I knit this sweater top down with raglan increases in the round. There are increases on the top of the sleeves to give it the volume with a ribbed cuff to give it a balloon shape. The neckband is added at the end by picking up the neckband stitches. I did knit this to be slightly cropped, so finish the hem where you feel comfortable. This pattern was made for my size. My chest is 35”, and the sweater measures 39” around the chest. It’s my first time making a pattern, so I’m not confident enough to suggest how to alter this for different sizes! I’ll update this as I learn more.

Gauge
10 stitches x 13 rows = 4x4” swatch (POST BLOCKING)

Needles
10mm circular
8mm circular

Materials
(Used in the finished pictures)
Miss Babs K2 yarn
2 skeins Naked (480 yd)
1 skeins Lacewing (240 yd)
1 skeins Moss (240 yd)
960 yd total
Any 3 color way in a bulky yarn should serve you well. I loved working with Miss Babs because of its color and strand consistency.

Stitches to Know
K - knit
K4B - knit 4 below
K2tog - knit 2 together
P - purl
P2tog - purl 2 together
KFB - knit front and back
M1R - make 1 right
M1L - make 1 left
M1P- make 1 purl wise
PM - place marker

Raglan
Increases are worked on the right side of the work, at each side of a raglan-st. The raglan-st is a normal stitch and is worked as k1 on the RS and p1 on the WS. I placed stitch markers to either side of the raglan stitches to keep track. The increases are worked as:
M1R: Using the left needle, pick up the loop between two stitches from the back, k1.
M1L: Using the left needle, pick up the loop between two stitches from the front, k1 tbl.
In the first row of the pattern I indicate this at raglan-st(M1L, PM, k, PM, M1R) for the left side and raglan-st(M1R, PM, K, PM, M1L) for the right side. Afterwards I refer to it as (M1L, K, M1R) or (M1R, K, M1L). Always ensure the markers are directly on either side of the knit stitch, not the increase.

Bubble stitch calls for multiples of 4+3, so I cast on 39 stitches on the 10mm needles. First we work a few rows flat to create the back, before we begin to knit in the round.