Make your Rosalie.
Martin Storey’s coordinating poncho and cabled hat in MODE at Rowan Alpaca Wool. Choose your poncho chest size or a flat or in-the-round hat; the builder matches yarn quantities and tools to your project.
Finished design shown. Select the pattern and materials you would like to buy.
THE DETAILS BEHIND YOUR MAKE
Get to know your project
Explore the design, check your fit and see what you need before you cast on.
About Rosalie
Martin Storey’s coordinating poncho and cabled hat in MODE at Rowan Alpaca Wool. Choose your poncho chest size or a flat or in-the-round hat; the builder matches yarn quantities and tools to your project.
Buy the pattern on its own, or build a project with the yarn and tools you select. Photographs show finished designs; finished items are not included.
The pattern at a glance
- Design
- MIP86 Rosalie
- Designer
- Martin Storey for MODE at Rowan
Follow the purchased pattern for the complete instructions and finishing.
Your yarn choices
MODE at Rowan Alpaca Wool 50g. Poncho and hat photographed in Fawn 015. Choose your own shade.
Each project uses one shade of Alpaca Wool 50g. The poncho uses 7–12 balls depending on size; the hat uses two balls. Add the projects separately if you want to make both.
Order the full amount of each shade together; contact us for help checking dye lots.
Project sizing & yarn quantities
Choose your body chest measurement for the poncho and compare it with the finished garment measurement. Hat dimensions are finished circumference, not head size.
| Project / to fit chest | Finished measurement / project | Yarn required |
|---|---|---|
| Poncho · chest 71–76cm | Poncho finished chest: 122cm | MODE at Rowan Alpaca Wool 50g — 7 balls |
| Poncho · chest 81–86cm | Poncho finished chest: 132cm | MODE at Rowan Alpaca Wool 50g — 7 balls |
| Poncho · chest 91–97cm | Poncho finished chest: 142cm | MODE at Rowan Alpaca Wool 50g — 8 balls |
| Poncho · chest 102–107cm | Poncho finished chest: 152cm | MODE at Rowan Alpaca Wool 50g — 8 balls |
| Poncho · chest 112–117cm | Poncho finished chest: 162cm | MODE at Rowan Alpaca Wool 50g — 9 balls |
| Poncho · chest 122–127cm | Poncho finished chest: 172cm | MODE at Rowan Alpaca Wool 50g — 10 balls |
| Poncho · chest 132–137cm | Poncho finished chest: 182cm | MODE at Rowan Alpaca Wool 50g — 11 balls |
| Poncho · chest 142–147cm | Poncho finished chest: 192cm | MODE at Rowan Alpaca Wool 50g — 11 balls |
| Poncho · chest 152–157cm | Poncho finished chest: 79½ inches | MODE at Rowan Alpaca Wool 50g — 12 balls |
| Hat · flat | Hat · approx. 50cm finished circumference; fits an average adult woman’s head | MODE at Rowan Alpaca Wool 50g — 2 balls |
| Hat · in the round | Hat · approx. 50cm finished circumference; fits an average adult woman’s head | MODE at Rowan Alpaca Wool 50g — 2 balls |
Each addition supplies one selected project. To make both designs, add each separately and include the leaflet only once. Extra length or alterations may require more yarn.
Needles & finishing tools
Poncho: 3.75mm circular needles in 40cm, 60cm and 100cm lengths, plus 3.25mm circular needles in a 100cm length. The package includes short 3.75mm tips for 40cm, regular 3.75mm and 3.25mm tips, and three cables. Transfer tips between cables as the pattern requires. Poncho requires four stitch markers and a cable needle. The marker pack includes 30.
Hat flat: one pair each of 3.25mm and 3.75mm straight needles. Hat flat requires a cable needle.
Hat in the round: 3.25mm and 3.75mm circular needles, both 40cm long, plus 3.75mm double-pointed needles. Transfer the short tips on the included 40cm cable when changing needle size. Hat in the round requires a stitch marker and a cable needle.
Three cables are included: 40cm with short 10cm tips, and 60cm and 100cm with regular 13cm tips. The 100cm cable is shared between 3.75mm and 3.25mm tips. End caps and keys are included. Choose own cables only if you have all three compatible setups.
No cables are required for the flat hat.
One 40cm-labelled cable is included for the two short-tip sizes, with end caps and key. Choose own cables only if you have this compatible short-tip setup.
A tapestry needle, measuring tape and scissors are useful finishing tools; these are not automatically added.
Tension & care
Poncho: 23 stitches × 30 rounds to 10cm over stocking stitch using 3.75mm needles.
Hat: 23 stitches × 30 rows/rounds over stocking stitch and 32 stitches × 32 rows/rounds over cable pattern to 10cm, both using 3.75mm needles.
Make a tension square and adjust your needle size if needed. Follow the yarn label for care instructions.
What you will receive
Pattern only: one MIP86 Rosalie knitting pattern leaflet. Yarn and tools are not included.
Build my project: yarn for the selected project, version and size, plus the pattern and tools you select. Untick the pattern if you already own it. Your cart records your selection.
Before you begin
Can I use my own tools or pattern?
Yes. Select only what you need. Check needle sizes and any required circular lengths before choosing own tools or cables.
Can I make the whole set?
Add one project at a time, then return and choose the other design. Include the leaflet once and untick it for later additions. Buy the full yarn quantity for each project.