22 Shawl in Lana Grossa Ecopuno - Downloadable PDF

Pattern Summary: Design 22 Shawl in Lana Grossa Ecopuno (Lookbook 10)

This free downloadable knitting pattern from Lana Grossa produces a beautifully elongated rectangular shawl with an elegant lace-influenced chart pattern. Finished dimensions are 53 x 183 cm, making it a generously sized wrap suitable for draping over the shoulders or wearing as a scarf. The design is identified as Design 22 from Lana Grossa Lookbook 10.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a large rectangular shawl or wrap, knitted flat on a circular needle. Its proportions — narrow in width and long in length — make it versatile enough to function as both a shawl and a scarf. The piece is worked entirely in a repeating chart pattern that creates a textured, open fabric with a refined drape.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Lana Grossa Ecopuno — a luxurious blend of 72% cotton, 17% Merino wool, and 11% baby alpaca, with a yardage of 215 metres per 50 g skein. The colourway specified in the pattern is Curry (colour 53), a warm golden-yellow tone. A total of 300 g (approximately 6 skeins) is required.
• Needles: A 4 mm circular needle, 120 cm long. The circular needle is used here for its cable length, which comfortably accommodates the large number of cast-on stitches, though the piece is worked flat (back and forth in rows).

Yarn Qualities and Why They Matter

Lana Grossa Ecopuno is a lightweight, plant-and-animal-fibre blend that combines the breathability of cotton with the softness and elasticity of Merino wool and the ultra-fine halo of baby alpaca. This combination gives the finished shawl a fluid drape and a soft hand, ideal for a lace-style accessory that needs to block well and hold its shape. The yarn's relatively fine weight and high meterage make it well-suited to open, airy stitch patterns.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting on a circular needle — worked back and forth in rows, not in the round
• Chart-based pattern reading — the stitch pattern is presented as a written chart with specific row-by-row instructions
• Selvage stitches — one selvage stitch is worked at each end of every row to create neat, stable edges
• Pattern repeating — the chart pattern is a multiple of 22 stitches, worked as 15 full pattern repeats across the row
• Blocking — the finishing process involves pinning the piece to its final measurements and blocking, which is essential for opening up the lace motifs and achieving the stated 53 x 183 cm dimensions

Stitches and Stitch Pattern

• Chart pattern worked over a multiple of 22 stitches, incorporating knit stitches, purl stitches, and yarn overs (yos)
• On right side (RS) rows, stitches are worked as charted
• On wrong side (WS) rows, stitches are worked as they appear (knit the knits, purl the purls), and all yarn overs are purled
• The full sequence involves working rows 1–26 once, then repeating rows 3–26 six times, followed by rows 27–30 once, totalling 174 rows

Gauge

The stated gauge is 18 stitches and 33 rows = 10 x 10 cm in the chart pattern on 4 mm needles, measured slightly stretched after blocking. Achieving correct gauge is particularly important for this pattern, as the finished dimensions depend on the open