Ranier Wrap in Blue Sky Fibers Suri Merino - 202015 - Downloadable PDF

Ranier Wrap in Blue Sky Fibers Suri Merino – Pattern Summary

About This Design

The Ranier Wrap is an elegant, cable-rich accessory from Blue Sky Fibers' Traveler Series, designed by Nancy Ekvall. Published as pattern No. 202015, it is available as a downloadable PDF and is rated Intermediate in difficulty. The pattern is written for two sizes — a Scarf and a larger Wrap — making it a versatile project for knitters who want either a sleek everyday accessory or a dramatic, cozy statement piece.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a long, structured ribbed cable wrap or scarf with a refined, timeless aesthetic. Both versions share the same 84-inch length, while the width differs significantly: the Scarf measures 11½ inches wide and the Wrap measures a generous 20½ inches wide. The finished dimensions are given after blocking, which is an important finishing step for this project. The result is a piece described as combining warmth, elegance, and cables — designed to be kept and worn for years.

Techniques Used

The Ranier Wrap relies on a combination of classic knitting techniques that place it firmly in the intermediate skill range:

• Cable knitting — the central technique of the pattern, using a cable needle to cross groups of stitches and create the signature twisted rope-like texture
• Rib Cable pattern — a distinctive combination of ribbing and cabling worked simultaneously, creating cables that retain the elasticity and visual rhythm of a rib stitch
• 8/8 Rib Left Cross (8/8 Rib LC) — 8 stitches are slipped to a cable needle and held to the front, then worked in [k1, p1] rib across both sets of stitches, creating a left-leaning cable cross
• 8/8 Rib Right Cross (8/8 Rib RC) — 8 stitches are slipped to a cable needle and held to the back, then worked in [k1, p1] rib, creating a right-leaning cable cross
• Blocking — essential for achieving the stated finished measurements and for opening up the luxurious fiber content of the yarn
• Bind off (BO) — standard cast-off technique to finish the piece

Stitches Used

The stitch pattern throughout the Ranier Wrap is the Rib Cable pattern, which blends two foundational knitting stitches:

• Knit stitch (k1) — the basic building block of the ribbing and cable sections
• Purl stitch (p1) — alternated with knit stitches to create the ribbed texture within the cables

The gauge for this pattern is 28 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches in the Rib Cable pattern, measured after blocking. Achieving this gauge is important given the large cable crosses (spanning 16 stitches total) that define the look of the finished piece.

Materials

The pattern calls for Blue Sky Fibers Suri Merino, a luxurious yarn blending 60% Baby Suri Alpaca and 40% Fine Merino Wool. Each hank contains 100g / 164 yards, and the pattern requires 6 hanks for the Scarf or 10 hanks for the Wrap. The colorways shown in the pattern are No. 410 Snow Cloud (featured on the Wrap) and No. 411 (shown on the Scarf interior). Suri alpaca is prized for its silky sheen, exceptional softness, and lightweight warmth, while the merino content adds structure, elasticity, and stitch definition — qualities that make it particularly well-suited to a cable design like this one.

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