Make your Cullen.
A five-colour Fair Isle sweater by Quail Studio in MODE at Rowan Softest Alpaca. Choose each colour separately, with ball quantities calculated for your size.
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 Cullen
A five-colour Fair Isle sweater by Quail Studio in MODE at Rowan Softest Alpaca. Choose each colour separately, with ball quantities calculated for your size.
Buy the pattern on its own, or build a project with the yarn and tools you select. The photographs show the finished design; the finished garment is not included.
The pattern at a glance
- Design
- MIP78 Cullen
- Designer
- Quail Studio for MODE at Rowan
- Sizes
- 9 sizes, to fit chest 71–157cm
Follow the purchased pattern for full instructions, shaping and yarn use.
Your yarn choices
- Colour A: MODE at Rowan Softest Alpaca 50g; shown in Pebble 013.
- Colour B: MODE at Rowan Softest Alpaca 50g; shown in Cloud 014.
- Colour C: MODE at Rowan Softest Alpaca 50g; shown in Bliss 019.
- Colour D: MODE at Rowan Softest Alpaca 50g; shown in Sugar 017.
- Colour E: MODE at Rowan Softest Alpaca 50g; shown in Linen 015.
Follow the colour letters and colourwork instructions in the purchased pattern. Choosing repeated shades changes the contrast of the design.
Choose a shade for each role. Order the full amount of each shade together; contact us for help checking dye lots.
Find your fit & yarn quantities
Choose by your body chest measurement, then compare the finished garment chest measurement to judge the fit.
| To fit chest | Finished chest | Colour A 50g balls |
Colour B 50g balls |
Colour C 50g balls |
Colour D 50g balls |
Colour E 50g balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71–76cm | 89cm | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 81–86cm | 100cm | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 91–97cm | 111cm | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 102–107cm | 120cm | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 112–117cm | 131cm | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 122–127cm | 140cm | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 132–137cm | 151cm | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 142–147cm | 160cm | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 152–157cm | 171cm | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
The builder uses these Rowan ball quantities without multiplying them for strands held together. Extra length or other alterations may need more yarn.
Needles & finishing tools
One pair of 5mm and one pair of 5.5mm straight needles. No cables are needed.
The pattern requires stitch holders and stitch markers. Add the tools you do not already own.
These straight-needle options do not need cables.
A tapestry needle, measuring tape and scissors are useful finishing tools; these are not automatically added.
Tension & care
18 stitches × 24 rows to 10cm over colourwork stocking stitch using 5.5mm needles.
Make a tension square and adjust your needle size if needed. Follow the yarn labels for care instructions.
What you will receive
Pattern only: one MIP78 Cullen knitting pattern. Yarn and tools are not included.
Build my project: the selected yarn quantities, plus the pattern and tools you select. Untick the pattern if you already own it. Cart details retain each yarn or colour role.
Review your summary before adding the project. Unselected tools and the finished garment are not included.
Before you cast on
Can I use my own tools or pattern?
Yes. Select only the tools you need and untick the pattern if you already own it. If a cable option is shown, choose the ownership option only if you have the compatible length listed.
What happens if I choose a shade more than once?
Matching variants from the same yarn are combined into one cart line, with the quantities for each role retained. Repeating shades in colourwork changes the contrast. Different yarn types remain separate even when their shade names match.