Essential Guide to Knitting with Lana Grossa Yarn

You’ll Need:

175g of grey Silkhair Melange Lana Grossa yarn (70% mohair, 30% silk; 210m/25g);

500g of beige Spring Lana Grossa yarn (58% viscose, 27% polyamide, 15% cashmere; 150m/50g);

Circular knitting needles 6;

Crochet hook 5.

Size:

185 x 58 cm.

Note:

Work in 2 threads of yarn.

Used Patterns

Garter Stitch:

Knit sts.

Stockinette Stitch:

In RS row – knit sts, in WS row – purls.

Pattern with Rhombs:

Work due to scheme A on 36 sts between arrows. Make sts as they face in WS rows. Make 1st-38th rows x once, then repeat 3rd-38th rows.

Grate Pattern:

Due to scheme B on 12 sts. Repeat 1st-8th rows.

Stitches Control:

Pattern with rhombs: 36 sts x 22 rows = 17 x 10 cm;

Grate pattern: 12 sts x 22 rows = 8 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Cast on 84 sts with double yarn and make 2 cm = 4 rows of garter stitch and 2 rows of stockinette stitch. Increase 26 x 1 st cross st in the 1st row of stockinette stitch after every 3rd st = 110 sts.

After that, work in the following order: 1 selvage st, * 12 sts of grate pattern, 36 sts of rhombs pattern*; repeat from * to * x once, 12 sts of grate pattern, 1 selvage st.

Make 1st-38th rows of pattern with rhombs, then repeat 3rd-38th rows x once, finishing with the 3rd-4th rows = totally, 400 rows of pattern.

Make 1 row of knit sts, and make every 3rd and 4th sts together x 26 times = 84 sts.

Make 4 rows of garter stitch for the placket and bind off sts loosely. Fasten the long sides with 1 row of slip sts in 2 threads of yarn.