Berroco Liri Wrap Knitting Pattern

Berroco Liri Knit Shawl

What Is Being Made

Liri is a triangular lace shawl designed by Alison Green and featured in Berroco Booklet #406. This intermediate-level knitting project creates a finished wrap measuring approximately 47 inches across the top and 22 inches down the center after blocking. The shawl is ideal for adding elegant drape to any wardrobe while showcasing beautiful lace patterning.

Knitting Techniques

This shawl employs several key knitting techniques that make it an engaging intermediate project:

• Bottom-up construction: The shawl is worked from the top down, beginning with a small cast-on and progressively increasing to create the triangular silhouette
• Seamless, worked flat: The entire piece is constructed on circular needles in a flat working method, eliminating the need for seaming
• Lace patterning: Decorative lace motifs are created throughout using yarn overs and decreases to form openwork sections that add visual interest and lightweight drape
• Stitch marker placement: Strategic use of stitch markers helps track pattern repeats and construction increases

Stitches Used

The Liri pattern incorporates fundamental and decorative knitting stitches:

• Knit (K): Creates the solid garter stitch borders framing the lace sections
• Purl (P): Used to define texture and structure within the pattern
• Yarn over (yo and yo2): Double yarn overs create the openwork lace elements and contribute to the shawl's airy aesthetic
• Knit two together (k2tog): A right-leaning decrease that balances yarn overs and shapes the shawl
• Slip, slip, knit (SSK): A left-leaning decrease that pairs with k2tog to create symmetrical lace motifs

Materials and Gauge

The Liri shawl is designed to be worked with Berroco Estiva yarn, a lightweight option requiring only one 150-gram cake in colorway #2617 Tomato. This modest yardage requirement makes the project accessible and economical.

Construction requires a 24-inch circular needle in size 11 (8.00 mm) and one stitch marker. The pattern specifies a gauge of 16 stitches and 20 rows over 4 inches in pattern after blocking. Checking gauge before beginning ensures accurate finished measurements and proper drape of the completed shawl.

Pattern Structure

The pattern begins with a cast-on of 10 stitches and follows written row-by-row instructions that can also be worked from a chart. Rows alternate between wrong-side and right-side rows, with systematic increases creating the triangular expansion. The lace motifs develop through coordinated yarn overs and decreases, while garter stitch borders maintain structure and definition at the edges.