Rockford Crochet Ruana Pattern

🔥 Wrapped around your shoulders like a warm embrace, the Rockford Crochet Ruana is a textured, oversized cardigan / wrap with an addictive colorwork mosaic section running across the bottom, designed by Robyn Chachula for Marly Bird. It's fully written and charted, so an adventurous beginner crocheter can absolutely make this one, it's just sticks and string.

✨ Features

• Full written instructions plus stitch diagrams for both the body and mosaic sections
• Video tutorials covering the gauge swatch, color selection, main body, mosaic section, pockets, blocking, and finishing
• Textured stacked double crochet body fabric paired with a five-color mosaic colorwork band
• Optional front pockets and optional leather tag detail
• Available in 4 sizes (S-M through 4-5X) with petite, medium, and tall length options

🧵 How It's Made

You'll make two front panels and one back panel, each built the same way: a colorful mosaic section worked first, using front post stitches worked two rows below to build the diamond motif, followed by a textured main body section in stacked double crochet. If you want pockets, there's a dedicated pocket opening built right into the front panel rows, with a separate pocket square crocheted and whip-stitched in place afterward. Once the panels are done, you'll seam the shoulders, add side edging, and finish with a collar that runs up one front panel, around the back neck, and down the other. Every step has a matching video, so you're never working from text alone.

💖 Why You'll Love It

This is the kind of make that feels magical from the first stitch to the last. The mosaic section is genuinely addictive to crochet, since you can watch the diamond pattern build itself as the front post stitches lock into place two rows below. And the payoff is a piece you'll actually reach for constantly: dress it up, dress it down, wear it every chance you get.

📏 Sizing

Available in four sizes, S-M, L-XL, 2-3X, and 4-5X, with the fit designed to be oversized throughout. Because the pattern is also written for three different heights, petite (5'2" and under), medium (5'2"–5'8"), and tall (5'8" and taller), with instructions for customizing the length further, this is a genuinely size-inclusive piece that adapts to a real range of bodies, not just chest measurements. Finished ruana measures 31.5 (36, 40.5, 45)" wide by 25 (28.5, 32)" long, shoulder to bottom edge.

🧶 Yarn + Materials

Sample crocheted in Universal Yarn Deluxe Worsted (100% wool, CYCA #4 worsted, 3.5 oz / 100 g, 220 yd / 200 m per hank). Uses 5 colors: Color A, 7 (8, 9, 10) hanks; Color B, 1 (1, 2, 2) hank; Color C, 1 (1, 1, 1) hanks; Color D, 1 (1, 2, 2) hanks; Color E, 1 (1, 1, 1) hanks. Four coordinated colorway options are included (Smoke Heather/Roasted Almond/Pomegranate Heather/Raspberry/Starfish, Ridgeway, Autumn Canopy, Aegean Cove, and Wildflower Bloom), so you can pick the palette that fits your style.

🔖 Pattern Details

• Skill level: Adventurous Beginner
• Hook: Size I/9 [5.5mm], or size needed to obtain gauge
• Gauge: 15 sts x 10 rows = 4.25" x 4.5" in blocked body stitch pattern; 16 sts = 4.5" in blocked mosaic stitch pattern
• Construction: Front and back panels crocheted flat, seamed at the shoulders, finished with side edging and a collar
• Includes stitch diagrams for the gauge swatch, mosaic stitch pattern, and body stitch pattern, plus a full schematic
• Video tutorials included for every major section of the pattern
• Optional pockets and optional leather tag detail

🧠 Skills Used

Foundation single crochet, stacked double crochet, front post treble crochet worked into rows below (mosaic colorwork technique), color changes, blocking

⚠️ Important Info

This is a digital PDF pattern, not a finished item. Written in standard American crochet terms.

❓ FAQ

Is this pattern beginner friendly?
It's written for an adventurous beginner. Between the full written instructions, stitch diagrams, and a video tutorial for every major section, a confident beginner can absolutely make this one.

Does the pattern include charts or diagrams?
Yes, stitch diagrams are included for the gauge swatch, mosaic stitch pattern, and body stitch pattern, along with a full schematic.

Are the pockets required?
No, the pockets are optional. The pattern includes directions for both a pocket opening and a no-pockets version.

What sizes does this pattern include?
Four sizes, S-M through 4-5X, each available in petite, medium, or tall length, with instructions for customizing the length further if needed.

❣️ This Is a Digital PDF Pattern, Not a Finished Product ❣️

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Accuracy & Use
Every effort has been made to ensure this pattern is accurate and easy to follow. It's designed for makers with basic knit/crochet skills, including the ability to read and follow pattern instructions and terminology. We're not able to support modifications outside of what's written in the pattern; any changes you make (different yarn, resizing, etc.) are your own to work out.

Support
Need help? Our community Facebook group is the place: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MarlysMinions. Any included video tutorials are also there to help you through tricky spots.

Digital Delivery & Returns
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Thank you for supporting a small, independent designer! We hope you love making this one. – ⭐️ Marly Bird