White Mountain Ruana Knitting Pattern

Description

Voluptuous, luxurious, and enveloping, the White Mountain Ruana is a chic layer perfect for winter wanderings. The overlapping fronts can be worn loose or closed with snap fasteners and an I-cord tie. An easy-to-knit allover ripple rib pattern gives this ruana an elegant texture; garter stitch on the collar offers contrast to the body.

Designer: Linda Marveng
Difficulty: Intermediate
Yarn Weight: 3
Finished Size: 59½ (66, 72½ )" circumference at lower edge, closed. Ruana shown measures 59½ " on a model with a 35½ " bust circumference.
Specific Yarn Used: Shibui Knits Maai (70% super baby alpaca, 30% fine merino; 175 yd [160 m]/1¾ oz [50 g]): #115 brick, 16 (18, 19) skeins. Needles Size 6 (4 mm): 16", 32", and 47" circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Markers (m); Removable m; size G/6 (4 mm) crochet hook; waste yarn; stitch holders; tapestry needle; three 1¼ " [30 mm] snap fasteners.
Gauge: 25 sts and 32 rows = 4" in charted patt.