Jacket with Lace in Schachenmayr Micro - 6653 - Downloadable PDF

Knitted Lace Jacket – Schachenmayr Micro, Pattern 6653 (Free Download)

This free downloadable knitting pattern (Model 6653) from Schachenmayr produces a beautifully feminine jacket with an all-over lace pattern, worked in the brand's Micro yarn — a lightweight DK-weight yarn ideal for creating delicate, open stitch structures. The design features a shaped silhouette with rounded front edges, set-in sleeves, and a neckline shaping, making it a rewarding project for knitters with intermediate experience. The pattern is written in German and includes instructions for two sizes.

Garment Overview

The jacket is constructed in separate pieces — a back panel, a left front panel, and by implication a corresponding right front — which are then seamed together. The lace motif runs throughout the body of the garment, giving it an elegant, airy quality suited to layering or wearing as a lightweight cover-up. The rounded front edges are achieved through a series of gradual cast-ons, creating a soft, curved silhouette rather than a straight vertical front edge.

Construction Details

Back Panel

The back is cast on with 113 stitches (137 stitches in the larger size) using 3.5 mm needles. The first row is worked as a wrong-side row of purl stitches, after which the lace pattern (Lochmuster) begins. The lace repeat is structured as 9 beginning stitches, followed by 8 repeats (10 repeats in the larger size) of a 12-stitch lace motif, and then 8 ending stitches.

• Armhole shaping begins at a height of 28 cm, with stitches bound off on both sides in a stepped decrease sequence.
• In the smaller size: bind off 5 stitches once, then in every right-side row bind off 3, 2, and 1 stitch twice.
• In the larger size: bind off 8 stitches once, then bind off 1 stitch five times in every other row.
• After armhole shaping, 89 stitches (101 stitches) remain.
• Shoulder shaping begins at 46 cm (48 cm) in height, with stitches bound off on both sides in stages: once 7 stitches, then 6 stitches three times (8 stitches three times) in every other row.
• Simultaneously with the first shoulder decrease, the neckline is shaped by leaving the central 23 stitches straight and binding off additional stitches on either side in every other row: 5 stitches once, then 3 stitches once.
• The total height of the back panel is 48 cm (50 cm).

Left Front Panel

The left front is cast on with 29 stitches (41 stitches) using 3.5 mm needles. As with the back, the first row is worked as a wrong-side purl row, then the lace pattern begins. The stitch arrangement is 9 beginning stitches, 1 repeat (2 repeats) of the 12-stitch lace motif, and 8 ending stitches.

• The rounded front edge is shaped by casting on new stitches at the end of every right-side row in a graduated sequence: 4 stitches once, 3 stitches twice, 2 stitches five times, and 1 stitch eight times.
• These increases bring the stitch count up to 57 stitches (69 stitches), and the new stitches are incorporated into the lace pattern as they are added.
• Neckline shaping on the left front begins at a height of 22 cm (24 cm), with