I wanted to thank-you for this wonderful tutorial. I have never knit a top down 'set-in' sleeve and worked a colourwork cardigan in the last month complete with steeks- only to find I could not make head or tail of the short row instructions for the sleeves(knitted in one colour). The instructions clearly made some assumptions about experience which could not be applied to me. Furthermore I did not meet row gauge in this pattern so I needed to modify the depth of the sleeve cap. Using your shared formula and clear explanations and videos I have successfully knitted very satisfactory looking and fitting top down short row sleeves for the first time. Your teaching style is remarkable and your generous sharing of your expertise even more so. Ruth (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Thank you for your video. I understand all your calculations and would like to know how to calculate the amount of sts for bicep. Do we need to compare them with the amount of sts of the total of sts around the armhole?
Yes for more stitches around the bicep, you'd need to pick up more stitches around the armhole. You may need a deeper armhole because if you pick up too many stitches you'll end up with a ruffled sleeve cap. But for ex if pattern says to pick up 100 sts, you can pick up a few more without a deeper armhole. Does that make sense?
Thank you for the tutorial. It shows this technique very well. I've been looking for such a one for some time. I have some questions: 1) What is the rationale behind the formula? It's very useful, but I'd like to know if it can be applied to every set-in sleeve pattern. -- for example, why not simply begin short rows immediately after the shoulder seam? 2) For the pick-up and knit/set-up row, is that to make it easier to handle stitches at the seams? Or is it also possible to dive into short rows, picking up along the arm scythe, as the sleeve cap is worked? 3) Should there definitely be underarm stitches left or can one also knit the short rows to the very last underarm stitch and continue in the round from there?
FYI, that calculation for the top row is overcomplicated. It simplifies to all stitches divided by 6. What I wanted to ask is what does the double stitch do? It comes from 1 stitch and then is again stitched into 1, so how does it work differently than if I just knitted back and fourth adding stitches as needed without the double stitches? Or are they just markers in order not to lose track?
I wanted to thank-you for this wonderful tutorial. I have never knit a top down 'set-in' sleeve and worked a colourwork cardigan in the last month complete with steeks- only to find I could not make head or tail of the short row instructions for the sleeves(knitted in one colour).
The instructions clearly made some assumptions about experience which could not be applied to me.
Furthermore I did not meet row gauge in this pattern so I needed to modify the depth of the sleeve cap.
Using your shared formula and clear explanations and videos I have successfully knitted very satisfactory looking and fitting top down short row sleeves for the first time.
Your teaching style is remarkable and your generous sharing of your expertise even more so.
Ruth (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Thank you so much Ruth. I'm glad you found the tutorial helpful.
That was very helpful (and interesting), thank you! 😊
Thank you for your video. I understand all your calculations and would like to know how to calculate the amount of sts for bicep. Do we need to compare them with the amount of sts of the total of sts around the armhole?
Yes for more stitches around the bicep, you'd need to pick up more stitches around the armhole. You may need a deeper armhole because if you pick up too many stitches you'll end up with a ruffled sleeve cap. But for ex if pattern says to pick up 100 sts, you can pick up a few more without a deeper armhole. Does that make sense?
Thank you for the tutorial. It shows this technique very well. I've been looking for such a one for some time.
I have some questions:
1) What is the rationale behind the formula? It's very useful, but I'd like to know if it can be applied to every set-in sleeve pattern.
-- for example, why not simply begin short rows immediately after the shoulder seam?
2) For the pick-up and knit/set-up row, is that to make it easier to handle stitches at the seams? Or is it also possible to dive into short rows, picking up along the arm scythe, as the sleeve cap is worked?
3) Should there definitely be underarm stitches left or can one also knit the short rows to the very last underarm stitch and continue in the round from there?
FYI, that calculation for the top row is overcomplicated. It simplifies to all stitches divided by 6.
What I wanted to ask is what does the double stitch do? It comes from 1 stitch and then is again stitched into 1, so how does it work differently than if I just knitted back and fourth adding stitches as needed without the double stitches? Or are they just markers in order not to lose track?
If you turn mid row you'll end up with holes. Different short row methods, are different ways of avoiding getting that hole.
@@AnnikenAllis I see, thanks :)