Carissa Sleeveless Pull in Schachenmayr Duo Multicolore - S11198 - Downloadable PDF

Carissa Sleeveless Pull in Schachenmayr Duo Multicolore – Pattern S11198 by Claudia Wersing

The Carissa Sleeveless Pull (S11198) is a stylish, sleeveless knitted pullover designed by Claudia Wersing and published by MEZ GmbH in 2023. Worked in the vibrant Schachenmayr Duo Multicolore yarn, this garment is a sophisticated wardrobe staple that combines a clean, modern silhouette with an intriguing construction method. The pattern is rated intermediate in difficulty and is available as a downloadable PDF, making it immediately accessible for knitters eager to cast on right away.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a sleeveless pullover — sometimes called a shell top or tank — featuring a V-neck at the front and a shallow scoop at the back. The garment is designed with a relaxed but fitted silhouette, with the back piece intentionally knitted 3 cm longer than the front for a refined, polished fit. It is available in five sizes ranging from XS (32/34) through XL (48/50), with bottom widths spanning 53 cm to 73 cm and total back lengths ranging from 56 cm to 60 cm. The front lengths run from 53 cm to 57 cm across the same size range, reflecting that deliberate length differential between back and front.

Unique Construction Approach

One of the most distinctive aspects of the Carissa pattern is its modular, multi-panel construction. Rather than knitting a single back piece and a single front piece in the traditional top-down or bottom-up manner, the garment is assembled from eight separate panels — four for the back (labeled R1 through R4) and four for the front (labeled V1 through V4). Each panel is knitted individually, and the direction of knitting varies between panels, as indicated by directional arrows in the schematic included in the PDF. This modular approach creates interesting visual and structural variety in the finished fabric, and it also means that knitters work on manageable, smaller sections rather than one large piece at a time.

The panels are then sewn together to form the complete back and front sections. This seaming step is an important part of the finishing process and requires basic garment assembly skills, which is one reason the pattern is classified as intermediate rather than beginner-level.

Stitches and Techniques Used

• Stockinette stitch – The primary stitch used throughout all panels (both back R1–R4 and front V1–V4). Stockinette, created by alternating knit rows on the right side with purl rows on the wrong side, produces a smooth, flat fabric that showcases the color transitions of the Schachenmayr Duo Multicolore yarn beautifully.
• Casting on – Each of the eight panels begins with its own cast-on, with stitch counts varying by panel and by size. For example, panels R1 and R3 begin with 57/62/68/73/78 stitches depending on size, while panel R2 begins with 50/52/54/56/58 stitches.
• Binding off – Panels are closed with standard bind-offs, either all at once at the end of a panel or progressively for shaping purposes.
• Neck shaping – Both the back and front panels that form the neckline incorporate shaped bind-offs to create the V-neck at the front and the shallow neck at the back. On the back, neck shaping involves binding off stitches at the left-hand edge in a stepped sequence (for example, 1x 11/12/13/14/15 stitches, then every other row 1x 3 stitches and 1x 2 stitches), creating a smooth, angled neckline. The V-neck height on the front ranges from 16 cm to 20 cm depending on size.
• Armhole shaping – The armhole is created structurally by the length at which certain panels are bound off, with armhole depths ranging from 20 cm to 24 cm across the five sizes.
• Seaming / finishing – The sewn assembly of the eight panels into a cohesive garment is a key technique, requiring mattress stitch or a similar seaming method for