Top in Ecopuno Dégradé in Lana Grossa - 1812 - Downloadable PDF

Lana Grossa Ecopuno Dégradé Top – Knitting Pattern Summary (Design 18, Lookbook 12)

What You'll Make

This pattern from Lana Grossa guides you through knitting a lightweight, elegant pullover top in a beautiful gradient colorway. Labeled as Design 18 from Lookbook 12, the finished garment is a classic fitted top with shaped necklines at both the front and back, making it a refined wardrobe staple suitable for warmer seasons. The dégradé (gradient) effect of the yarn creates a naturally transitioning color story without any additional colorwork techniques required from the knitter.

Sizes Available

The pattern is written for three sizes:

• Size 36/38 (instructions given first)
• Size 40/42 (figures in parentheses)
• Size 44 (second figure in parentheses)

Where only one figure is given, it applies to all sizes.

Materials Required

The yarn specified is Lana Grossa Ecopuno Dégradé, a luxurious DK-weight blend composed of 72% cotton, 17% Merino wool, and 11% baby alpaca. This fiber combination delivers breathability from the cotton, softness and elasticity from the Merino wool, and a delicate halo and warmth from the baby alpaca — making it particularly well suited to a warm-weather top. The colorway used in the pattern is Pale Green/Vanilla/Light Grey (col 405), a soft, nature-inspired gradient.

• 300 g – Size 36/38
• 400 g – Sizes 40/42 and 44
• Yardage: approximately 430 m per 100 g

Needles required include:

• 2.5 mm straight needles
• 3.5 mm straight needles
• 3.5 mm circular needle, 40 cm length (used for neckline finishing)

Construction and Techniques

This is a flat-knitted top, meaning the back and front pieces are worked separately and then seamed together. The construction follows a traditional bottom-up approach, beginning with a cast-on edge and working upward toward the shoulders. Key construction techniques include:

• Separate back and front panels worked flat on straight needles
• Neck shaping on both back and front, worked by binding off center stitches and then working each side separately
• Shoulder shaping coordinated between front and back for a clean, fitted finish
• Circular needle usage for picking up and working neckline edging

Neck Shaping Details

The back neck is shaped after the piece measures a specified length from cast-on. Stitches are bound off at each neck edge in a stepped decrease sequence: 4 stitches once, then 2 stitches once, with no stitches remaining after shoulder shaping is complete.

The front neck shaping begins when the piece measures 50 (51, 52) cm from the cast-on edge, ending with a wrong-side row. The center 21 stitches are bound off, and each side is then worked separately with the following decrease sequence at the neck edge: 4 stitches once, 2 stitches twice, and 1 stitch 3 times. The front is then worked to the same length as the back before shoulder shaping is completed identically.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

While the full stitch pattern detail is partially contained within the PDF, the pattern is rated as intermediate difficulty, suggesting familiarity with the following techniques is expected:

• Knit and purl stitches for any ribbing or textured edging sections
• Stockinette stitch or a similar smooth fabric stitch for