Ladie’s Sweater in SMC Select Reflect - 1898

Ladies' Short-Sleeve Pullover Sweater in SMC Select Reflect

Project Overview

This is a downloadable knitting pattern for a ladies' short-sleeve pullover sweater, Design 1898, created by Schachenmayr. The pattern is available in multiple sizes with detailed instructions for constructing a classic, versatile garment suitable for everyday wear.

What Is Being Made

A women's short-sleeve pullover sweater (Damen-Kurzarmpullover) featuring a fitted silhouette. The design includes a body, sleeves, and neckline worked in various stitch patterns to create visual interest and texture throughout the garment.

Yarn and Materials

Yarn: SMC Select Reflect, a breathable blend of 52% viscose and 48% cotton with approximately 120 meters per 50 grams. The yarn weight is DK (double knit), making it suitable for drape and comfort in warmer seasons. Color: Sonne (shade 04108). Yardage requirements range from 250 to 450 grams depending on the size selected.

Needles and Tools: Milward brand knitting needles in sizes 4½ and 5 (metric sizing). The pattern requires straight needles as well as two circular needles measuring 80 centimeters and 60 centimeters in length for working seamless sections and ribbing.

Knitting Techniques and Stitches

The sweater incorporates several fundamental knitting techniques to create its structure and visual design:

• Garter Stitch (Kraus rechts): Alternating knit and purl rounds to create a textured, reversible fabric with horizontal ridges. This stitch is often used for borders and edges.
• Stockinette Stitch Variations: The pattern uses both smooth stockinette (Glatt rechts) worked on right-side rows with knit stitches and wrong-side rows with purl stitches, and reverse stockinette (Glatt links) for textural contrast.
• Eyelet Lace Pattern (Lochmuster): A decorative openwork stitch created using yarn overs and decreases, charted in the pattern schematic. The eyelets are worked on right-side rows only, with return rows worked in pattern as stitches appear, and yarn overs purled on the return side to maintain stitch integrity.

Pattern Construction

The pattern provides graded sizing instructions presented in sequence from smallest to largest, with measurements separated by dashes. Where only a single measurement appears, it applies uniformly across all sizes. This systematic approach ensures consistent fit across the size range while maintaining design proportions.

The use of circular needles allows for seamless construction in the round, reducing finishing work and creating a more professional finish. The combination of garter stitch, stockinette, and eyelet lace creates a garment with both structural integrity and elegant visual appeal suitable for spring and summer wear.