Veronica Knit Ruana Pattern

Classy and tasteful ladies will love this knit ruana for its clean-cut look and simple elegance.

If you're in-like with the ruana trend but you don't like how ostentatious they can be, the Veronica Knit Ruana Pattern is for you. This ruana wrap pattern has all of the freedom of the classic ruana, with the open front and loose, cropped sleeves, but it also boasts all of the class of a sweater vest or cardigan, with its short construction, tasteful buttons, and neutral coloring. This ruana pattern may seem complicated at first-glance, but with a quick read-through of the instructions, you'll learn that you can knit a ruana with relative ease.

Intermediate

Knitting Needle Size7 or 4.5 mm

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Gauge20 sts x 28 rows = 4" (10.2cm) in double seed st. Save time, check your gauge.

Finished SizeExtra Small/Small (Medium/Large, 1X/2X) Width: 20 (24, 28)" [51 (61, 71)cm]; Length: 22" (56cm)

Materials List

Willow Yarns™ Daily Tweed Worsted (90% superwash wool/7% acrylic/3% viscose; 100g/218yd) - 731218-0013 Fossil [3 (4, 5) balls]
US size 7 (4.5mm) straight needles or size needed to obtain gauge.
Stitch markers
Yarn needle
Stitch holder
Six 1" (2.5cm) buttons

Instructions

Stitch Guide

double seed st: (multiple of 2 sts + 1)

Row 1 (RS): K1, *p1, k1; rep from * across.
Rows 2-3: P1, *k1, p1; rep from * across.
Row 4: K1, *p1, k1; rep from * across.

Rep Rows 1-4 for pat.
diamonds: (multiple of 10 sts + 1)

Row 1 (RS): K1, *p1, k3, p1, k3, p1, k1; rep from * across.
Row 2 (WS): P1, *k1, p3, k1, p3, k1, p1; rep from * across.
Row 3: P1, *k3, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1; rep from * across.
Row 4: K1, *p3, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1; rep from * across.
Row 5: P1, *k2, (p1, k1) twice, p1, k2, p1; rep from * across.
Row 6: K1, *p2, (k1, p1) twice, k1, p2, k1; rep from * across.
Rows 7-8: Rep Rows 3-4.
Rows 9-10: Rep Rows 1-2.
Row 11: P1, *k1, p1, k2, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1; rep from * across.
Row 12: K1, *p1, k1, p2, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1; rep from * across.

Rep Rows 1-12 for pat.

See chart.

Ruana

Back

CO 103 (123, 143) sts.

Starting with Row 4 of pat, work in double seed st for 6" (15.2cm), ending with a WS row.

Next Row (RS): Work 11 sts in double seed st, pm, work next 81 (91, 101) sts in Row 1 of diamonds, pm, work 11 sts in double seed st.
Next Row (WS): Work in double seed st to m, sl m, work in diamonds to next m, sl m, work in double seed st to end.

Cont as established until piece measures 18" (46cm), ending with a WS row.
Neck Trim

Work in double seed st to m, sl m, work next 21 (31, 31) sts in diamonds, pm, work next 39 (29, 39) sts in double seed st, pm, work in diamonds to next m, sl m, work in double seed st to end.

Cont as established for 2" (5.1cm), ending with a WS row.
Left Front

Row 1 (RS): Work in pat as established over 41 (47, 51) sts, BO next 21 (19, 21) sts, work in pat to end.
Row 2 (WS): Work in double seed st to m, sl m, work in diamonds to next m, sl m, work next 9 (5, 9) sts in double seed st.

Place rem sts for Right Front on st holder.

Working only on these 41 (47, 51) sts, cont in pat as established until piece measures 32" (81cm), ending with a WS row.

Buttonhole Row 1 (RS): Work in pat as established until last 6 sts, k2tog, yo, ssk, work last 2 sts in pat.
Buttonhole Row 2 (WS): Work 3 sts in pat, (k1, p1) in yo, work to end in pat.

Cont to work in pat as established, rep Buttonhole every 4" (10.2cm) twice more. At the same time, when piece measures 38" (97cm), ending with a WS row, remove m and beg working in double seed st across Left Front.

When piece measures 44" (112cm), ending with a WS row, BO all sts in pat.
Right Front

Place sts from holder onto needles, ready to beg on a WS row.

Work as for Left Front, working Buttonhole Rows as follows:

Buttonhole Row 1 (RS): Work 2 sts in pat, k2tog, yo, ssk, work to end in pat.
Buttonhole Row 2 (WS): Work in pat to last 4 sts, (k1, p1) in yo, work in pat to end.

Finishing

Weave in ends.

Block to measurements on Schematic.

Sew 3 buttons on each side on the Back, to match buttonholes.

Abbreviations

CO: cast on

BO: bind off

k: knit

k2tog: knit 2 stitches together

p: purl

pm: place marker

RS/WS: right side/wrong side

sl: slip

ssk: slip, slip, knit these 2 stitches together—1 stitch decreased

yo: yarn over

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Tricia108

Oct 03, 2018

I love patterns done all in one piece. This pattern is more like a vest but I do like the detail in it. It will look better in a solid color since it will show off the detail. The instructions are fairly easy to follow and it should knit up quickly. I am not a fan of seed stitch but it does go well with the other diamond stitch pattern. Thank you.

Lisa

Aug 12, 2018

Not a ruana, but it is an adorable pattern.