Damenjacke in Regia Silk 4 Ply - 5432 - Downloadable PDF

Damenjacke in Regia Silk 4 Ply – Schachenmayr Pattern 5432

This free downloadable PDF pattern from Schachenmayr (model number 5432) provides instructions for a beautiful women's jacket (Damenjacke) worked in a combination of knitting and crochet. The design is available in three sizes: 36/38, 40/42, and 44/46, making it accessible to a wide range of knitters. The jacket is a sophisticated piece that blends a structured knitted body with decorative crocheted floral borders, creating an elegant garment with a distinctly handcrafted character.

Design Overview

The jacket features a two-part back panel construction, with a right and left back half worked separately and then joined. The shaping is achieved through careful increases along the side seams and decreases for the armhole and neckline. The front sections and back are complemented by crocheted floral trimmings (Blütenborten) approximately 4 cm wide, with each individual flower motif measuring approximately 3 cm across. These decorative borders are worked in rows in the areas of the side seams and at the centre back, adding a delicate, feminine detail to the overall silhouette. The jacket is fastened with 10 traditional Trachten buttons measuring 15 mm in diameter, available from specialist retailers.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Schachenmayr Regia Silk 4 Ply – 400 / 450 / 500 g in colour 00005 Leinen meliert (linen marl), plus 150 g in colour 00001 Weiß (white)
• Knitting needles: INOX knitting needles, sizes 3.5 – 4.5 mm
• Crochet hook: sizes 2.5 – 3.5 mm
• Buttons: 10 Trachten buttons, 15 mm diameter

Important note: The Leinen meliert colourway is worked held double throughout – that is, with two strands of yarn held together at all times. This gives the knitted fabric additional body, warmth, and structure, which is especially important for a tailored garment such as a jacket.

Knitting Techniques and Construction

The main body of the jacket is knitted using a charted stitch pattern (Grundmuster), worked back and forth in rows. The chart is presented as the stitches appear on the right side of the fabric. The right back half is worked following the chart from rows 1–34 once, then repeating rows 35–52 continuously. The left back half is worked as a mirror image of the right, ensuring symmetrical shaping throughout.

Shaping Details

• Side seam increases: Stitches are increased along the right side edge as follows – 34 times 1 stitch / 26 times 1 stitch and 8 times alternating 2 and 1 stitches / 18 times 1 stitch and 16 times alternating 2 and 1 stitches, resulting in 36 / 40 / 44 stitches respectively
• Armhole shaping begins at a height of 31 cm (96 rows), with decreases of 4 stitches, then in every second row: 1 × 4 stitches, 1 × 3 stitches, 1 × 2 stitches, and 2 × 1 stitch
• Neckline shaping begins at heights of 46.5 / 49.5 / 49.5 cm (144 / 154 / 154 rows), with 2 stitches cast off, then in every second row 6 / 7 / 8 times 2 stitches decreased, leaving 7 / 9 / 11 stitches