Pullover in Schachenmayr Egypto Cotton - 4856

Pullover in Schachenmayr Egypto Cotton – Knitted Baby Jumper with Colourwork Pattern (PDF 4856)

This free downloadable knitting pattern from Schachenmayr provides instructions for a charming baby and toddler pullover worked in the brand's own Schachenmayr original Egypto Cotton yarn. The design is available in two sizes, covering sizes 62/68 and 74/80, making it suitable for babies and young toddlers. The finished garment is a classic set-in-sleeve jumper featuring a decorative colourwork panel across the body and sleeves, a garter stitch border detail, and a practical button placket at the back neck for easy dressing.

Design Overview and Construction

The pullover is constructed in separate flat-knitted pieces — a back, front, and two sleeves — which are then seamed together at the end. The back and front are worked from the bottom upward, beginning with a foundation row and then continuing in the main colourwork pattern. The sleeves are shaped with regular increases along both sides to create a traditional tapered sleeve silhouette before being sewn into the armholes. This classic construction method is ideal for knitters who prefer working flat and seaming, as it allows each piece to be blocked individually before assembly.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting – all pieces are worked back and forth in rows rather than in the round
• Colourwork from a chart – the main pattern (Grundmuster) is worked following a knitting chart, with right-side rows worked according to the chart symbols and wrong-side rows worked as indicated in the key
• Garter stitch borders (Kraus) – every row knitted on the right side; used for the button and buttonhole plackets at the neck opening, giving a neat, non-rolling edge
• Sleeve shaping with paired increases – stitches are increased on both sides alternately every 6th and 8th row (size 62/68) or every 8th row with one additional 6th-row increase (size 74/80), building the sleeve cap gradually
• Neck shaping with cast-offs – centre stitches are placed on hold and stitches are decreased on both sides in every second row to shape the round neckline
• Buttonhole construction – worked by casting off two stitches and recasting them on in the following row; the pattern includes 4 buttonholes total across the front and back plackets
• Picking up stitches for the neck facings, including stitches picked up from the side edges of the underlap and overlap sections
• Blocking by dampening – finished pieces are pinned to shape, moistened, and left to dry before seaming

Stitches Used

• Garter stitch (Kraus) – every row knitted; used for plackets and borders
• Charted colourwork pattern (Grundmuster) – the main stitch pattern worked from a written chart, with rows 3–26 repeated throughout after the initial set-up rows 1 and 2; the pattern repeat is positioned differently depending on the piece, with starting points indicated by arrows labelled Pfeil A and Pfeil B on the chart
• Knit stitch on right-side rows as the foundation of the colourwork design

Tension and Needle Size

The pattern specifies a tension (gauge) of 24 stitches and 46 rows to 10 × 10 cm measured over the main colourwork pattern using 3–4 mm knitting needles. Achieving this tension is important for the garment to come out in the correct size, and knitters are encouraged to work a tension swatch before beginning.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Schachenmayr original Egypto Cotton, a 4-ply weight cotton yarn, in three colourways:
  • Royal (shade 215) – 150 g (size 62/68) or 200 g (size 74/80); used