The sleeve in the garment should support the overall style. This means that the sleeves can be very diverse: straight, tapered or, on the contrary, flared at the bottom, short or long, and many others. Any sleeve found in sewing can be made on knitting needles.
It is necessary
yarn, knitting needles, knitting instructions
Instructions
Step 1
First, determine which sleeve you need to perform. To do this, read the instructions, it should indicate the length and shape of the sleeve. Determine whether the sleeve is simple or set-in. Set-in is more difficult to perform, since it has a rounded shape in the upper part. A simple sleeve is usually in the shape of a trapezoid without any rounding.
Step 2
Determine how the sleeve should be knitted. Sleeves are made from bottom to top, top to bottom, right to left, or even diagonally. Most often, the sleeve is knitted from the bottom up.
Cast on the required number of loops. It is more convenient to knit two sleeves at the same time, so dial the same number of loops from a separate ball.
Step 3
Start knitting the sleeve with a 1x1 or 2x2 elastic. The 1x1 elastic is knitted as follows: remove the edge loop, then knit the front loop, the next one with the purl loop, alternate the loops to the end of the row. Knit the loops of the next rows in the same way as the loops of the previous row look at you. The 2x2 elastic is performed in the same way, only 2 front and 2 purl loops alternate.
Step 4
When you have knitted the required number of rows of elastic, move on to the main sleeve pattern. As a rule, the sleeve expands from the base, therefore, additions must be made in the next rows with a certain frequency. Additions are made symmetrically by throwing a twisted loop over a knitting needle at the beginning and end of the row. How often the additions are made depends on the thickness of the yarn and knitting needles, the pattern and knitting density, so you must strictly follow the instructions for the knitted product.
Step 5
When the sleeve reaches the desired length (usually equal to the length of the arm from the wrist to the armpit), there are two options. If you knit a simple sleeve, then all the loops are closed and the part is considered ready for assembly. If it is necessary to obtain a set-in sleeve, then further reductions must be made to form the sleeve ridge - the number and frequency of reductions are indicated in the instructions.
