Pullover in Schachenmayr Soraya - 2209 - Downloadable PDF

Pullover in Schachenmayr Soraya – Free Knitting Pattern (PDF Download)

This free downloadable knitting pattern from Schachenmayr provides instructions for a cosy chunky pullover (sweater/jumper) worked in Schachenmayr Soraya yarn. The pattern is available in five sizes: 32/34, 36/38, 40/42, 44/46, and 48/50, making it accessible to a wide range of knitters looking for a versatile, wearable garment. Instructions for each size are presented together, with size-specific figures listed in sequence from smallest to largest throughout the pattern.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a classic pullover (jumper) — a comfortable, over-the-head sweater with a structured body. The chunky weight of the Schachenmayr Soraya yarn gives the finished piece a warm, substantial feel, making it an ideal project for autumn and winter knitting. The garment is knitted flat in pieces, with shaping worked through increases and decreases that are carefully coordinated to preserve the integrity of the main stitch pattern.

Yarn and Materials

• Yarn: Schachenmayr Soraya, a chunky weight yarn
• Needles: Two needle sizes are used — size 7–8 mm for the main pattern sections, and size 10–12 mm for sections worked with two strands held together
• The dual-needle-size approach creates intentional contrast in texture and fabric density across different parts of the pullover

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting — the pullover pieces are worked back and forth in rows
• Working with two strands held together — certain sections call for doubling the yarn on larger needles (size 10–12 mm) to create a denser, more textured fabric
• Shaping via increases and decreases — the pattern includes specific instructions for picking up horizontal bars between stitches to create increases, and working stitches together for decreases; knitters are explicitly reminded to keep the stitch pattern aligned when shaping
• Edge stitch (Randmasche) management — selvedge stitches are used consistently at the beginning and end of rows to create neat, seam-ready edges
• Gauge swatching — two separate tension swatches are required, one for each needle size and yarn configuration

Stitches Used

• Main pattern (Grundmuster) — a textured stitch pattern worked over a four-row repeat, creating a distinctive surface detail:
  • Row 1: Selvedge stitch, knit to last stitch, selvedge stitch
  • Row 2: Worked in purl
  • Row 3: A lifted increase technique — the right needle is inserted from front to back under the horizontal bar between the first and second stitches on the left needle, a loop is drawn up, then the first stitch is knitted and slipped off; this is repeated across the row
  • Row 4: The selvedge and first stitch are purled together, then each lifted loop is purled together with the following stitch across the row, ending with one purl stitch and a selvedge stitch
• Garter stitch (kraus rechts) — used in sections worked on the larger needles with two strands, producing a ridged, chunky texture with a gauge of approximately 7 stitches and 10 rows to 10 cm
• Stockinette stitch elements — individual stitches outside the main pattern repeat are worked as knit on right-side rows and purl on wrong-side rows
• Selvedge stitches (Randmaschen) — consistently worked at both edges of every row for clean finishing

Gauge

• Main pattern on 7–8 mm needles: 10 stitches and 16 rows =