How to knit sleeves for a sweater

A very basic, boxy sweater with set-in sleeves and no shaping, knit from the bottom up in aran to chunky-weight yarn. The body is done in stockinette with the cuffs, hem, and neckband in garter stitch. The sweater is knit from the bottom up in one piece up to the armholes starting with a garter-stitch hem band.

Free sweater patterns you can knit with straight needles. All beginner friendly easy knits. No circular needles required.

Knitters also have their fair share of dilemmas in working, and one of them is putting up or sewing together pieces of their works. Let us help you with our How to Sew A Knitted Sweater Together tutorial.

Ever since I posted the details of the top-down rollneck sweater I knitted for Bob, I’ve gotten a lot of questions about why on earth I would opt to knit flat sleeves on a top-down sweater, as well as how to do it. For many or most knitters, the whole point of knitting a top-down sweater […]

Knitting top-down, set-in sleeves is the best way to get a perfectly fitted sleeve around your shoulder and arm with no bulky seams. While this sleeve technique is rarely written into patterns, it can be used in any pattern to replace a standard sleeve that has a bell shaped cap at the top. You can either knit your sleeves in the round or flat. #knitting #knit #knittingtutorial #howto #knittingtips

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Today I have a big ol’ knitting tutorial for you! I’m going to show you a technique I sometimes use to seamlessly knit sleeves that look set-in. If you’re not a fan of seaming, then it’s an awesome technique to have in your arsenal. I actually don’t mind setting in sleeves and do that more... Read more »

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It has been quite a hot summer here in Edmonton this year. We only had our first real rainy day last week! We've had more 30+ degree (Celcius... 86 F for our American friends) days than any summer on record. I wish I were at a lake or in a pool floating on an inflatable

Time to talk about yoke sizing, but first: You can see my sweater now has its neck ribbing. You can do this anytime, and most patterns tell you to do it at the end, but I like now. Now is good. As previously noted, if I am not completely in love with my neck, I […]