16 Shawl in Lana Grossa Silkhair & Ecopuno - Downloadable PDF

Design 16 Shawl in Lana Grossa Ecopuno and Silkhair – Free Knitting Pattern Summary

This free downloadable PDF pattern from Lana Grossa presents Design 16 from the Tücher & Co. 04 collection — a beautifully shaped, generously sized shawl worked in a luxurious combination of two complementary yarns held together throughout. The finished shawl measures approximately 80 x 103–148 cm, making it a versatile and substantial accessory suitable for wrapping, draping, or wearing as a lightweight scarf. The design is elegant yet achievable, combining simple garter stitch sections with a repeating diamond lace panel for visual interest and texture contrast.

Yarns and Materials

One of the most distinctive features of this pattern is its use of two Lana Grossa yarns worked simultaneously as a held-together double strand throughout the entire project. This technique blends the properties of both yarns to create a fabric with unique drape, halo, and structure.

• Lana Grossa Ecopuno – 150 g required, used in Raspberry (colour 36). This yarn is a blend of 72% cotton, 17% Merino wool, and 11% baby alpaca, with a yardage of 215 m per 50 g skein. The cotton content gives the shawl breathability and structure, while the Merino and baby alpaca add softness and a gentle warmth.
• Lana Grossa Silkhair – 75 g required, also in Raspberry (colour 70). This is a fine, airy yarn composed of 70% superkid mohair and 30% silk, with a yardage of 210 m per 25 g skein. When held alongside the Ecopuno, the Silkhair adds a delicate halo and a subtle sheen from the silk content, elevating the overall appearance of the fabric.

The coordinating Raspberry colourway across both yarns creates a harmonious, tonal finished piece with depth and richness of colour. In terms of equipment, the pattern calls for a size 5 mm circular needle, 120 cm long, along with a locking stitch marker to track a key construction point during shaping.

Construction and Shaping

The shawl is knitted flat on a long circular needle, which accommodates the growing stitch count as the piece expands. The construction is asymmetric and shaped through strategic increases worked on both right-side and wrong-side rows. A locking stitch marker is used to identify a central marked stitch that acts as a reference point for the increases, which are worked using the M1R (make one right) method.

The shaping is methodical and rhythmic: on every right-side row, two stitches are increased (one near each edge of the garter stitch section), while one stitch is increased on every wrong-side row, giving the shawl its characteristic angled, crescent, or triangular silhouette. This gradual, consistent increase sequence is clearly laid out row by row in the pattern, making it accessible even for knitters who are newer to shaped shawl construction.

Stitch Patterns and Techniques

Garter Stitch

Garter stitch — created by knitting every row on both right-side and wrong-side rows — forms a significant portion of this shawl. Garter stitch is a classic, reversible fabric with a pleasant ridged texture and natural elasticity. It lies flat without curling, making it ideal for shawl construction without the need for a border treatment. In this design, the garter stitch sections frame and complement the lace panel.

Diamond Lace Panel

The central decorative element of the shawl is a diamond lace pattern, worked from a chart provided in the PDF. This lace repeat is based on a multiple of 18 stitches and spans 54 stitches across the lace section of the shawl. The chart uses a 12-row repeat (rows 1–12), with right-side row numbers indicated on the right edge of the chart and wrong-side row numbers on the left edge. The diamond lace creates an open, geometric pattern of yarn-overs and decreases that adds elegance and airiness