ohjewelio's Balloon Sweater
Finished
January 8, 2019
March 16, 2019

ohjewelio's Balloon Sweater

Project info
Balloon Sweater by PetiteKnit
Knitting
SweaterPullover
myself
PetiteKnitDK on ravelry
XS
Needles & yarn
2,155 yards
Filcolana Tilia
5 skeins = 1065.0 yards (973.8 meters), 125 grams
Green
123knit.dk
December 19, 2018
Valley Yarns Huntington
5 skeins = 1090.0 yards (996.7 meters), 250 grams
Green
WEBS - America's Yarn Store in Northampton, Massachusetts
December 12, 2018
Notes

Gauge was approximately 23 stitches wide & 28 stitches high in 4” square.

Followed pattern as suggested except for these notes:

I didn’t want the sleeves quite so wide so I only picked up a total of 86 stitches (instead of 90) when starting at the underarms. Then when I worked the decreases, I worked one decrease less on the first 4 decrease rounds so I would end up with the prescribed stitch number (36) when I got to the cuff.

Next time I’d probably shorten the yoke .5-1 inch, and also make both the body & hem with 6 fewer stitches in each round (202 instead of 208) so it’s not quite as wide.

Both yarns are good to work with, but unfortunately I’ve learned the hard way that mohairs is too itchy for my over-sensitive skin so I had to pass it on to someone else.

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by Valley Yarns
Fingering
75% Merino, 25% Nylon
218 yards / 50 grams

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by Filcolana
Lace
70% Mohair, 30% Silk
230 yards / 25 grams

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  • Project created: January 7, 2019
  • Finished: March 19, 2019
  • Updated: October 10, 2024