Lana Grossa 15 Shawl Wrap Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa 15 Shawl in Gomitolo Felice

What is Being Made

The Lana Grossa 15 Shawl in Gomitolo Felice is a large triangular shawl measuring 107 x 151 cm, designed to be worked flat on circular needles. This elegant wrap combines decorative lace patterning with textured ridge sections, creating visual interest throughout the piece. The shawl is constructed as a seamless, single-piece garment that gradually decreases to a point, making it a versatile accessory suitable for layering or wearing as a statement wrap.

Techniques Used

This shawl employs lace knitting and seamless construction as its primary techniques. The design features a strategic pattern shift where the knitter gradually transitions from a ridge pattern to an eyelet lace pattern, creating a sophisticated visual progression. The shawl is worked flat on circular needles rather than in the round, allowing for easy manipulation of the large stitch count. Decreases are worked throughout the piece to shape the triangular silhouette, with reductions occurring at specific intervals on both right-side and wrong-side rows to maintain pattern integrity.

Stitches Used

The shawl incorporates several fundamental knitting stitches combined in specific patterns:

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): Knit on right-side rows and purl on wrong-side rows, forming the smooth base fabric
• Reverse Stockinette Stitch (Rev St st): Purl on right-side rows and knit on wrong-side rows, creating textured ridges
• Garter Stitch: Knit every row, used for selvage edges
• Ridge Pattern (Patt B): A repeating sequence of 2 rows reverse stockinette alternating with 5 rows stockinette, then 5 rows reverse stockinette, creating horizontal textured bands
• Eyelet Pattern (Patt A): A 4-stitch repeat worked from a chart, incorporating yarn overs and decreases (k2tog and skp) to create lace motifs
• Slip Stitch Selvage: Slip stitches worked through the back loop on right-side rows and through the front loop on wrong-side rows to create neat finished edges
• Yarn Overs and Decreases: Essential lace elements including k2tog (knit two together) and skp (slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over) for creating openwork

Materials

The Lana Grossa 15 Shawl requires 300 grams of Lana Grossa Gomitolo Felice yarn, which provides approximately 435 meters per 150 grams. The yarn composition is 70% cotton and 30% viscose, offering a blend of breathability and drape ideal for shawl construction. The specified colorway is Burgundy/Light Red/Orange/Pink/Grey Green/Dark Grey (color 712), a multi-tonal palette. Knitting is worked on size 4 mm circular needles measuring 80 cm long, with a gauge of 22 stitches and 32 rows per 10 x 10 cm in both the ridge pattern and eyelet pattern. The shawl begins with 236 cast-on stitches and is completed through strategic decreasing until only 4 stitches remain, which are then bound off.

Finishing

After completing all decreases and fastening off, the shawl requires blocking to achieve its final dimensions and shape. The piece should be pinned to the specified measurements of 107 x 151 cm and blocked to even out the stitches and allow the lace pattern to fully open and display.