Rosa Shirt in Schachenmayr - S10976DE - Downloadable PDF

Rosa Shirt – Knitting Pattern Summary (Schachenmayr S10976)

The Rosa Shirt (S10976) is a knitted top designed by Dorothea Neumann for Schachenmayr, available as a free downloadable PDF. Rated as an advanced knitting project, this garment is a stylish, striped summer shirt constructed in the round and worked in a sport-weight cotton yarn. It is sized for children or youths in sizes 110/116, 122/128, and 134/140, making it a versatile wardrobe piece for growing wearers.

What Is Being Made

The Rosa Shirt is a fitted knitted top featuring a structured striped colorwork design worked across the body. The garment is constructed using circular knitting techniques, with shaping details incorporated throughout. The finished shirt has a clean, polished appearance thanks to its carefully sequenced stripe pattern worked in three coordinating colors.

Yarn and Materials

The recommended yarn is Schachenmayr Pyramid Cotton, a sport-weight cotton yarn sold in 50 g balls with approximately 175 meters per ball. Three colors are used:

• Color A – Fb 00036 (Orchidee / Orchid): 1 ball for size 110/116; 2 balls each for sizes 122/128 and 134/140
• Color B – Fb 00047 (Flieder / Lilac): 1 ball for size 110/116; 2 balls each for sizes 122/128 and 134/140
• Color C – Fb 00005 (Beige): 1 ball for size 110/116; 2 balls each for sizes 122/128 and 134/140

The use of Pyramid Cotton gives the finished shirt a breathable, lightweight quality ideal for warmer seasons. Cotton yarn also provides excellent stitch definition, which is particularly beneficial when working the structured stripe sequences and shaping details present in this design.

Techniques Used

As an advanced-level knitting pattern, the Rosa Shirt incorporates a range of techniques that require familiarity with knitting in the round and garment shaping. Key techniques include:

• Knitting in the round (circular knitting) – the body is worked in rounds rather than flat rows, creating a seamless construction
• Stripe sequencing – a precise, multi-round stripe repeat is followed throughout, alternating between Colors A, B, and C in specific round counts
• Increases – including picking up and knitting into the Querfaden (the bar between stitches) in a twisted manner to create neat, invisible increases, as well as doubling a stitch by working both a regular and a twisted knit stitch from the same stitch
• Decreases – including the 2 M überzogen zusammenstricken technique: slipping one stitch as if to knit, knitting the next stitch, then passing the slipped stitch over, producing a left-leaning decrease
• Stitch pattern variation – the stripe sequence specifies sections worked in glatt rechts (stockinette / smooth knit) as the default, with some rounds worked in glatt links (reverse stockinette), adding textural contrast at specific points in the design

Stitches Used

• Stockinette stitch (glatt rechts) – the primary stitch pattern, worked in the round by knitting every round
• Reverse stockinette (glatt links) – used selectively within the stripe sequence, worked by purling every round when knitting in the round
• Twisted knit stitch (rechts verschränkt) – used in increase sections to close gaps and maintain a tidy fabric
• Slip-stitch decrease (2 M überzogen zusammenstricken) – a standard left-leaning decrease used for shaping

Stripe Sequence

The stripe pattern is a defining feature of the Rosa Shirt and is worked in a specific repeating sequence. The pattern begins with 4 rounds of reverse