Tiziana Kinder-Top in Schachenmayr - S10977DE - Downloadable PDF

Tiziana Kinder-Top by Schachenmayr – Knitted Children's Summer Top Pattern (S10977)

The Tiziana Kinder-Top (S10977) is a free, downloadable knitting pattern by the Schachenmayr Designstudio, designed to create a charming, lightweight summer top for children. The pattern is classified as intermediate in difficulty and covers five sizes to suit a wide range of children: 104, 116, 128, 140, and 152, making it a versatile project for knitters who want to create a wardrobe staple that grows with the child.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a knitted children's top — a sleeveless or short-sleeved upper-body garment suitable for warm weather. The design features classic construction with a front and back panel, shaped armhole openings, and a neatly finished neckline. The top is worked flat in separate pieces and then assembled, a traditional approach that gives knitters full control over shaping and finishing at each stage.

Key finished measurements vary by size. For reference, the lower width ranges from 30 cm (size 104) to 39 cm (size 152), the total height from 41 cm to 54 cm, and the neckline width from 14 cm to 18 cm. The armhole height ranges from 14 cm to 19 cm, and the shoulder width from 8 cm to 10.5 cm — proportions that reflect a well-fitted, comfortable children's garment.

Construction and Techniques

The Tiziana Kinder-Top is constructed using classic flat knitting techniques. The back and front pieces are worked separately from the cast-on edge upward, with clear shaping instructions provided for the armhole and neckline. Key construction techniques include:

• Long-tail or standard cast-on to begin both the back and front panels
• Armhole shaping — markers are placed at the sides after reaching the body height, and stitches are worked to create clean, defined armhole openings
• Neckline shaping — the back neckline is shaped by placing the central stitches on hold or binding off, with the number of stitches varying by size (ranging from 36 to 47 stitches for the back neck opening)
• Seaming and finishing — the completed front and back pieces are joined at the shoulders and sides to complete the garment

Because the pieces are worked flat on circular needles used in a back-and-forth manner, knitters benefit from the flexibility of a long cable while maintaining the structure of flat knitting — a common and practical approach for wider garment pieces.

Stitches Used

The primary stitch pattern used throughout this top is stockinette stitch (in German: glatt rechts), which creates the smooth, classic knitted fabric surface. Stockinette is worked by alternating knit rows on the right side and purl rows on the wrong side when knitting flat. This stitch is ideal for children's garments as it produces a soft, even fabric that drapes well and is comfortable against the skin.

• Stockinette stitch (glatt rechts) — used for the main body of both the front and back panels
• Shaping decreases and increases — used at the armhole and neckline to achieve the correct silhouette

Materials – Yarn and Needles

The pattern calls for yarn in the sport weight category, which is a fine, lightweight yarn well-suited to children's warm-weather garments. The recommended yarn is from Schachenmayr, consistent with the brand's own design series. The colorway referenced in the instructions is Altrosa (a muted, dusty rose tone), which gives the top a soft, classic aesthetic.

• Yarn weight: Sport
• Recommended brand: Schachenmayr
• Colorway referenced: Altrosa
• Needles: 3.0 mm circular knitting needles (long cable), used flat for the body panels