Mädchenpulli mit Loch- und Rippenmuster in Schachenmayr Catania Fine - S6929

Mädchenpulli mit Loch- und Rippenmuster – Free Knitting Pattern S6929 by Schachenmayr (Downloadable PDF)

This free downloadable knitting pattern from Schachenmayr, design reference S6929, provides instructions for a charming girls' pullover sweater featuring a delicate combination of eyelet (lace) patterning and ribbing. The design is available in three sizes — 62/68, 74/80, and 86/92 — making it suitable for babies and toddlers. The finished garment has a sweet, feminine character thanks to its openwork lace body, textured rib yoke, decorative fringe cast-on hem, and an apricot satin ribbon trim detail.

Garment Overview

The pullover is constructed in separate pieces — a back piece and, by implication from the pattern structure, a front piece — which are then seamed together. The design transitions from a lace eyelet section at the lower body to a ribbed section at the upper body and yoke, creating visual interest and a flattering fit. A back slit is worked at the upper back, fastened with a small button. The hem is finished with a decorative fringe cast-on (Fransenanschlag), giving the lower edge a playful, textured border rather than a conventional ribbed or sewn hem.

Techniques Used

• Fringe Cast-On (Fransenanschlag): A decorative cast-on method worked by looping yarn around the thumb and casting on groups of stitches, then binding off and repeating to create small fringe loops along the cast-on edge. This gives the sweater's hem a distinctive, ornamental finish.
• Eyelet / Lace Pattern (Lochmuster): The lower body of the sweater is worked in an eyelet or openwork lace pattern, creating a lightweight, airy fabric with decorative holes arranged in a regular repeat. The pattern repeat is 4 stitches wide, worked 23, 27, or 32 times across depending on the size.
• Ribbing (Rippenmuster): The upper body transitions into a rib pattern, worked on slightly larger needles. The ribbing alternates knit and purl stitches in a structured sequence, providing elasticity and a snug fit around the chest and shoulders.
• Decreasing: At the transition between the lace and rib sections, stitches are decreased evenly across a wrong-side row — 36, 42, or 48 stitches decreased by working pairs of stitches together through the back loop — to adjust the stitch count and tension for the rib pattern.
• Armhole Shaping: Armholes are shaped by binding off stitches at each side in a structured sequence, with initial bind-offs followed by decreases every other row.
• Back Slit: A centre back opening is created by doubling the centre stitch and then working each side separately for the required number of rows, allowing a button and loop closure to be added.
• Crochet Hook Usage: A crochet hook (size 2–3) is referenced in the materials, suggesting it is used for finishing details such as edging the slit or creating button loops.

Stitches Used

• Eyelet / Lace Stitch (Lochmuster): Worked flat over a 4-stitch repeat with yarn-overs and decreases to form the openwork pattern in the lower body.
• Knit Stitch (rechts stricken): Used throughout the ribbing and lace sections.
• Purl Stitch (links stricken): Used in wrong-side rows of the lace section and as part of the rib pattern.
• Rib Pattern (Rippenmuster): Worked as an alternating sequence of knit and purl stitches — specifically 1 purl, 4 knit, 1 purl in rotation — creating vertical columns of texture.
• Left-leaning Decrease (2 M links zusammenstricken): Two stitches worked together through the purl position, used for the mass decrease at the lace-to-rib transition.
• Bind-off (abketten