Lana Grossa Throw Blanket Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Throw in Ecopuno

What is Being Made

This is a knitted throw blanket measuring approximately 160 x 120 cm (length x width). The Lana Grossa Throw in Ecopuno is a substantial, finished piece designed for warmth and comfort, suitable for draping over furniture or using as a decorative blanket.

Craft and Construction Method

This project is created using the knitting craft. The throw is constructed using a bottom-up approach, meaning you begin by casting on stitches at the bottom edge and work upward to the top. The design is seamless, eliminating the need for seaming pieces together, which creates a smooth, unified fabric. The throw is worked flat on circular needles rather than in the round, allowing for easy pattern management across the width of the blanket.

Techniques and Stitch Work

The primary technique featured in this design is stripes, which are created by following a specific color sequence throughout the project. The pattern incorporates a charted stitch pattern that is worked repeatedly across the rows. Selvage stitches are used on every row to create neat edges: the first stitch is knitted and the last stitch is slipped purlwise with yarn in front.

The charted pattern is worked over 10 rows, with rows 1–10 completed once, then rows 3–10 repeated throughout the project until the desired length is achieved. The stripe sequence alternates every 8 rows through five different colors: Khaki, Yellow Orange, Salmon, Purple, and Light Green, with this five-color cycle repeated continuously.

Materials and Yarn Specifications

The throw is knitted using Lana Grossa Ecopuno, a premium blend yarn composed of 72% cotton, 17% Merino wool, and 11% baby alpaca. This fiber content creates a fabric with breathability from the cotton, temperature regulation and elasticity from the Merino wool, and softness and loft from the baby alpaca. The yarn provides 215 meters per 50-gram ball.

Yarn quantities required:

• 250 grams of Ecopuno in Khaki (color 27)
• 150 grams each in Yellow Orange (color 33), Salmon (color 39), Purple (color 30), and Light Green (color 20)

Needles and Tools

Construction requires a size 4.5 mm circular needle measuring 120 cm long, which provides adequate length to accommodate the 295 cast-on stitches and allows for comfortable flat knitting. A size 3.5 mm crochet hook is also needed, likely for finishing details such as edging or securing yarn ends.

Gauge and Finished Dimensions

The gauge for this project is 24.5 stitches and 40 rows equals 10 x 10 cm when working the charted pattern on size 4.5 mm needles. The throw is constructed by casting on 295 stitches and working a total of 638 rows, resulting in the finished dimensions of approximately 160 x 120 cm.