Mount Castle Peak Pullover in Schachenmayr Bravo Big Color

Mount Castle Peak Pullover in Schachenmayr Bravo Big Color – Free Knitting Pattern (Downloadable PDF)

The Mount Castle Peak Pullover is a cosy, super-chunky knitted pullover designed to be worked in Schachenmayr original Bravo Big Color yarn. The pattern is available as a free downloadable PDF and is sized for a single finished size: Size S. With its bold colour combination and satisfying large-needle construction, this sweater is an ideal project for knitters who want quick, rewarding results without sacrificing style.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a pullover sweater (jumper) featuring a generous ribbed collar, a classic body worked in stocking stitch, and set-in sleeves. The design combines two contrasting colourways of Bravo Big Color to create a visually striking finished garment. The construction is straightforward, making it accessible to confident beginner and intermediate knitters who are comfortable working in the round and flat on circular needles.

Yarn and Materials

• Schachenmayr original Bravo Big Color – a super-chunky weight yarn worked in two colourways:
• Türkis Tweed (colour reference Fb 00365) – 550 g required
• Anis Tweed (colour reference Fb 00371) – 300 g required
• Milward circular knitting needle, 9 mm – used for the ribbed collar and welt sections
• Milward circular knitting needle, 10 mm – used for the main body and sleeves
• Blunt-tipped wool needle (Wollsticknadel ohne Spitze) – for seaming and weaving in ends

Schachenmayr Bravo Big Color is a well-known super-chunky yarn celebrated for its soft handle and its self-striping or tweedy colour effects, which add visual interest without requiring the knitter to manage multiple balls simultaneously. The Tweed variants used here give the finished pullover a warm, textured appearance that suits the mountain-inspired name of the design.

Tension / Gauge

The stated tension for this pattern is 8 stitches and 12 rows to 10 × 10 cm, measured in stocking stitch on 10 mm needles. Achieving the correct tension is important for ensuring the finished pullover matches the intended Size S dimensions. Knitters are advised to work a tension swatch before beginning the main pieces.

Techniques Used

• Casting on – stitches are cast on at the start of each section (collar, back, and sleeves)
• Ribbing (Rippenmuster) – worked as a 1×1 rib, alternating one knit stitch and one purl stitch across each row; used for the collar and welt to create elasticity and structure
• Stocking stitch (Glatt rechts) – knit stitches on right-side rows, purl stitches on wrong-side rows; forms the smooth main fabric of the body and sleeves
• Shaping and casting off (Abketten) – gradual cast-off sequences are used for armhole and sleeve shaping, including casting off 1 stitch, then repeating decreases every 2nd row, creating a neat, fitted silhouette
• Seaming – the blunt wool needle is used to join the finished pieces together

Construction Details

The pullover is worked in separate flat pieces that are later seamed together. Key construction notes from the pattern include:

• The collar is begun by casting on 44 stitches with 9 mm needles in Türkis Tweed and working 16 cm in 1×1 rib
• The back piece is cast on with 38 stitches on 9