PetiteKnit
Balloon Sweater - PetiteKnit
Balloon Sweater - PetiteKnit
Korsgatan 11, Göteborg
Korsgatan 11
411 16 Göteborg
Sweden
This knitting pattern is in Swedish.
It works perfectly with one strand of Merino together with one strand of Soft Silk Mohair from Knitting for Olive.
The Balloon Sweater has balloon sleeves, which start far down on the shoulders and are defined with a tight ribbing at the wrist. The Balloon Sweater is knitted from top to bottom. At the beginning of the yoke, shoulder increases are knitted, while short rows are worked to shape the neckline. After this, 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 using the Magic Loop technique). The Balloon Sweater requires no seaming except for weaving in the 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 in relation 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 determine which size fits you best. For example, if you measure 90 cm around your bust (or the widest part of your body), you should knit a size S.
A sweater in size S has a chest circumference of 101 cm and will in the mentioned example give a positive ease of 11 cm.
Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL)
Sweater measurements: Chest circumference under the 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 needles 3 mm (40 and 80 or 100 cm), circular needles 4 mm (40, 60 and 80 or 100 cm), double-pointed needles 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 level classification 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).