Cap Sleeve Sweater in Schachenmayr Tweed Deluxe - 1819 - Downloadable PDF

Cap Sleeve Sweater in Schachenmayr Tweed Deluxe – Pattern 1819

This free downloadable knitting pattern (Design 1819) from Schachenmayr guides knitters through the construction of a cap sleeve pullover sweater — a classic, wearable garment featuring short sleeves and richly textured stitch patterns. The design is offered across multiple sizes, with instructions presented sequentially from the smallest to the largest size, separated by dashes, making it straightforward to follow for your chosen fit.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a pullover sweater with short cap sleeves, designed to be a versatile wardrobe staple. The combination of ribbing and cable patterns gives the garment visual interest and a structured, polished appearance, while the luxurious yarn blend ensures a soft, comfortable drape against the skin. This style of cap sleeve sweater is ideal for transitional seasons and can be dressed up or worn casually.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Schachenmayr Select Tweed Deluxe, a premium blend of 54% Alpaca, 32% Virgin Wool (Schurwolle), and 14% Polyamide, with an approximate yardage of 80 metres per 50 g skein. The colourway specified in the pattern is Kamel/Braun, shade 07111 — a warm camel-brown tone that complements the tweed texture beautifully.
• Yarn quantity: Between 350 g and 550 g depending on size, making this an accessible project in terms of yarn investment across the size range.
• Knitting needles: Milward straight or standard knitting needles in two sizes — No. 6–6.5 and No. 6.5–7 — are required. Additionally, two 40 cm circular needles, one in each of the same sizes (No. 6–6.5 and No. 6.5–7), are needed, likely for working the neckband or other finishing details in the round.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting across the main body pieces, with circular needles used for specific sections such as the neckline finish.
• Shaping for cap sleeves, which involves working short, structured sleeve caps that sit at the top of the shoulder rather than extending down the arm — a technique requiring careful stitch management and decreases.
• Reading a knitting chart (Strickschrift): The cable and welt pattern is worked from a printed chart. Importantly, only the right-side (RS) rows are charted; wrong-side (WS) rows are worked by knitting the stitches as they appear — a standard convention in European knitting patterns that requires the knitter to read the fabric and respond accordingly.
• Seaming and assembly to join the front, back, and sleeve cap pieces into a finished garment.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns Used

• Rib Pattern A (Rippenmuster A): A 2 knit, 3 purl rib repeated alternately across the row. This asymmetric rib creates a slightly textured, flexible fabric often used for body sections or transitional areas of a garment.
• Rib Pattern B (Rippenmuster B): A 3 knit, 2 purl rib, the mirror counterpart to Rib Pattern A. Using two complementary rib patterns allows the designer to create subtle visual variation and directional interest across different panels of the sweater.
• Welt and Cable Pattern (Bündchen- und Zopfmuster): Worked from a knitting chart, this combination stitch pattern incorporates cables (Zopf) — a classic technique where stitches are crossed over one another using a cable needle to create twisted rope-like columns — alongside welt or band stitches that frame and highlight the cable motifs. Cables add both decorative texture and a degree of structure to the fabric.
• Knit and purl stitches form the foundation of all patterns used throughout the garment.

Pattern Format and Sizing

This pattern is available as a free download