13 Shawl in Lana Grossa Ecopuno - Downloadable PDF

Lana Grossa Ecopuno Design 13 – Knitted Lace Shawl (Free Downloadable PDF Pattern)

This free downloadable PDF pattern from Lana Grossa presents Design 13 from the Tücher & Co. 04 collection — a beautifully proportioned rectangular lace shawl worked in the brand's signature Ecopuno yarn. The finished shawl measures approximately 87 x 164 cm, making it a generously sized accessory that works equally well as a wrap, a scarf, or an elegant shoulder covering. The design is well-suited to confident beginner and intermediate knitters who are comfortable reading charted lace patterns.

What Is Being Made

The project is a large rectangular knitted shawl, constructed symmetrically from a central garter tab cast-on. The shawl is worked flat on a circular needle and features two distinct charted sections: a lace pattern body and a border pattern. The finished piece is blocked to open up the lace motifs and achieve the stated final dimensions, which differ noticeably from the pre-blocking measurements — a hallmark of well-designed lace knitting.

Materials Used

• Yarn: Lana Grossa Ecopuno — a blended yarn composed of 72% cotton, 17% Merino wool, and 11% baby alpaca, with a yardage of 215 m per 50 g skein. The pattern calls for 250 g total in Dark Petrol (colour 37). This eco-conscious blend combines the breathability of cotton with the softness of Merino and the delicate halo of baby alpaca, making it ideal for lightweight, drapey accessories.
• Needles: A 4.5 mm circular needle, 120 cm long, used throughout the project. The circular needle accommodates the large stitch count that builds as the shawl grows.
• Notions: A stitch marker to separate the two chart sections, and a provisional cast-on method for the garter tab beginning.

Techniques Used

• Provisional cast-on: The shawl begins with a provisional cast-on of 5 stitches, which are later unravelled to pick up live stitches for the garter tab — a neat and professional technique that avoids a visible cast-on edge at the centre of the shawl.
• Garter tab cast-on: After working 12 rows of garter stitch on the provisional stitches, 6 stitches are picked up along the side edge and 5 stitches are recovered from the provisional cast-on, resulting in 16 stitches to begin the body. This is a classic method for starting top-down or centre-out shawls.
• Chart reading: The pattern is worked entirely from charts. Right-side rows are numbered on the right edge of each chart; wrong-side rows are worked by reading stitches as they appear and purling all yarn-overs.
• Wet blocking: The finishing instructions specify pinning the piece to measurements and blocking — an essential step for lace knitting that opens up the yarn-over motifs and evens the fabric.
• Binding off: A loose bind-off is specified to ensure the edge remains elastic and does not pucker after blocking.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

• Garter stitch: Every row is knitted, used for the initial garter tab, a 6-row section at the very end before the bind-off, and as the structural foundation of the tab cast-on.
• Lace pattern (Charts 1a and 1b): The main body of the shawl is worked in a charted lace pattern with a 22-stitch pattern repeat (highlighted in grey on the charts). The sequence works rows 1–62 once, then repeats rows 41–62 three additional times, followed by rows 41–56 once more, building the length of the shawl through strategic row repetition.
• Border pattern (Charts 2a and 2b): A separate charted border pattern with a 24-stitch pattern repeat finishes the shawl. Rows 57–62 of the lace chart serve as a transition into the border, after which rows 1–