Longweste in Schachenmayr Aventica - S7568 - Downloadable PDF

Longweste in Schachenmayr Aventica – S7568: A Detailed Knitting Pattern Summary

This free downloadable PDF knitting pattern from Schachenmayr provides full instructions for a Longweste — a long, structured knitted waistcoat (sleeveless vest) worked in the brand's own Schachenmayr original Aventica yarn in the colourway Fb 00092 nepal color. The design is available in five sizes, ranging from XS through to XL, making it a versatile project for knitters of varying experience levels who enjoy working with textured stitch patterns on chunky-weight yarn.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a long waistcoat — a sleeveless, body-length knitted vest designed to be a statement layering piece. The pattern is constructed in separate pieces: a back panel (Rückenteil), a left front panel (Linkes Vorderteil), and by implication a right front panel, which are then seamed together. The back piece is worked to a total height of 76 cm, giving the garment its characteristic longline silhouette. The front and back pieces are begun with the same colour repeat of the yarn, and knitters are advised to start each piece from either the outside or inside of the ball depending on how the skein is wound, in order to keep the colour sequence consistent across all panels.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting on straight needles, working the back and front pieces separately before seaming
• Ribbing (Bündchenmuster) worked as a welt at the cast-on edge of each piece, approximately 10 cm in depth, creating a neat, elasticated border
• Cable and diamond patterning (Zopf/Rautenmuster) — the main body stitch pattern, worked over a 20-stitch repeat that is worked three times across the width of the back, flanked by additional stitches depending on the size being knitted
• Stocking stitch reverse (glatt links) — used as a background or fill fabric on either side of the central cable and diamond panel, with the number of these stitches increasing with each size (from none in XS up to 12 stitches per side in XL)
• Increasing stitches mid-setup row for sizes S and L to achieve the correct stitch count for the pattern repeat
• Casting off (Abketten) at the top of each piece once the required height is reached
• Circular needle technique — a 80 cm circular needle in the same size is listed among the materials, suggesting it is used for finishing, picking up stitches for borders, or working a neckband or button band

Stitches Used

• Bündchenmuster (ribbing) — the cast-on welt, worked with knit stitches at each end of the row framing the rib pattern, creating a tidy selvedge
• Zopf/Rautenmuster (cable and diamond pattern) — the central decorative stitch pattern, worked over a 20-stitch rapport repeated three times across the back; this type of pattern typically combines twisted stitches or cable crossings with a diamond lattice of knit and purl stitches to create a deeply textured, three-dimensional fabric
• Glatt links (reverse stocking stitch) — smooth purl-face fabric used to flank the cable panel, adding width to larger sizes while keeping the focus on the central texture
• Randmaschen (selvedge/edge stitches) — worked at both ends of every row to create clean, seam-ready edges

Tension and Gauge

Two separate tension swatches are given for this pattern, reflecting the two main stitch structures used in the garment:

• Cable and diamond pattern (Zopf/Rautenmuster): 20 stitches and 22 rows = 10 x 10 cm
• Reverse stocking stitch (glatt links): 16 stitches and 22 rows = 10 x 10 cm