Long Top with Lace in Schachenmayr Catania Color - 6652

Long Top with Lace Pattern in Schachenmayr Catania Color – Pattern 6652

This free downloadable PDF knitting pattern, numbered 6652 and published by Schachenmayr, provides instructions for a long pullover top featuring an openwork lace pattern throughout the body. Known in the original German as a Longpulli mit Lochmuster, this garment is a stylish, relaxed-fit long top designed to be worn as a statement piece. The pattern is available in three sizes — 38/40, 42/44, and 46/48 — making it accessible to a range of knitters and body types.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a long knitted top with a distinctive lace (openwork) stitch pattern across the main body, a ribbed hem and cuffs, and a wide, generously proportioned funnel or cowl collar. The total height of the garment body reaches 64 cm, giving it the elongated silhouette typical of a longline pullover. The design is worked in two flat pieces — a back and a front — which are then seamed at the sides, with the collar worked separately in the round. The result is a lightweight, airy top suited to warmer seasons or layering.

Sizes and Fit

• Size 38/40: Cast on 122 stitches for the body ribbing, increasing to 147 stitches for the lace section
• Size 42/44: Cast on 134 stitches, increasing to 159 stitches
• Size 46/48: Cast on 146 stitches, increasing to 171 stitches

Instructions throughout the pattern follow the format of listing the smallest size first, with the two larger sizes in parentheses separated by a slash. Where only one figure appears, it applies to all sizes.

Materials Required

The pattern calls for Schachenmayr original Catania Color, a sport weight yarn, in the following quantities:

• 450 g for size 38/40
• 500 g for sizes 42/44 and 46/48

The colorway shown in the original pattern photography is no longer available; the pattern suggests shade 00180 aqua color as an alternative. Catania Color is a smooth, mercerized cotton-blend sport weight yarn well suited to lace and openwork knitting, as its stitch definition allows the eyelet pattern to show clearly and the fabric to block beautifully.

The needles required are:

• Prym knitting needles size 3 mm — used for the ribbed hem and cuff sections
• Prym knitting needles size 3.5 mm — used for the main lace body
• A 60–80 cm circular knitting needle size 3 mm — used for working the collar in the round

Techniques and Construction

The garment is constructed using classic flat knitting for the front and back pieces, which are then finished and seamed. The collar is worked in the round on a circular needle. This combination of flat and circular knitting makes the pattern a great project for knitters who are comfortable with both methods.

Ribbed Hem (Bündchenmuster)

Both the back and front pieces begin with 12 cm of ribbing worked on the smaller 3 mm needles. The ribbing provides a neat, elasticated edge that keeps the hem from flaring. At the end of the ribbing section, stitches are increased evenly across the final wrong-side row — 25 stitches added in total — before transitioning to the larger needles and the lace pattern. This increase ensures the lace section has the correct stitch count to accommodate the 12-stitch repeat.

Lace (Openwork) Pattern — Lochmuster

The main body of the top is worked in a 12-stitch repeat lace pattern on 3.5 mm needles. The stitch layout is structured as: