Ladies’ Top with Bobble Edge in Schachenmayr Catania Color - S6930 - Downloadable PDF

Ladies' Top with Bobble Edge in Schachenmayr Catania Color – Pattern S6930

This free downloadable PDF knitting pattern, S6930, guides knitters through the construction of a classic ladies' pullover top featuring a distinctive bobble (Noppen) border edge. Published by Schachenmayr and designed for sport weight yarn, the pattern is worked in separate flat pieces — a back, a front, and sleeves — then seamed together. The finished garment is a neat, feminine top suitable for everyday wear, with clean stockinette fabric contrasted by a textured bobble trim at the lower edges and cuffs.

Garments and Designs Covered

Ladies' Pullover Top with Bobble Edge

The pattern covers a single women's pullover top worked in three sizes. The construction follows a traditional bottom-up, seamed approach, beginning with the decorative bobble border before transitioning into ribbing and then smooth stockinette fabric for the body. Shaping is included for the armhole, neckline, and shoulder, giving the garment a tailored, fitted silhouette.

Sizing and Construction Overview

The pattern is written for three sizes, with stitch counts given in sequence throughout the instructions. The back piece is cast on with 120 (136/148) stitches, and after shaping increases in the first row, the body continues to 122 (138/148) stitches for the two larger sizes. Armhole shaping begins at 34 cm height, with initial bind-offs of 7 (8/9) stitches on each side followed by 8 (9/9) single-stitch decreases every right-side row. The neckline is shaped at 51 (53/55) cm with a central bind-off of 30 stitches, then further decreases of 2 stitches twice and 1 stitch once on each side every other row. Shoulder shaping begins at 52 (54/56) cm.

Techniques Used

• Bobble border (Noppenrand): A decorative textured edging worked at the cast-on edge of the body pieces and cuffs, creating a three-dimensional bobble effect that adds visual interest and a finished look to the hem.
• Ribbing (Bündchenmuster): Following the bobble border, stitches are worked in a rib pattern — knitting stitches as they appear — for approximately 12 cm, providing elasticity and structure before the main stockinette body begins.
• Stockinette stitch (Glatt rechts): The main body fabric is worked in smooth stockinette — knit stitches on right-side rows, purl stitches on wrong-side rows — for a clean, classic surface.
• Armhole shaping: Worked using a combination of bind-offs and paired decreases. On the right edge, a k2tog decrease is used (knit edge stitch and 1 stitch, then knit 2 together). On the left edge, an ssk-style decrease is used (slip 1 knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over), maintaining symmetrical, neat shaping on both sides.
• Neckline shaping: Worked by binding off a central group of stitches and then making graduated decreases on each side over subsequent right-side rows.
• Shoulder shaping: Worked from the outer edges inward at the appropriate height to create a sloped shoulder seam.
• Flat knitting with seaming: All pieces are worked back and forth in rows, then joined using standard seaming methods.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette stitch (Glatt rechts) — the primary stitch pattern for the body
• Bobble stitch (Noppenrand) — decorative textured border at cast-on edges
• Rib stitch (Bündchenmuster) — worked as stitches appear, for the transitional cuff and lower body section
• K2tog (knit 2 together) — right-leaning decrease for armhole shaping