Long Top with Hood in Schachenmayr Catania - S7368 - Downloadable PDF

Long Top with Hood in Schachenmayr Catania – S7368 Pattern Summary

This free downloadable knitting pattern (S7368) from Schachenmayr guides knitters through the construction of a long top with hood, worked in a classic two-color stripe design. Available in three sizes — 36/38, 40/42, and 44/46 — this sport-weight project is ideal for knitters with intermediate experience who want to create a stylish, relaxed-fit layering piece with a contemporary striped look and practical hood.

About the Design

The Longtop mit Kapuze (Long Top with Hood) is a fashionable, longer-length knitted top featuring a two-color stripe pattern worked in Schachenmayr Catania yarn. The garment is designed with a ribbed hem band, elegant waist shaping, shoulder shaping, and a hood, making it a versatile wardrobe piece suited to casual and smart-casual occasions. A kangaroo-style front pocket adds a practical and sporty detail to the overall silhouette.

Garment Pieces and Construction

• Back piece: Cast on in White (Fb 00106) using the cross cast-on method. The back begins with a 7.5 cm ribbed band worked in rib stitch, then continues in stockinette stitch in the stripe pattern. Waist shaping is achieved by decreasing one stitch on each side every 8th row, repeated 10 times, creating a tailored silhouette. The total height of the back piece reaches 87.5 cm. Shoulder shaping is worked by binding off stitches in steps on both sides, while the center neck stitches are placed on hold and each shoulder section is finished separately with additional neck shaping decreases.
• Front piece: Worked identically to the back piece, but with a deeper neckline. The center front stitches are placed on hold earlier in the construction, and the neckline is shaped with a series of bind-offs every 2nd and 4th row to create a smooth, rounded curve.
• Pocket: A separate pocket piece is worked in Jeans (Fb 00164), cast on and knitted as an individual panel before being incorporated into the front of the garment.
• Hood: The hood is a key design feature of this pattern, adding both warmth and a modern aesthetic to the long top.

Techniques Used

• Cross cast-on (Kreuzanschlag) for a neat, elastic starting edge
• Waist shaping using paired decreases: right-leaning decreases at the beginning of right-side rows (knitting two stitches together) and left-leaning decreases at the end of right-side rows (slip one, knit one, pass slipped stitch over)
• Shoulder shaping via stepped bind-offs worked simultaneously on both sides
• Neckline shaping with stitches placed on hold and gradual bind-offs worked in sequence every 2nd and 4th row
• Stripe pattern worked in two colors throughout the main body sections
• Seaming to join front, back, pocket, and hood pieces

Stitches Used

• Rib stitch (Rippenmuster) — used for the hem band, providing stretch and a tidy finish
• Stockinette stitch (glatt rechts) — the primary stitch used throughout the body of the top, creating a smooth, flat fabric ideal for showcasing the stripe pattern
• Edge stitches (Randmaschen) — worked consistently throughout to maintain clean selvedges for seaming

Materials Required

• Yarn: Schachenmayr Catania (sport weight / fingering-adjacent cotton yarn)
  • White (Fb 00106): 250 g (300 g