Lana Grossa Scarf Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Scarf in Slow Wool Lino

What is Being Made

This is a lace scarf knitted from Lana Grossa Slow Wool Lino yarn, measuring approximately 68 cm wide by 200 cm long. The design, labeled Design 07, comes from the Filati Tücher & Co. collection and creates an elegant, lightweight accessory suitable for layering or draping.

Techniques Used

The scarf is constructed using several key knitting techniques that work together to create its finished appearance:

• Bottom-up construction: The scarf is worked from the cast-on edge upward, allowing knitters to try on and adjust length as needed before binding off
• Lace patterning: An intricate lace pattern is worked into the body of the scarf, created through strategic yarn overs and decreases that form openwork designs
• Seamless, flat knitting: The entire piece is worked flat on straight needles without seaming, creating a continuous, unified fabric
• Garter selvage: Slip-stitch edge stitches are used on every row to create a neat, finished edge that facilitates blocking and finishing
• Ribbed edging: The top and bottom edges feature knit-one-purl-one ribbing worked over a hem turning row, providing structure and preventing curling

Stitches Used

The scarf employs fundamental knitting stitches combined in strategic ways:

• Stockinette stitch (St st): Knit on right-side rows and purl on wrong-side rows, this creates the smooth base fabric surrounding the lace pattern
• Lace pattern stitches: The chart-based lace pattern uses yarn overs (yo) to create holes and decreases (including knit-two-together) to form the openwork design. The pattern repeats across 10 stitches with 16 rows per repeat
• Knit-one-purl-one ribbing (k1/p1 rib): Used for the hem turning rows and final bind-off edge, this elastic stitch prevents rolling and adds durability to the edges
• Garter stitch selvage: Slip-stitch edges maintain neat side borders throughout the knitting process

Materials and Gauge

The scarf requires 400 grams of Lana Grossa Slow Wool Lino yarn, which provides 400 meters per 100 grams. The yarn composition is 85% superwash Merino wool and 15% linen, offering breathability and durability. The colorway used in this design is Raspberry (col 14), a warm, rich tone suitable for various seasons and occasions.

Size 4.5 mm needles are used to achieve the correct gauge of 20 stitches and 28 rows per 10 by 10 centimeters when working the lace pattern. This gauge is essential for achieving the intended finished dimensions and drape of the scarf.

Construction Overview

The scarf begins with casting on 137 stitches and working a foundation of knit-one-purl-one ribbing. A hem turning row on the wrong side creates a fold line, followed by stockinette stitch to establish the scarf body. The main lace pattern is then worked from a chart, repeating the 16-row pattern 34 times before completing the final 8 rows of the pattern. The scarf concludes with stockinette stitch rows, another hem turning row, and a final knit-one-purl-one ribbed edge that is bound off in ribbing to finish.

Finishing involves folding the top and bottom edges at the turning rows and sewing them down to create neat, reinforced hems. The piece is pinned to measurements and blocked to even out the lace pattern and achieve the final dimensions, with all yarn ends carefully woven in for a polished appearance.