Liz Pullover in Adriafil Memphis - Downloadable PDF

Liz Pullover in Adriafil Memphis – Free Knitting Pattern for Children (Age 6)

The Liz Pullover is a charming children's knitted sweater designed for age 6, worked in Adriafil Memphis yarn at a worsted weight. This free downloadable PDF pattern combines classic ribbed edgings with decorative cable and plait stitches on the front panel, creating a textured, visually interesting pullover that is both practical and stylish for everyday wear. The design is constructed in separate pieces — back, front, and two sleeves — which are then seamed together, making it an approachable project for knitters with some experience in shaping and cable work.

Materials Required

• Yarn: 250 g of Adriafil Memphis — 50 g in white (shade no. 02) and 200 g in beige (shade no. 12)
• Knitting needles: no. 4 and no. 4½
• Cable needle: no. 4½
• Tapestry needle for finishing and seaming

Tension and Gauge

Achieving the correct gauge is essential for sizing accuracy. With knitting needles no. 4½ in stock stitch, the tension is 19 stitches and 24 rows to 10 x 10 cm. When working the decorative pattern stitches featured on the front, the gauge changes slightly to 21 stitches and 28 rows to 10 x 10 cm with the same needle size. Knitters should always swatch before beginning to ensure the finished garment matches the intended measurements for a 6-year-old child.

Stitches and Techniques Used

• Elastic rib stitch — used for the lower edgings and cuffs, worked over the first 4 rows as a neat, stretchy border
• 2/2 rib stitch — a classic two-knit, two-purl rib that follows the elastic rib rows and continues until the edging measures 3.5 cm, providing structure and elasticity at hems and cuffs
• Stock stitch — the primary body fabric of the back and sleeves, worked with knit needles no. 4½ after the ribbed edging is complete
• Garter stitch — listed among the pattern stitches used in the design
• Large plait stitch — a cable worked over 6 stitches; on Row 5, three stitches are placed on the cable needle in front of the work, the next three stitches are knitted, and then the held stitches are knitted, creating a left-leaning cable cross; the pattern repeats on a 7-row sequence
• Small plait stitch — a cable worked over 4 stitches, following a similar knit-and-purl row structure to create a narrower twisted rope effect

Construction and Shaping

The back is cast on with 68 stitches in beige using needles no. 4, beginning with the elastic rib and 2/2 rib edging before switching to needles no. 4½ for the stock stitch body. Armhole shaping begins at 22 cm from the cast-on edge, with 5 stitches bound off on each side. The shoulders are completed after a further 13 cm of armhole depth.

The front is cast on with a wider 80 stitches to accommodate the decorative cable panel, which is worked from a chart included in the PDF. The front follows the same armhole shaping as the back. Neckline shaping begins at 30 cm from the cast-on edge: the central 12 stitches are bound off, and the two sides are worked separately with decreases of 2 stitches every 2 rows, repeated 5 times. After 5 cm of neckline shaping, the remaining shoulder stitches are bound off.

The sleeves are cast on with 30 stitches in beige on needles no. 4, worked through the same ribbed edging sequence, then continued in stock stitch on needles no. 4½ with sleeve shaping increases worked on each side as