Tianie Top in Schachenmayr Cotton Bambulino - S10996 - Downloadable PDF

Tianie Top Crochet Pattern by Schachenmayr – Free Downloadable PDF (S10996)

The Tianie Top is a women's crocheted summer top designed by the Schachenmayr Designstudio and offered as a free downloadable PDF (pattern number S10996). This intermediate-friendly project produces a lightweight, relaxed-fit top suitable for warm weather, worked in a sport-weight yarn that keeps the finished fabric breathable and soft against the skin. The pattern is sized to fit a range of women's measurements, from XS through XL, with bust measurements spanning approximately 32/34 cm to 48/50 cm and total lengths ranging from 51 cm to 55 cm depending on size.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a women's pullover-style top with a defined back and front panel, shaped armholes, a structured neckline, and a decorative trim worked in the round. Key structural measurements include:

• Width at the bottom: 40 cm (XS) to 56 cm (XL)
• Length from border to armhole: 33 cm across all sizes
• Armhole width: 4 cm across all sizes
• Armhole height: 18 cm (XS) to 22 cm (XL)
• Shoulder width: 8 cm (XS) to 12 cm (XL)
• Neck width: 16 cm (XS) to 24 cm (XL)
• Total length: 51 cm (XS) to 55 cm (XL)

The top is designed with a clean silhouette, making it a versatile wardrobe piece that can be dressed up or worn casually. Its relatively straightforward construction — two main panels plus a trim — makes it an accessible project for crocheters who are comfortable working beyond the beginner level.

Techniques Used

The Tianie Top employs a combination of flat and in-the-round crochet construction. The back and front panels are worked flat in rows, while the trim is worked in rounds, giving the finishing edges a neat, polished appearance. Understanding both methods is helpful before beginning this pattern.

• Working in rows: The main body panels are crocheted back and forth in rows, following a stitch pattern that repeats over a 2-stitch unit in width. Rows 1–3 of the pattern are worked once in height to establish the design.
• Working in rounds: The trim is constructed according to Chart B, worked in rounds. Each round begins with either 2 or 3 replacement chain stitches (used in place of a turning chain) and is closed with a slip stitch into the top of the replacement chain. All rounds are read from right to left on the chart.
• Shaping with decreases: Armhole shaping is achieved through a specific decrease technique. After the 2 replacement chains at the beginning of a row, the 2nd and 3rd single crochets are worked together to form the first decrease. At the end of the row, the 2nd and 3rd single crochets from the last stitch are worked together, followed by a single crochet to complete the row. This method creates smooth, gradual shaping along the armhole edges.
• Chart reading: The pattern includes at least one stitch chart (Chart B for the trim), requiring the crocheter to be comfortable reading crochet symbol charts.

Stitches Used

The Tianie Top is built primarily around fundamental crochet stitches, making it approachable for intermediate crocheters who have moved past the basics:

• Single crochet (sc): The primary stitch used throughout the body panels and in the shaping rows. Single crochet produces a dense, structured fabric that holds its shape well in a sport-weight yarn.
• Single crochet two together (sc2tog): Used to create the armhole decreases, this stitch joins two stitches into one to reduce stitch count and shape the garment.
• Chain stitch (ch): Used for replacement chains at the beginning of rows and rounds,