Sarina Armelloses Top in Schachenmayr Organic Cotton - S10863DE - Downloadable PDF

Sarina Ärmelloses Top – Knitting Pattern Summary (Schachenmayr Organic Cotton)

The Sarina Ärmelloses Top (Style S10863) is a sleeveless knitted top designed by Wenke Müller and published by MEZ GmbH in 2021 under the Schachenmayr brand. This is a free downloadable PDF pattern written in German, rated as intermediate difficulty. The design is a classic, clean-lined summer top worked in a lightweight yarn with a striking textural stripe effect created by alternating needle sizes — making it an excellent project for knitters who are comfortable with basic shaping and are ready to explore creative stitch patterning.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a sleeveless top worked in two separate flat pieces — a front piece (Vorderteil) and a back piece (Rückenteil) — which are then seamed together. The top features a shaped armhole, a defined neckline with different depths at the front and back, and a gently tapered silhouette that is wider at the hem and narrower at the shoulders. It is designed as a warm-weather or layering piece suitable for everyday wear.

Sizes Available

• XS – fits bust 32/34
• S – fits bust 36/38
• M – fits bust 40/42
• L – fits bust 44/46
• XL – fits bust 48/50

Key Finished Measurements (in centimetres)

• Lower width: 48 / 52 / 56 / 60 / 64 cm
• Upper width: 41 / 45 / 49 / 53 / 57 cm
• Length to armhole: 37 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 cm
• Armhole width: 3.0 / 3.5 / 4.0 / 4.5 / 5.0 cm
• Armhole height: 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 cm
• Shoulder width: 7.5 / 8.5 / 9.5 / 10.5 / 11.5 cm
• Neckline width: 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 cm
• Front neckline depth: 20 / 20 / 20 / 21 / 21 cm
• Back neckline depth: 8 cm across all sizes
• Total length: 57 / 59 / 61 / 63 / 65 cm

Techniques Used

The pattern is worked flat (back and forth in rows) on straight or circular needles, with the two main pieces seamed at the end. Key construction techniques include:

• Armhole shaping — worked through decreases at the sides of the fabric once the body reaches the required length
• Neckline shaping — the front neckline is deeper than the back, requiring separate shaping on each shoulder
• Decreases — the pattern specifies 2 Maschen rechts zusammenstricken (k2tog, knit two stitches together), a standard right-leaning decrease used to shape the armholes and neckline
• Alternating needle size technique — a distinctive design feature where specific rows are worked on a much larger needle to create a bold, open-textured stripe effect without changing yarn

Stitches Used

The Sarina top uses two stitch patterns, both based on Glatt rechts (stockinette stitch / stocking stitch), but differentiated by