Valley Yarns Lady Alice is a cozy ruana with garter stitch and mosaic colorwork framing a stockinette center. With open sides and a single button closure, Lady Alice offers extra warmth with no movement restriction. Valley Yarns Hardwick is a silky soft blend of alpaca, wool, and silk that has a thick and thin structure, great drape, and a subtle sheen. These qualities add to the luxurious feel of your finished ruana, and make it incredibly warm and comfortable to wear. Lady Alice is constructed from four knit-flat panels that are knit sideways from the outside edge to the center. A three-needle bind-off joins the back panels and seams join the fronts and back at the shoulders, finishing this wear with anything layer in time for bundling up against cooler temps. Mosaic colorwork pattern is both charted and written out.

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
Sizes: XS/S/M (L/XL/2X, 3XL/4XL/5XL) to fit 28–38 (40–50, 52–62)“ chest. Sample shown in size XS/X/M
Finished Measurements:
Width – 24 (29, 34)”
Length – 27½ (29½, 33¼)“
Yarn Requirements: Valley Yarns Hardwick (50% Baby Alpaca/ 35% Wool/ 15% Silk; 100g/164yds)
Main Color – 5 (7, 9) hanks, shown in #14 Deep Ocean
Contrasting Color – 2 (3, 3) hanks, shown in #06 Rust
Needles:
US 7 (4.50mm) DPNs
US 8 (5.00mm) 32–40” circular and extra needle for three-needle bind-off
Gauge: 18 sts and 24 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch with larger needles, blocked