Damenpullover in Schachenmayr Sun City - 4768 - Downloadable PDF

Damenpullover in Schachenmayr Sun City – Pattern Summary (No. 4768)

This downloadable PDF knitting pattern from Schachenmayr presents a classic women's pullover (Damenpullover) worked in the brand's own Schachenmayr original Sun City yarn. The design is available in two sizes — 36/38 and 40/42 — and combines a structured rib pattern with a striking cable (Zopf) panel for a textured, elegant finish. The sweater features a V-neckline, shaped armholes, and shoulder shaping, making it a well-constructed intermediate knitting project.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a women's pullover sweater with a total finished height of 63 cm. It is constructed in separate pieces — a back (Rückenteil) and a front (Vorderteil) — which are then seamed together. The front features a V-neck opening, while the back has a standard neckline with gentle shaping. Both pieces share the same foundational stitch layout, with the front divided at the centre for the V-neck shaping.

Techniques Used

• Kreuzanschlag (Cross Cast-On): A specific cast-on method referenced from model 4752 within the Schachenmayr range. It is worked using both a single and a double strand of yarn and begins with the rib pattern on the return row, starting after the edge stitch with 2 purl stitches and 4 knit stitches.
• Armhole Shaping (Armausschnitte): After 14 cm of the cable section, stitches are decreased on both sides — alternating 1 stitch and 2 stitches every second row, 7 times each side, removing a total of 10 stitches per side.
• Shoulder Shaping (Schulterschrägungen): After 20 cm of the cable pattern, stitches are cast off in steps — first 8/10 stitches, then 9/11 stitches twice in every second row — on both sides simultaneously with the neck shaping.
• V-Neck Shaping (V-Ausschnitt): The front is divided at centre at 41 cm height. Each half is worked separately, with decreases worked 6 times every second row and 9 times every fourth row to create the diagonal neckline.
• Neck Shaping (Halsausschnitt) on Back: The central 24 stitches are cast off, with 2 further stitches decreased on each side in the following second row.

Stitches Used

• Rippenmuster (Rib Pattern): Worked as 2 knit stitches alternating with 4 purl stitches on right-side rows; on wrong-side rows, stitches are worked as they appear. This rib forms the lower body and the upper body sections above and below the cable panel.
• Zopfmuster (Cable Pattern): Worked from a chart (Strickschrift) over 48 rows (three repeats of 16 rows each), creating a panel 19 cm in height. The cable repeat is worked between double arrows on the chart, with specific beginning and ending stitches as marked. Wrong-side rows are worked as stitches appear.
• Grundmuster (Base Pattern): Referenced as the foundation stitch structure into which the work transitions after the initial cast-on rows.
• Edge Stitches (Randmaschen): Used consistently throughout to frame each piece cleanly.

Stitch Counts and Gauge

The back piece begins with 100 stitches for size 36/38 and 112 stitches for size 40/42, cast on using the Kreuzanschlag method. The tension/gauge is measured over the rib pattern using needles sized 4.5–5.5 mm: 20 stitches and 24 rows = 10 × 10 cm. The 48-row cable panel measures 19 cm in height. After armhole shaping, the stitch count reduces to 80/92 stitches.