Sweater in Schachenmayr Catania - 5370

Schachenmayr Catania Jacquard Sweater – Free Knitting Pattern (PDF Download, Sizes 50/56–86/92)

This free downloadable PDF pattern from Schachenmayr provides instructions for knitting a colorwork pullover sweater worked in Jacquard (stranded colorwork) technique. The pattern is designed across four size ranges — 50/56, 62/68, 74/80, and 86/92 — making it suitable for babies and young toddlers. It is knitted in Schachenmayr Catania, a popular sport weight cotton yarn, and uses a combination of multiple colors including Orchidee, Marine, Sonne, and Orange to create vibrant, structured colorwork motifs.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a pullover sweater featuring a front and back body worked with a carefully sequenced series of colorwork pattern bands. The sweater is constructed with distinct stitch pattern sections that alternate between solid-color rows and multicolor Jacquard motif rows, giving the finished garment a bold, graphic appearance typical of traditional stranded knitting.

Colorwork Patterns and Sequence

The pattern includes multiple named Jacquard chart sections, each worked from a charted grid:

• Jacquardmuster A1 – worked over 6 rows in stranded colorwork following chart A
• Jacquardmuster B1 – worked over 2 rows following chart B
• Jacquardmuster C1 and C2 – each worked over rows 1–4 of chart C, in Jacquard technique
• Jacquardmuster D1 and D2 – each worked over rows 1–4 of chart D, in Jacquard technique

Between the Jacquard motif sections, solid-color rows are worked in Orchidee and Marine. A distinctive alternating single-stitch stripe detail is also incorporated, where Sonne and Orange stitches alternate across a row, always beginning and ending with a Sonne stitch. All colorwork charts are centered and the repeat is worked symmetrically on both sides, with edge stitches adjusted as needed.

Knitting Techniques Used

• Jacquard (stranded colorwork) knitting – carrying two or more yarn colors across the row and working stitches from a charted grid; this is the primary decorative technique throughout the sweater body
• Glatt rechts (stockinette stitch) – the base fabric is smooth stockinette, worked in the round or flat; all colorwork sections are rendered in stockinette using Jacquard technique
• Chart-based pattern reading – all Jacquard sections are worked from numbered stitch charts (Zählmuster); the pattern notes that different symbols carry different meanings and directs knitters to consult the symbol key (Zeichenerklärung)
• Pattern centering and repeat adjustment – all motifs are divided from the center outward, with the repeat mirrored on both sides and remaining stitches adjusted at the edges

Stitches Used

• Stockinette stitch (Glatt rechts) – the foundational stitch throughout the sweater body and colorwork sections
• Edge stitches (Randmaschen) – selvedge stitches are maintained at each side throughout
• Alternating single-stitch color rows – a decorative technique where individual stitches in two contrasting colors (Sonne and Orange) are alternated across a row within the Marine section

Gauge

The stated gauge for this pattern is 25 stitches and 38 rows = 10 × 10 cm, achieved using needles sized 2.5 to 3.5 mm. Achieving the correct gauge is essential for the colorwork motifs to align properly and for the finished sweater to match the intended sizing.

Materials

• Yarn: Schachenmayr