Damenpullover in Schachenmayr Catania and Catania Color - 4752 - Downloadable PDF

Damenpullover in Schachenmayr Catania and Catania Color – Pattern 4752

This free downloadable knitting pattern from Schachenmayr guides you through creating a beautifully structured women's pullover sweater featuring a striking combination of colourwork stripes and a classic cable panel. The design is available in two sizes — Size 36/38 and Size 40/42 — and showcases the versatility of sport-weight cotton yarn worked across a generous total height of 66.5 cm. The finished garment is elegant yet wearable, blending textural interest with a sophisticated multi-colour stripe sequence.

Garments and Designs Included

Women's Striped Pullover with Cable Panel

The pattern produces a single women's pullover with a V-neckline, shaped armhole openings, and shoulder shaping. The front and back are worked separately and then assembled. The standout design feature is a 29-stitch cable panel running vertically up the centre front, flanked on each side by smooth stockinette sections worked in a carefully sequenced stripe pattern. The back is worked entirely in stockinette with the same stripe sequence, giving the garment a clean, classic reverse.

Stripe Sequence and Colourwork

The multi-colour stripe sequence is a key design element and is precisely specified in the pattern. The stripe sequence for both the front and back panels is as follows:

• 32 rows in Khaki
• 12 rows in Jeans
32 rows in Khaki
• 22 rows in Fresh
• 12 rows in Khaki
• 22 rows in Fresh
• 14 rows in Khaki — totalling 146 rows

After completing the stripe sequence, the work continues in Apfel (Apple green), which forms the upper body, armhole shaping zone, and V-neck shaping area. This thoughtful colour progression creates a bold yet harmonious visual rhythm across the garment.

Construction and Shaping Techniques

Cast-On Method

The pattern specifies the Kreuzanschlag (cross cast-on), a traditional German cast-on technique worked using a single strand from the ball and a doubled tail strand. The tail must be at least twice the length of the required cast-on edge. This method creates a firm, elastic foundation edge that is well-suited to the sport-weight cotton yarn used throughout the project.

Back Panel Construction

The back is cast on with 125 stitches for size 36/38 or 135 stitches for size 40/42 in Khaki, then worked entirely in stockinette stitch (glatt rechts) following the stripe sequence. Armhole shaping begins at a height of 42.5 cm (after 6 rows worked in Apfel). Stitches are bound off on both sides as follows: 3 stitches once, then in every right-side row 3 stitches once, 2 stitches twice, and 1 stitch five times, reducing to 95/105 stitches. After 22 cm (80 rows) of armhole depth, shoulder shaping begins with bind-offs of 3/4 stitches five times on each side in every second row. Simultaneously, the neckline is shaped by binding off the central 55 stitches and then decreasing 2 stitches twice and 1 stitch once on each side in every second row.

Front Panel Construction

The front is cast on with 129 stitches for size 36/38 or 139 stitches for size 40/42 in Khaki. The front is worked in three simultaneous vertical sections: 50/55 stitches in stockinette on the left, a central 29-stitch cable panel, and 50/55 stitches in stockinette on the right — all following the same stripe