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Colourful Balloon Jacket (29/19)
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Almost jog-less garter rows
Almost jog-less garter rows
Edges done :red_heart::rainbow::red_heart:
Edges done red_heartrainbowred_heart
Ready to pick up edges
Ready to pick up edges
Fronts done
Fronts done
WS vs RS ... which to choose? :thinking_face:
WS vs RS ... which to choose? thinking_face
Inspiration #restetrøjentopdown
Inspiration #restetrøjentopdown
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Finished
May 10, 2019
May 20, 2019

Colourful Balloon Jacket (29/19)

Project info
Balloon Jacket by PetiteKnit
Knitting
Sweater → Cardigan
Emilie Johnstad ❤️
M with XL length
Needles & yarn
US 10 - 6.0 mm
7.0 mm
14 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in garter ridges.
Indio
none left in stash
0.24 skeins = 59.1 yards (54.0 meters), 12 grams
04 Pink-Purple
0718
Pink
Kvickly
May 13, 2019
Das Mondschaf BFL Silk
none left in stash
0.36 skeins = 157.5 yards (144.0 meters), 36 grams
Rosa
Pink
Das Mondschaf
Das Mondschaf Hydra
none left in stash
0.55 skeins = 240.6 yards (220.0 meters), 55 grams
Butterfly Effect
Multicolored
Das Mondschaf
November 13, 2017
Das Mondschaf Hydra
none left in stash
0.3 skeins = 131.2 yards (120.0 meters), 30 grams
Fuchur
Pink
Das Mondschaf
November 13, 2017
Das Mondschaf Hydra
none left in stash
0.28 skeins = 122.5 yards (112.0 meters), 28 grams
Lothlorien
Multicolored
Das Mondschaf
November 13, 2017
Das Mondschaf Hydra
none left in stash
0.17 skeins = 74.4 yards (68.0 meters), 17 grams
Songbird
Orange
Das Mondschaf
November 13, 2017
Das Mondschaf Pegasus
none left in stash
0.48 skeins = 220.8 yards (201.9 meters), 48 grams
Hanami
Multicolored
Das Mondschaf
Das Mondschaf Pegasus
none left in stash
0.65 skeins = 299.0 yards (273.4 meters), 65 grams
Einhornpups
Multicolored
Das Mondschaf
Das Mondschaf Pegasus
none left in stash
0.31 skeins = 142.6 yards (130.4 meters), 31 grams
Rapture
Multicolored
Das Mondschaf
Das Mondschaf Pegasus
0 yards in stash
0.23 skeins = 105.8 yards (96.7 meters), 23 grams
Jon Snow
White
Das Mondschaf
Filcolana Arwetta
none left in stash
0.54 skeins = 124.0 yards (113.4 meters), 27 grams
251 Electric Yellow
Yellow
Impaz
Filcolana Arwetta
none left in stash
0.36 skeins = 82.7 yards (75.6 meters), 18 grams
252 Shock Orange
Orange
Impaz
Garnstudio DROPS Brushed Alpaca Silk
none left in stash
1.84 skeins = 281.7 yards (257.6 meters), 46 grams
3 Grå
Gray
Garnudsalg Alpaca Bliss
540 yards in stash
0.26 skeins = 1188.0 yards (1086.3 meters), 66 grams
Flødeskum
Natural/Undyed
Garnudsalg in Aalborg, Nordjylland
February 13, 2017
Garnudsalg Blackhill Linwool
none left in stash
0.84 skeins = 229.7 yards (210.0 meters), 42 grams
13 Tranen
SB100199
Gray
Garnudsalg in Aalborg, Nordjylland
April 23, 2018
Garnudsalg Blackhill Linwool
none left in stash
0.26 skeins = 71.1 yards (65.0 meters), 13 grams
19 Skumsprøjt
SB0961
Natural/Undyed
Garnudsalg in Aalborg, Nordjylland
Garnudsalg Luksus Once
none left in stash
0.13 skeins = 71.1 yards (65.0 meters), 13 grams
9 Coral
Pink
Garnudsalg in Aalborg, Nordjylland
Hedgehog Fibres Sock
none left in stash
0.12 skeins = 52.5 yards (48.0 meters), 12 grams
Potluck
Multicolored
Tante Grøn in Odense, Fyn
Järbo Llama Silk
none left in stash
0.58 skeins = 104.7 yards (95.7 meters), 29 grams
12203
3639
Brown
Lund Garn, Langeland
August 23, 2018
Järbo Llama Silk
none left in stash
0.58 skeins = 104.7 yards (95.7 meters), 29 grams
12204
3640
Brown
Lund Garn, Langeland
August 23, 2018
Sandnes Garn Babyull Lanett
253 yards in stash
0.32 skeins = 61.2 yards (56.0 meters), 16 grams
1015 Kit
0752385
Natural/Undyed
Krestoffer
October 25, 2018
Spectrum Fibre Superwash Merino Sock
none left in stash
0.07 skeins = 32.6 yards (29.8 meters), 7 grams
Flurocloud
Multicolored
Spectrum Fibres Etsy Shop
Stoff & Stil Fine Wool
none left in stash
0.3 skeins = 114.6 yards (104.8 meters), 15 grams
Grå Melange
1501
Gray
Stof og Stil Odense
Stoff & Stil Fine Wool
none left in stash
0.24 skeins = 91.6 yards (83.8 meters), 12 grams
Salvie Melange
1409
Green
Stof og Stil Odense
Stoff & Stil Fine Wool
none left in stash
0.06 skeins = 23.0 yards (21.0 meters), 3 grams
Karry Melange
Yellow-green
Stoff & Stil Wool Blend
none left in stash
0.96 skeins = 157.5 yards (144.0 meters), 48 grams
Pink/lilla mix
1701
Multicolored
Stof & Stil
February 2, 2019
Søstrene Grene 100% polyester
0.24 skeins = 6 grams
Guld
Yellow
Søstrene Grene
Søstrene Grene 100% polyester
0.24 skeins = 54.7 yards (50.0 meters), 6 grams
Sølv
Gray
Søstrene Grene
Wollelfe Gradient Merino Socks 2 x 50g
none left in stash
0.57 skeins = 249.3 yards (228.0 meters), 57 grams
Robin's Egg Blue
Blue
Wollelfe
Wollelfe Gradient Merino Socks 2 x 50g
0 yards in stash
0.06 skeins = 26.2 yards (24.0 meters), 6 grams
Hot Pink
Pink
Wollelfe at Etsy
November 2, 2017
Notes

I am knitting with 2x fingering + alpaca bliss (start 50g+36g), using all my leftover bits and bobs.
Ribbing with 6mm, body and sleeves with 7mm.

I was looking for scrap projects, but found almost only blankets & shawls. Then I found the picture from Stine Hoelgaard’s “#restetrøjentopdown” and fell in love with that idea. And since I’ve been wanting to knit the Balloon Jacket for ages, it seemed like a match made in my yarn basket (aka cloud heaven cloud) yum

After knitting the bottom half, I think I might want to sew it together with the WS out. On that side the stripes blends together much nicer. Looks awesome imho.

Maybe add a button like slinsie.

13-05-2019

Bottom part of body done. Dividing for fronts and back.
32 sts ea front.
Making sure to knit the stripes on the back and fronts the same, so the sweater ends up looking nice and not like unicorn-puke unicorn_face rolling_on_the_floor_laughing

14-05-2019

Right front done. 23 cm long.

Left front done too grin

15-05-2019

Back done!

16-05-2019

In stead of sewing the shoulders together, I used 3 needle BO.

Picked up a bit more sts than pattern calls for.
135 + 25 (neck) + 135 = 295 sts
I picked up approx 3 sts for every 4 rows.

I picked up, and knitted the edge, before adding sleeves.
I’m knitting the ribbing along the edge in the same colours as the bottom ribbing. That calms the crazy down a bit smile
Hope I got enough yarn to make the ribbing on the sleeves in the same colours as well thinking_face

Edges all done. But it used up almost all of the greyish yarn. I’ll have to swap for another greyish for the ribbing on the sleeves.

17-05-2019

Gonna knit the sleeves in the round in stead of flat and sewing on.

Using Kathryn Ivy’s guide to knitting (almost) jog-less garter in the round:

Knit the pattern as directed until you are ready to begin the first purled round of the brim. Remove your stitch marker that is marking the beginning of the round. Slip one stitch from left hand needle to right hand needle, purlwise with yarn in back. Replace stitch marker. Purl around (this will include the stitch that you slipped before). Remove your marker and once again slip a stitch from LH needle to RH needle. Replace marker. Knit around. You will continue in this manner, moving the start of the round over one stitch each time, until you have completed the number of garter ridges as directed by the pattern.

Edit: This method doesn’t work well when knitting with more than 1 colour each row.

Picked up 64 sts for right sleeve.
Knitting the stripes alike on both sleeves.

18-05-2019

Picked up left sleeve. Copying right sleeve.

20-05-2019

Both sleeves done tadaconfetti_ball
And there was just enough grey yarn to knit all ribbing in the same colours as the rest of the ribbing on the cardi heart_eyes

Now I “just” need to sew in all the ends = the downside of knitting with colours galore laughing

17-04-2020

Gifted to Mille as a going-away-present gift

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Finished
May 10, 2019
May 20, 2019
 
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  • Project created: April 23, 2019
  • Finished: May 21, 2019
  • Updated: October 28, 2020
  • Progress updates: 8 updates