Child’s Sweater in Schachenmayr Catania Color - S7370 - Downloadable PDF

Child's Sweater in Schachenmayr Catania Color – Pattern S7370

This free downloadable knitting pattern, S7370, from Schachenmayr produces a charming child's pullover sweater available in three sizes: 110/116, 122/128, and 134/140. Designed for everyday wear, the sweater features a classic construction with a textured stitch pattern on the body and sleeves, a ribbed garter stitch hem, and a neatly shaped neckline. It is an excellent project for knitters who are comfortable working from a structured pattern with multiple size options and simple shaping techniques.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a complete children's pullover sweater knitted in separate pieces — a back, a front, and two sleeves — which are then seamed together. The finished garment features a round neckline with a slightly deeper front neck shaping, making it easy to pull on and comfortable for children to wear. The total finished length ranges from approximately 38.5 cm to 46.5 cm depending on the chosen size, making it suitable for children roughly in the 5–10 year age range.

Yarn and Materials

• Yarn: Schachenmayr Catania Color in shade 00190 Jamaica color — a self-striping, multicolour sport-weight yarn that creates natural colour variation without the need for yarn changes mid-row.
• Yarn Weight: Sport weight, giving the finished sweater a fine, lightweight feel appropriate for layering or mild-weather wear.
• Quantity Required: 300 g for size 110/116, 350 g for size 122/128, and 400 g for size 134/140.
• Needles: Milward straight knitting needles in size 3–4 mm, plus a Milward double-pointed needle set (Nadelspiel) in size 3–4 mm for finishing the neckline.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting in pieces: The back, front, and sleeves are each worked flat and seamed. This is a traditional construction method well-suited to beginners and intermediate knitters alike.
• Casting on and binding off: Standard cast-on is used to begin each piece. Binding off is used at the shoulders and for neckline shaping.
• Neckline shaping: The front neckline is shaped by placing the centre stitches on hold, then working each shoulder separately. Stitches are decreased on each side of the neckline over several right-side rows — specifically binding off 3 stitches once, 2 stitches once, and 1 stitch three times — creating a smooth, rounded curve.
• Sleeve shaping (increasing): The sleeves are shaped with regular increases on both sides after the cuff. Depending on the size, increases are worked alternately in every 2nd and 4th row, and then in every 4th row, building the sleeve from a narrow cuff to a full sleeve cap width. This graduated increase method creates a well-fitted sleeve taper.
• Stitch pattern placement: The main body pattern is worked in a structured repeat of 13 stitches, flanked by edge stitches and plain stockinette columns, requiring careful stitch count management across sizes.
• Seaming: Once all pieces are complete, they are joined using standard seaming methods to assemble the finished sweater.

Stitches Used

• Garter stitch (kraus rechts): Used for the welts and cuffs, worked over approximately 1.5 cm (5 rows). Garter stitch is created by knitting every row, producing a ridged, non-curling fabric that lies flat — ideal for hems and cuffs on children's garments.
• Stockinette stitch (glatt rechts): Plain knit-side rows and purl-side rows form the smooth background fabric used between pattern repeats and for the initial sleeve increases before the pattern is established.
• Main textured pattern (Grundmuster): A repeating 13-stitch motif forms the primary decor