Lana Grossa Wrap Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Wrap in Lala Berlin Shiny

What Is Being Made

This is a sophisticated wrap (also called a stola) designed by Lana Grossa as Design 67 from Filati Home 70. The finished wrap measures approximately 182 cm long by 56 cm wide, making it a generous rectangular accessory suitable for layering over shoulders or draping elegantly. The wrap is worked as a single seamless piece from bottom to top, creating a versatile garment that transitions beautifully across color changes.

Techniques Used

The wrap is constructed using several key knitting techniques that create visual interest and structure:

• Bottom-up construction: The wrap begins with a cast-on of 88 stitches and is worked upward in rows, allowing knitters to try on and adjust length as desired.
• Seamless, flat knitting: The entire piece is worked flat on circular needles without seaming, creating clean finished edges.
• Lace patterning: A diagonal eyelet lace pattern forms the primary design element, worked according to a provided stitch chart that repeats over 4 rows.
• Slip stitch selvage: The first and last stitches of every row are worked as slip stitches to create neat, finished side edges.
• Color blocking: The wrap features three distinct color sections worked sequentially—132 rows in Charcoal, followed by 132 rows in Mustard, then 132 rows in Green/Beige—creating bold horizontal color transitions.

Stitches Used

The pattern employs fundamental knitting stitches combined in a structured lace design. The diagonal eyelets are created using yarn overs and decreases (knit 2 together and slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over) to form the characteristic openwork. The stitch chart uses standard abbreviations including knit stitches (K), purl stitches (P), yarn overs (YO), and various decrease techniques. The slip stitch selvage uses purl-wise slip stitches worked with yarn in front to maintain edge definition. The pattern repeat spans 2 stitches horizontally and 4 rows vertically, making it manageable for knitters to follow the chart.

Materials and Gauge

The wrap is knitted using Lana Grossa Lala Berlin Shiny yarn, a premium blend containing 46% alpaca, 30% cotton, 8% pure wool, 8% polyamide, and 8% polyester. This fiber composition creates a luxurious, lustrous fabric with excellent drape. The yarn is worked at 150 meters per 50 grams, requiring 100 grams each of three colors: Charcoal (color 7), Mustard (color 11), and Green/Beige (color 13). The sample wrap used all 6 skeins totaling 294 grams; knitters desiring a longer wrap should purchase an additional skein in each color.

Construction requires a 5 mm circular needle measuring 80 cm long. The gauge is 15 stitches and 21.5 rows per 10 x 10 centimeters measured in the diagonal eyelet pattern on size 5 mm needles along the straight side edge. Achieving proper gauge is essential for the wrap to reach its intended finished dimensions of approximately 182 cm by 56 cm.

Construction Details

The wrap begins with casting on 88 stitches using the Charcoal colorway. Knitters work the diagonal eyelet lace pattern according to the provided chart for 132 rows, which extends approximately 61 centimeters from the cast-on edge. The pattern is then continued with the Mustard colorway for the next 132 rows, followed by the Green/Beige colorway for the final 132 rows. All stitches are bound off loosely at the conclusion. After knitting is complete, the piece is pinned to measurements and blocked to even out the lace pattern and ensure consistent dimensions. All yarn ends are carefully woven in to create a polished finish.