The "bat" style is native to Japan, but it has long gained immense popularity in regions located even very far from the Land of the Rising Sun. And no wonder. You can knit a product with a bat sleeve without a pattern at all, and it will look very good. The pattern can be any, and it is better to choose softer threads for such a product.
It is necessary
- - soft yarn;
- - knitting needles or a hook according to the thickness of the thread.
Instructions
Step 1
The product with a bat sleeve is best knitted with one piece. You can start from the bottom of the shelf or back, or from the sleeve. Type on the knitting needles loops according to the calculation. Knit the bottom of the product as you intended. Usually they start with an elastic band, but this style looks good without it, especially if you knit from mohair with openwork knitting. Work straight to the beginning of the armhole.
Step 2
Add loops to the sleeves. This is done at the end of the row. Tie to the hem, then make a set according to the length of the sleeve. Do the same in the next row on the other side. You can do it a little differently, making the transition smoother. Begin to gradually add loops on both sides, without tying five centimeters to the bottom of the armhole. Add on both sides at the same time, making straight or reverse yarn overs after the beginning hem and before the end. It is better to add through a row - either only in even or odd ones.
Step 3
Further steps depend on the style of the sleeve. If you want to make it straight, knit without adding or subtracting to the mid-shoulder line. If the sleeve tapers slightly towards the cuff, first dial not all the loops required for calculating the length, but only a part, for example, to the elbow or slightly higher. Knit a couple of rows straight, then grab some more loops on each side, and so on until you have a shelf or back and two full sleeves on the needles.
Step 4
Without tying slightly to the middle of the shoulder, close the loops at the neck. Find the middle of the knitting and mark it somehow or just remember. Set aside 1/4 of the neck circumference or the size of the neckline you would like to end up with. Mark these points too.
Step 5
Start the row with one of the sleeves, knit to the first mark and close the stitches for the neckline on one side from the middle and on the other. Remember their number. Tie a row along the second sleeve. If you closed the neckline strictly along the midline of the shoulder, add the loops in the next row. From the beginning of the sleeve, tie to the neck, make a set of loops and continue the row along the second sleeve.
Step 6
Decrease the loops on the sleeves in the same order in which you added them. That is, if the sleeve is straight, knit calmly to the bottom of the armhole, and then immediately close the loops on both sides so that only those from which you will knit the shelf remain on the knitting needles. In the second case, close the loops gradually, remembering to try on new cuts of the sleeves to the existing ones.
Step 7
The batwing sleeve does not necessarily have a straight, horizontal neckline. It can be either with a clasp or with a V-neck. In this case, it is more convenient to start with the part on which there is no fastener. Knit before the cut in the same way as in the previous method. But after that, you will have to first knit one half to the end of the fastener, and then the other.
Step 8
A batwing dress or sweater can be started from the cuff as well. First knit the cuff itself, then knit the sleeve, gradually adding loops on both sides. You can expand it right away. The main thing is to remember how you did it, because you need to lower the loops on the second sleeve in the same order.
Step 9
Tie up to the side seam. Add loops at the same time from the side of the shelf and back. Knit in a straight line to the neck, then divide the work. Remove one part of the loops on a thread, and continue to knit the second to the end of the neck. Then go back to the second part, tie them to the second edge of the neck and connect the parts. When you get to the second side seam, decrease the loops in the same order as you added them. Try to be as symmetrical as possible.
