The Balloon Jacket - Paper

The balloon jacket is an oversized cardigan with large balloon sleeves. Wear it on cold winter days or as a transitional jacket for spring and autumn.

The balloon jacket is knitted from the bottom up in garter stitch and with ribbed edges. The body and sleeves are knitted separately and sewn together at the end.

The balloon jacket stretches slightly in length during use.

Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL

Goal:

Width: 58 (61) 65 (69) 74 cm

Total length: 64 (65) 67 (70) 73 cm

Knitting tension: 13.5 stitches x 23 rows in garter stitch = 10 x 10 cm

Recommended needles: Circular needles 7 mm and 6 mm (100 and 60 cm) (knit a swatch to find the needle size that gives the right knitting tension)

Yarn suggestions: 550 (600) 650 (700) 750 g Peruvian Highland Wool from Filcolana (50 g = 100 m) together with 150 (150) 150 (175) 175 g Tilia from Filcolana (25 g = 210 m) or Brushed Lace from Mohair by Canard (25 g = 210 m) or Angel from Permin (25 g = 210 m)

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)

See description of difficulty level here.

Color codes: The white Balloon Jacket in the picture is knitted in Peruvian Highland Wool (Marcipan 977) and Tilia (Råhvid 101). The green Balloon Jacket in the picture is knitted in Peruvian Highland Wool (Hunter Green 147) and Brushed Lace (Bottle Green 3025)