Love is in the air as we get closer to celebrating Valentine’s Day. And I think love works all year long, so I was inspired to design the Wrapped in Love Ruana!

One Friday afternoon, this idea popped in my head as I was working on the last few rows of a super cozy blanket. The clarity of the idea was so vivid, I practically ran to my craft room to dive into my stash of yarn.

I keep saying that I’m not going to buy any more yarn until I make a noticeable dent in my stash, but I did have to get yarn to complete this idea, so you may not have enough in your stash, unless you regularly feed it super bulky yarn.

Also, I wanted to challenge myself to make a holiday specific design, as I don’t often plan for holiday designs and make whatever feels right at the time. I think I totally nailed this theme. Don’t you agree?

YARN

*Disclosure: Since I stash dived, I came up with some Lion Brand Wool-ease Thick& Quick that had been hanging out for a while. I don’t use super bulky yarns too often compared to worsted and bulky weight yarns, but the added thickness adds the coziness and a dramatic look.

Lion Brand Wool-ease is a classic yarn line, and I hope you’ve used it several times already, and if not, definitely grab this rich in color, soft, slightly haloed, acrylic and wool blend yarn.

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Materials

• Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick, weight #6 yarn (80% acrylic, 20% wool; 108 yds/ 98 m; 6 oz/ 170 g): Claret (Color A), 6 skeins or 565 yards; Fisherman (Color B), 3 skeins or 269 yards
• Hook US P / 10.00 mm. I used my Furls Crochet Silver Odyssey hook!
• Stitch Markers, 4
• Scissors
• Yarn Needle
• Measuring Tape

GAUGE

• Half Circle: 4 rows of dc = 4” [10 cm]
• Triangle: 8 dc x 4.5 rows = 4” [10 cm]
• Front: 7 sts = 4” [10 cm], 2 rows in pattern = 1.5” [4 cm]

SIZES

• Heart: 33 in. [83.8 cm] wide x 28 in. [71.1 cm] long
• Front: 13.5 in [34.3 cm] wide x 34 in. [86.4 cm] long

PATTERN KEY

• Ch(s): chain(s)
• Cnr: corner
• CSDC: chainless starting double crochet
• Dc: double crochet
• Dc2tog: double crochet 2 together
• Dc3tog: double crochet 3 together
• Dtr: double treble crochet
• Edc: extended double crochet
• Etr: extended treble crochet
• Fhdc: foundation half double crochet
• FO: fasten off
• Hdc: half double crochet
• M: stitch marker 
• Rep: repeat
• RS: right side 
• Sk: skip
• Sl st: slip stitch
• Sc: single crochet
• Sc2tog: single crochet 2 together
• Sp: space
• St(s): stitch(es)
• Sk: skip(ped)
• Tr: treble
• WS: wrong side
• YO: yarn over

SPECIAL STITCHES & TECHNIQUES

• CSDC: pull up a loop, holding loop in place and wrap yarn around hook (yarn over), insert hook in first st, YO, pull up a loop, [YO, pull through 2 loops] twice
• Heart: Ch 2, inserting hook through the tr for the following steps: 4 tr in the first sp, 2 dc in middle of tr, 2 sc in the bottom of tr, picot; working along other side of tr and in same sp, 2 sc, 2 dc, 4 tr, ch 2, sl st in center, pull tight
  • Tutorial can be found HERE 
• Picot: ch 2, insert hook in side of sc, sl st 

EXPERIENCE LEVEL

Easy

NOTES

• Pattern is written US terms.
• Read the entire pattern before beginning.
• This Poncho is made in 5 parts: Heart Tops, Heart Bottom, Front, Edging, Finishing.
• CSDC can be replaced with ch 3, and counts as a stitch throughout the pattern. 
• The Hearts are created in 2 steps for the Front: the first row is the foundation and the second row is the creation of the hearts. 
• Color A and B are carried along the end of the rows, and an edging will be worked over the strands rather than cutting the yarn.

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