Urth Yarns | Ruuno Cardigan Kit

Ruuno is a relaxed cropped cardigan that uses Urth Yarns Lanalpaca for a cozy bouclé texture, so you can be on trend and warm at the same time! It features decorative faux seam details and a wide ribbed collar, and in this chunky yarn on large needles it works up quite quickly.

Ruuno is worked from the top down, starting at the upper back, shaped with German short rows. Stitches for front pieces are picked up at the shoulders. After working down to the armholes, the pieces are joined. Stitches are picked up to work the applied ribbed collar first, then the sleeves. Faux seams are created by picking up stitches to add stability, structure and shape. The collar edges slightly overlap in the center front when laid flat. The cardigan is worn with the purl side of the fabric as RS, but can be worn with the knit (WS) side facing if preferred.

Sizing

Ruuno comes in 10 sizes: 1(2, 3, 4)[5, 6, 7](8, 9, 10), for finished chest circumference 105(115, 125, 136.5)[146.5, 156.5, 166.5](176.5, 186.5, 198) cm / 41.25(45.25, 49.25, 53.75) [57.75, 61.5, 65.5](69.5, 73.5, 78) inches, to be worn with about 20-35 cm/8-14 inches of positive ease.

You will need Urth Lanalpaca, 5(6, 7, 7)[8, 8, 9](9, 10, 10) skeins.

What Comes With Urth Yarns Ruuno Cardigan Kit

• Urth Yarns Lanalpaca, 5 – 10 skeins depending on size selected (shown in N50 Granite)
• PDF pattern

What You Need to Make Urth Yarns Ruuno Cardigan Kit

• 8 mm/US 11 and 6.5 mm/US 10½ interchangeable circular needles, any suitable length (we suggest 100 cm/40″)
  • If you need knitting needles, we have options in two brands!
    • For Hiyahiya, you will need a cable and your choice of tip, available here:
      • Steel tips 5 inch
      • Steel tips 4 inch
      • Sharp Steel tips 5 inch
      • Bamboo tips 5 inch
      • Cable We recommend 100 cm for this pattern
    • For Knitpro, you will need a cable and your choice of tip, available here:
      • Symfonie tips (birch wood)
      • Zing tips (aluminium)
      • Cable We recommend 100 cm for this pattern
    • For more information on circular needles, check out our blog post: The Ultimate Guide to Circular Needles.
• Needle for weaving in your ends
  • We recommend the Knitpro Wool Needles
• Locking stitch markers
  • We recommend these bulb stitch markers
• Stitch holders
  • We suggest Knitpro Stitch Holders or The Knitting Barber Stitch Holder Cords
• smooth scrap yarn for lifelines or holding stitches

Who Do We Recommend Urth Yarns Ruuno Cardigan For?

This pattern is intermediate, and includes German short rows and picking up stitches. Due to the textured nature of the yarn, counting rows is tricky. Consider using removable stitch markers to mark RS or WS; and to keep track of row counts, add lifelines
regularly by threading some smooth scrap yarn through live stitches on the needles.

About Urth Yarns

Urth Yarns is a family-owned yarn business based in Turkey, with many years experience in producing beautiful yarn. As a bonus, this amazing yarn is good for you and good for the world! Urth Yarns has partnered with Trees for the Future to run their Knit One Plant One scheme – for every skein you purchase, a tree is planted!