Balloon Sweater - Paper
Balloon sweater has balloon sleeves that start far down on the shoulders and are emphasized by a tight rib at the wrists. Balloon sweater is knitted from the top down. At the beginning of the yoke, shoulder increases are worked while shortened rows (reversing rows) are worked to form the neckline. Then the front and back pieces are worked separately (back and forth in stocking stitch). The work is gathered under the armhole, and the rest of the body is worked in the round on circular needles. Stitches are picked up for the sleeves, and these are also worked in the round on circular needles and finally double pointed needles (or with the Magic Loop technique). Apart from loose threads to be fastened, Balloon sweater is assembly-free.
Knit a sample before you start, to find the needle size that gives you the right gauge.
Size guide
Balloon sweaters should have a positive ease of movement of approximately 10-15 cm in relation to your chest measurement. The sizes XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) correspond to a chest measurement, measured on your own body, of 80-85 (85-90) 90-95 (95-100) 100-110 (110-120) cm. The measurements of the finished sweater are stated on the front of the pattern (note that these measurements only apply if the knitting tension is adhered to). Measure yourself before you start knitting, to assess which size will fit you best. For example, if you measure 90 cm around the chest (or the widest part of your upper body), you should knit size S. A sweater in size S has an upper width of 101 cm and in the above example will give a positive ease of movement of 11 cm.
Sizes: XS (S) M (L) (XL) 2XL
Sweater measurements:
Width under armhole: 95 (101) 107 (112) 122 (130) cm
Length: 49 (51) 53 (56) 58 (58) cm (measured center back, excluding ribbed edge at neck)
Knitting tension: 21 stitches x 28 rows in stocking stitch on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm
Recommended needles: Circular needle 3 mm (40 and 80 or 100 cm), circular needle 4 mm (40, 60, 80 or 100 cm), double pointed needles 3 mm
Materials: 250 (300) 300 (350) 350 (350-400) g Sunday from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m) or Arwetta from Filcolana (50 g = 210 m) knit together with 125 (150) 150 (175) 175 (175-00) g Kid Seta from Gepard (25 g = 210 m) or Tilia from Filcolana (25 g = 210 m) or Thin Silk Mohair from Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m) or Silk Mohair from Isager (25 g = 210 m)
Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 out of 5)
See description of difficulty level here.
The white Balloon Sweater is knitted in Arwetta in the color Marzipan (977) 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 the color beige/gray (148).
The purple Balloon Sweater in the picture is knitted in Arwetta in the color Lavender Frost (267) from Filcolana and Tilia from Filcolana in the color Fresia (353).