Ballongsweater - Petite Knit

This knitting pattern is in Swedish.

It works perfectly with one strand of Merino together with 1 strand of Soft Silk Mohair from Knitting for Olive.

The Balloon Sweater has balloon sleeves that start far down on the shoulders and are marked with a tight ribbing at the wrist. The Balloon Sweater is knitted top-down. At the beginning of the yoke, shoulder increases are knitted while short rows are worked to shape the neckline. Then the front and back pieces are knitted separately (back and forth in stockinette stitch). Under the armhole, the work is joined and the rest of the body is knitted in the round on circular needles. Stitches are picked up for the sleeves, which are also knitted in the round on circular needles and finally on double-pointed needles (or with Magic Loop technique). The Balloon Sweater is assembly-free except for weaving in yarn ends.

Make a gauge swatch before you start. Remember to wash and block the swatch to see if the gauge changes after washing.

Size guide

The Balloon Sweater should have a positive ease of about 10-15 cm relative to your bust measurement. The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) correspond to a bust measurement taken on your body of 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) cm. The measurements of the finished sweater are given on the front of the pattern (note that these measurements are only accurate if the gauge is respected). Measure yourself before you start knitting to assess which size fits you best. For example, if you measure 90 cm around the bust (or the widest part of your body), you should knit a size S.

A sweater in size S has a chest width of 101 cm and will in the given example provide a positive ease of 11 cm.

Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL)

Sweater measurements: Chest width under armhole: 95 (101) 107 (112) 122 (130) cm

Length: 49 (51) 53 (56) 58 (58) cm (measured at center back excluding ribbing at the neck)

Gauge: 21 stitches x 28 rows in stockinette stitch on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm

Suggested needles: Circular needle 3 mm (40 and 80 or 100 cm), circular needle 4 mm (40, 60 and 80 or 100 cm), double-pointed needle 3 mm

Materials: 250 (300) 300 (350) 350 (350-400) g Arwetta from Filcolana (50 g = 210 m) or Sunday from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m) knitted together with 125 (150) 150 (175) 175 (175-200) g Kid Seta from Gepard (25 g = 210 m) or Tilia from Filcolana (25 g = 210 m) or Tynn Silk Mohair from Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m) or Silk Mohair from Isager (25 g = 210 m)

Difficulty level: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 out of 5).

See the difficulty rating here.

The white Balloon Sweater is knitted in Arwetta (marzipan) from Filcolana and Silk Mohair (color 0) from Isager Garn.

The brown Balloon Sweater in the picture is knitted in Arwetta in the color sand from Filcolana (971) and Kid Seta from Gepard Garn in color beige/gray (148).