Shoal + Metton in Mode at Rowan Alpaca Haze - Downloadable PDF

Shoal + Metton in Mode at Rowan Alpaca Haze

What Is Being Made

This downloadable PDF pattern from Mode at Rowan features two seamless knit designs: Shoal, a cowl, and Metton, a hat or wrap. Both projects are created using the Rowan Alpaca Haze yarn in sport weight, offering sophisticated layering pieces suitable for advanced beginner knitters seeking to develop their skills with cable and textured stitch work.

Techniques Used

Both garments are worked seamlessly in the round, eliminating the need for seaming and creating a polished, professional finish. The patterns incorporate cable techniques that add visual interest and dimension to the finished pieces. The construction method uses circular needles throughout, allowing for continuous rounds of knitting that build the garments from cast-on to bind-off without interruption.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The patterns feature specialized cable abbreviations designed to create decorative texture:

• 1/1 LPC (Left Purl Cable) – Slip one stitch onto a cable needle and hold at front of work, purl the next stitch, then knit the stitch from the cable needle
• 1/1 RPC (Right Purl Cable) – Slip one stitch onto a cable needle and hold at back of work, knit the next stitch, then purl the stitch from the cable needle
• Ribbing – K1, P1 rib provides elastic edging and structural support

The Shoal cowl begins with K1, P1 ribbing and progresses into cable sequences worked in repeating rounds, creating a textured, dimensional fabric.

Materials and Tools

The patterns call for Rowan Alpaca Haze yarn in sport weight (photographed in the colorway Silk 013). Knitters will need a 5mm (US 8) circular needle measuring 60cm in length to accommodate the cast-on of 112 stitches for the cowl. Yarn is held double throughout for added warmth and fabric density. Essential notions include a stitch marker to denote the beginning and end of rounds.

Gauge and Difficulty

The pattern specifies a tension of 17 stitches and 28 rows to 10 centimeters measured over K1, P1 rib using 5mm needles with yarn held double. This advanced beginner level pattern assumes familiarity with basic knitting techniques and introduces cable work as a skill-building element, making it ideal for knitters ready to expand their technical repertoire.