Kinderjacke in Schachenmayr Catania - 4807

Kinderjacke in Schachenmayr Catania – Crochet Children's Jacket Pattern (Design 4807)

This free downloadable PDF pattern from Schachenmayr (Design 4807) provides instructions for crocheting a charming children's jacket worked in Schachenmayr Catania, a popular sport-weight yarn. The pattern is published by Coats PLC under the Schachenmayr label and is offered as a Gratisanleitung (free pattern), making it an accessible project for crocheters looking to create a beautifully structured garment for children.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a children's jacket (Kinderjacke) designed with a classic, structured silhouette. The jacket is worked in two sizes, accommodating different child measurements, and features a neat neckline shaping, armhole shaping, and separate front and back panels that are joined seamlessly. The construction method and stitch pattern give the finished jacket a refined, lacy appearance typical of filet crochet garments.

Construction Method

One of the defining features of this pattern is its clever one-piece construction up to the armhole. The jacket body is crocheted in a single piece from the lower edge upward until the armhole shaping begins, which helps reduce seaming and keeps the fabric consistent. Specifically:

• The work begins by casting on 198 (210) chain stitches, corresponding to 64 (68) filet squares.
• After reaching a height of 21 (23) cm, the work is divided for the armholes: each front panel continues over 13 (14) filet squares, while the back panel is worked over the central 26 (28) filet squares.
• At the armhole division, 11 squares on each side are left unworked to form the armhole openings.
• The back panel is completed first. After reaching 35 (38) cm total height, the central 8 filet squares are left unworked to shape the neckline, and both shoulder sections are finished separately.
• Neckline shaping on the back is achieved by decreasing 1 filet square diagonally in each row, creating a neat angled edge.
• The back panel is complete at 37 (40) cm total height.
• The front panels are each worked over their respective 13 (14) filet squares, with shaping details referenced in the pattern schematic.

Techniques Used

This pattern makes extensive use of filet crochet, a traditional technique that creates an open, grid-like fabric by alternating filled and open squares within a regular mesh structure. Filet crochet is well-suited to garment construction because it produces a lightweight yet structured fabric. Key techniques in this pattern include:

• Filet crochet — the primary construction technique, worked from a chart (Häkelschrift) and a schematic (Schnitt)
• Working in one piece to the armhole, reducing seams in the body
• Armhole shaping by leaving squares unworked at the division point
• Neckline shaping through diagonal decreases of one filet square per row
• Separate finishing of front and back panels after the armhole division
• Reading and following a crochet chart (Häkelschrift) in combination with a garment schematic for all increases and decreases

Stitches Used

As a filet crochet pattern, the stitch vocabulary is focused but precise. The construction relies on the foundational stitches of filet crochet:

• Chain stitches (Luftmaschen) — used for the initial cast-on and to form open mesh squares within the filet grid
• Double crochet stitches (the equivalent of Stäbchen