Child’s Sweater with Textured in Schachenmayr Sun City - S6939 - Downloadable PDF

Child's Sweater with Textured Pattern in Schachenmayr Sun City – Pattern S6939

This free downloadable knitting pattern from Schachenmayr (pattern number S6939) guides knitters through creating a child's pullover sweater featuring a beautiful textured stitch pattern. The design is available in three size ranges — 110/116, 122/128, and 134/140 — making it suitable for children roughly aged 5 through 10. The pattern is written in German and is offered as a free PDF download, making it an accessible and rewarding project for knitters who enjoy working textured fabric on children's garments.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern calls for Schachenmayr Sun City yarn in the colourway tinte (shade 00250), a deep ink blue tone that gives the finished sweater a classic, versatile look. The yarn is an aran weight, which knits up relatively quickly and produces a fabric with good stitch definition — ideal for showcasing the textured pattern used throughout this design.

• Yarn quantity: 350 g (size 110/116), 400 g (size 122/128), or 450 g (size 134/140)
• Needles: Prym straight knitting needles and a double-pointed needle set, both in size 3.5–4.5 mm
• Yarn brand: Schachenmayr original Sun City

Construction Overview

The sweater is constructed in flat pieces — a back, a front, and two sleeves — which are then seamed together at the shoulders and sides during finishing. This classic construction method is well suited to knitters of all experience levels who are comfortable working from a schematic and following stitch pattern repeats across multiple pieces.

Back Panel

The back is cast on with 75 (81/87) stitches and begins with 7 rows of seed stitch (Perlmuster), starting with a wrong-side row. After the seed stitch border, the work transitions into the main textured pattern (Grundmuster), which is worked over a 6-stitch repeat, repeated 11 (12/13) times across the row with additional edge stitches as charted. The textured pattern is worked in two distinct phases: the first and second pattern rows are repeated until a total height of 22 (24/26) cm is reached, after which rows 3 through 20 are worked once, and then rows 21 and 22 are repeated to the end. The neckline shaping begins at 38 (44/48) cm in height, where the central 21 (23/25) stitches are cast off straight, and after 2 more rows, 3 stitches are cast off on each side once. The remaining 24 (26/28) shoulder stitches are cast off straight at a total height of 40 (46/50) cm.

Front Panel

The front is worked identically to the back until the neckline shaping, which begins earlier — at 35 (40/44) cm — to create a deeper, more open front neck. The central 9 (11/13) stitches are cast off straight, and then on each side, stitches are decreased in every second row: 3 stitches once, then 2 stitches twice, then 1 stitch twice. This gradual shaping creates a neat, rounded neckline. The remaining 24 (26/28) shoulder stitches are cast off at the same total height as the back — 40 (46/50) cm — ensuring the shoulder seams align perfectly.

Sleeves

Each sleeve is cast on with 39 (45/45) stitches and also begins with 7 rows of seed stitch, starting with a wrong-side row. The main textured pattern is then worked, with the 6-stitch repeat worked 5 (6/6) times across, and the first and second pattern rows repeated throughout the sleeve length. Sleeve shaping is achieved by increasing 1 stitch