Shawl in Lana Grossa Gomitolo Silkhair - 15 - Downloadable PDF

Lana Grossa Gomitolo Silkhair Shawl – Design 15 from Filati Gomitolo 03

This elegant, elongated shawl is a free downloadable PDF knitting pattern from Lana Grossa, featured as Design 15 in the Filati Gomitolo 03 collection. Worked entirely in a delicate openwork lace pattern, this shawl is a stunning showcase for lightweight, halo-effect yarn and is rated as an intermediate level project. The finished piece measures a generous 59 x 193 cm, making it a versatile wrap suitable for draping over the shoulders or wearing as a scarf.

What Is Being Made

The project is a large rectangular lace shawl knitted flat from cast-on edge to bind-off edge. Its impressive length of 193 cm and width of 59 cm give it a dramatic, flowing silhouette. The airy openwork construction is well suited to the ultra-fine, halo-rich yarn specified, resulting in a fabric that is simultaneously lightweight and visually rich with texture and depth.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Lana Grossa Gomitolo Silkhair – 100 g in Lilac/Light Purple/Grey-Blue Mélange (colour 212). This yarn is a luxurious lace-weight blend of 65% mohair, 30% silk, and 5% pure wool, with an exceptional yardage of 800 metres per 100 g. The mohair content creates a soft, fuzzy halo that beautifully softens the lace motifs, while the silk adds a natural sheen and drape.
• Needles: 7 mm knitting needles. The large needle size relative to the lace-weight yarn is intentional, creating an open, airy fabric that allows the lace pattern to bloom fully.

Gauge

The stated gauge is 19 stitches and 15.5 rows to 10 x 10 cm in the openwork pattern on 7 mm needles, measured after blocking. As with all lace projects, blocking is essential to achieving accurate gauge and to opening up the lace motifs to their full decorative effect. Knitters are advised to work a swatch of at least 12 x 12 cm, block it as they would the finished shawl, and measure carefully before beginning.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting: The shawl is worked back and forth in rows, with right-side and wrong-side rows both contributing to the pattern.
• Chart reading: The openwork pattern is presented as a knitting chart. Row numbers on the right edge indicate right-side rows, and numbers on the left edge indicate wrong-side rows, a standard convention for flat knitting charts.
• Pattern repeat management: The openwork pattern is based on a multiple of 6 stitches plus 1, plus 2 selvage stitches. Knitters work to the pattern repeat section, work the 6-stitch repeat between the arrows as many times as required, then complete the row to the end of the chart.
• Row sequencing: Rows 1 through 10 are worked once at the beginning to establish the pattern, after which rows 3 through 10 are repeated for the full length of the shawl.
• Wet blocking or pin blocking: After knitting, the piece is pinned out to its full measurements and blocked, a critical finishing step for lace knitting that sets the stitches and opens the decorative motifs.

Stitches and Stitch Techniques Used

The openwork lace pattern in this shawl employs a range of specialised stitches and manoeuvres that give the fabric its distinctive texture. These include:

• Knit (k1) and purl (p1): The foundational stitches that form the base fabric between lace elements.
• Selvage stitches: One stitch at each end of every row is worked as a selvage to create a neat, stable edge.
• Yarn overs (yo): Used extensively to create the open holes characteristic of lace. Yarn overs are worked in combination with purl stitches (e.g., p1,