Oversized Jacket in Schachenmayr Kid Light - S9615 - Downloadable PDF

Oversized Jacket in Schachenmayr Kid Light – Pattern S9615

This free downloadable knitting pattern (S9615) from Schachenmayr guides knitters through the construction of a relaxed, oversized jacket worked in the luxuriously lightweight Schachenmayr Kid Light yarn. Available in two size ranges — S/M and L/XL — this design delivers a contemporary, fashion-forward silhouette with a generous, draped fit that is perfect for layering. The pattern is written in German and is offered as a downloadable PDF at no cost.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a full oversized jacket featuring a structured back panel, two front panels (right and left), and shaped shoulders. The silhouette is intentionally roomy and relaxed, characteristic of the oversized aesthetic that works beautifully with the airy drape of lace-weight yarn. The jacket includes ribbed cuffs or edging worked in a Bündchenmuster (rib stitch pattern) and smooth stockinette body sections. Shoulder shaping is achieved through careful bind-off sequences for a clean, tailored finish at the top of the garment.

Construction and Techniques

The jacket is knitted flat in separate pieces — back and front panels are worked individually and then assembled. Key construction techniques referenced in the pattern include:

• Piece-by-piece flat knitting — the back and right front panel are each cast on separately and worked in rows
• Increases from the crosswise thread (Querfaden verschränkt) — a neat, nearly invisible increase method where stitches are picked up from the horizontal bar between stitches and knitted through the back loop to avoid a hole; used to add stitches evenly across early rows
• Waist shaping — decreases are worked on both sides of the back panel at regular intervals; a specific technique is used where the third stitch is passed over the fourth stitch on the right edge, and stitches are knitted together two-at-a-time near the left edge, creating smooth, angled shaping lines
• Repeat decreases — the waist decreases are repeated a total of four times, once every 12th row, refining the fitted silhouette through the body
• Shoulder shaping via bind-off — shoulders are shaped by binding off groups of stitches at the beginning of rows on both sides simultaneously; for S/M the sequence is 9-8-8 stitches per side, and for L/XL it is 9-8-9 stitches per side; the pattern specifically notes that shoulder stitches should be bound off firmly for structure
• Needle size transition — the ribbed edging is cast on and worked using a 9 mm circular needle, then the work transitions to a 12 mm circular needle for the main stockinette body, creating a natural draw-in at the hem and cuffs

Stitches Used

• Bündchenmuster (Rib stitch) — worked over the first 3 rows of each panel to create a stretchy, textured edging that frames the jacket neatly
• Glatt rechts (Stockinette stitch) — the primary stitch pattern for the body of the jacket; worked flat, this means knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows, producing the smooth, classic fabric surface associated with oversized knitwear
• Passed-over decrease — a decorative and functional decrease where one stitch is lifted over another, used specifically at the side seam edges during waist shaping
• K2tog (two stitches knitted together) — a standard right-leaning decrease used at the opposite edge during waist shaping to keep the reductions symmetrical

Sizing Details

The pattern is written for two size groupings: S/M and L/XL. Length milestones are given for both sizes — for example, waist shaping begins after the back measures 12 cm, and shoulder shaping begins at 53 cm for S/M and 60 cm for L/XL. Stitch counts also differ by size, with the back panel reaching 67