Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-11227880-20130720090814/@comment-4511886-20130723120057

You can get large and normal shards from the Hoplites in 1-1 and 1-2.

The greatsword Scale Miners also drop every kind but are scarce and pretty strong.

Certain Crystal Lizards drop them.

And the Filthy Man sells small shards for 500 Souls and, after moving to 2-2, large shards for 1500 Souls.