Mädchenpullover mit Strukturmuster, Mütze und Tasche in Schachenmayr Merino Extrafine 85 - S7048B - Downloadable PDF

Mädchenpullover mit Strukturmuster, Mütze und Tasche in Schachenmayr Merino Extrafine 85 – Pattern Summary (S7048B)

This free downloadable PDF knitting pattern from Schachenmayr presents three coordinating projects for girls: a textured-stitch pullover sweater, a hat (Mütze), and a bag (Tasche). All three designs are worked in Schachenmayr Merino Extrafine 85, a premium merino wool yarn in the aran weight category, making the set a beautifully cohesive collection ideal for gifting or everyday wear.

The Pullover (Pullover)

The centerpiece of this pattern is a girls' pullover sweater featuring an all-over Strukturmuster (textured stitch pattern), worked from a charted stitch diagram. The sweater is knitted in three sizes to fit children aged approximately 98/104, 116/122, and 128/134 (European sizing), making it suitable for girls from toddler to early school age.

Construction and Shaping

The pullover is constructed in classic flat pieces — a back (Rückenteil) and a front (Vorderteil) — which are then seamed together. The back piece is cast on with 81 (89/97) stitches using Milward knitting needles size 5–6 and worked straight in the textured pattern until a height of 39 (44/49) cm, after which stitches are cast off evenly. The front piece is worked identically until the neckline shaping begins at 38 (43/48) cm in height. The center 19 stitches are placed on hold, and stitches are decreased on each side every second row — first 3 stitches, then 2 stitches — to form a neat, rounded neckline. A double-pointed needle set (Nadelspiel) in size 4–5 is used to pick up and work the neckband in the round.

Stitch Pattern and Techniques

The Grundmuster (main textured pattern) is charted over a 12-row repeat, with only right-side (Hinreihen) rows shown in the chart; wrong-side (Rückreihen) rows are worked as the stitches appear or as specifically indicated. The pattern repeat spans 8 stitches, worked 9 (10/11) times across the fabric. An important technical note: after the 5th pattern row, there are temporarily 2 extra stitches on the needle due to increases within the pattern; these are resolved by the 11th pattern row, returning to the original stitch count. This is a hallmark of textured knitting that creates subtle three-dimensional surface interest.

Additional stitch techniques used in the pullover include:

• Glatt rechts (stockinette stitch) – used for certain sections and as a gauge reference
• Kraus rechts (garter stitch) – also referenced in gauge and used for finishing details
• Strukturmuster (textured pattern) – the primary decorative stitch worked from a chart
• Neckline shaping via symmetrical bind-offs on both sides
• In-the-round finishing on a double-pointed needle set for the neckband

Gauge (Maschenprobe)

Achieving the correct gauge is essential for proper sizing. The pattern specifies the following tension measurements, all worked on Milward needles size 5–6:

• Grundmuster (slightly stretched widthwise): 22 stitches and 24 rows = 10 × 10 cm
• Glatt rechts (stockinette): 16 stitches and 23 rounds = 10 × 10 cm
• Kraus rechts (garter stitch): 16 stitches and 30 rows = 10 × 10