsp; Because you slipped stitches at the beginning of those 40 rows, you have 20 nice stitches to use for picking up stitches. All of this makes a smooth beginning, right in the middle of the back of the neck of the shawl with barely any mark to show where you started.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My shawlette is very comfortable although I wish I had used a yarn more like the original.&nbsp; The yarn I chose doesn&#39;t have as much halo as the original. I think I&#39;ll wear it today...its only 49 degrees here this morning.</p>