Sweater and Beanie in Eyelet Pattern in Schachenmayr Catania - S9024AB - Downloadable PDF

Sweater and Beanie in Eyelet Pattern – Schachenmayr Catania S9024 A & B Knitting Pattern Summary

This downloadable PDF from Schachenmayr (pattern reference S9024 A and B) provides instructions for two coordinating knitted pieces: a fitted sweater (Shirt) and a matching Beanie hat, both featuring a delicate eyelet (Ajour) lace pattern. The pattern is a free download and is ideal for knitters who want to create a lightweight, warm-weather set with elegant openwork detailing. Both designs are worked in Schachenmayr Catania, a popular sport-weight cotton yarn known for its smooth finish, stitch definition, and vibrant colour range.

Design S9024 A – Eyelet Sweater (Shirt)

What Is Being Made

The sweater is a classic pullover-style garment knitted in separate front and back panels that are seamed together. It is offered in three sizes: 36/38, 42/44, and 48/50 (European sizing), making it suitable for a range of adult figures. The design combines a structured ribbed body with a decorative eyelet lace yoke (Passe) on the front panel, giving the finished garment a refined, feminine look.

Construction and Techniques

• Cast-on method: A double twisted cast-on (doppelter Kreuzanschlag) is used, which creates a firm, elastic edge well suited to ribbed fabric.
• Back panel: Cast on 125/152/182 stitches and work one purl row, then continue in rib pattern for 104/112/120 rows. Armhole shaping is introduced through specific edge stitch (Randmaschen) treatment. The back continues in rib for a further 60/62/66 rows, reaching a total height of 164/166/170 rows, after which all stitches are placed on hold.
• Front panel: Worked identically to the back until the yoke section, where stitches are decreased to transition into the eyelet pattern. At row 105/113/121, 8/7/9 stitches are evenly decreased across the row, reducing the stitch count to 117/145/173 stitches. The decrease method uses a specific technique: a purl stitch is slipped as if to knit through the back loop, then knitted together with the next stitch through the back loop, creating a neat, twisted decrease.
• Eyelet yoke: From row 106 onward, the front yoke is worked in the Ajourmuster (eyelet lace pattern) as charted in the pattern's stitch diagram.

Stitches Used

• Rib pattern (Rippenmuster) – forms the main body of both front and back panels, providing stretch and structure.
• Eyelet lace pattern (Ajourmuster) – a charted pattern based on a repeat of 28 stitches, plus 1 stitch and 4 edge stitches. Every row is worked from the chart. The row begins with 2 edge stitches and 7 stitches before the repeat, and ends with 22 stitches after the repeat and 2 edge stitches.
• Edge stitches (Randmaschen) – on right-side rows, the last two edge stitches are knitted; on wrong-side rows, the last two stitches are slipped purlwise, maintaining a clean selvedge for seaming.
• Twisted decreases – used at the transition between rib and lace sections to reduce stitch count neatly.

Gauge

The stated gauge is 28 stitches and 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm in rib pattern. Achieving this gauge is important for correct sizing, and knitters are encouraged to work a tension swatch before beginning.

Materials

• Yarn: Schachenmayr Catania in Orangelachs (shade 00386) – a warm salmon-orange tone. Quantities: