Yesterday, I left off after completing the front and back, adding the curved shaping for the hemline and finishing the hem for the Streamline Pullover worked in UNIVERSAL YARN Fawning, in colorway Elemental.
UNIVERSAL YARN Fawning, in colorway Elemental
When picking up stitches for the sleeve, I use a 3 to 4 ratio: 3 stitches for every 4 rows. This ratio will allow the sleeve fabric to lay flat along the armhole.
If you use this method and after picking up around the armhole you notice you have more stitches (or less) stitches than the number recommended in the pattern, knit a couple of rounds and adjust the number of stitches as required. I had 82 stitches instead of the recommended 78, and therefore, I had to decrease 4 stitches evenly distributed along the round.
The good thing was that, picking up with the same method around the second armhole, I had the same number of stitches: 82. I made the same adjustment, and the two sleeves were the same width.
After completing a few inches on the sleeve, you can notice the flat join between the sleeve and the body of the pullover.
The pattern recommends using shorter needles while working on the sleeve, but you can still work with a long needle using the magic loop method.
The sleeve is joined to the body of the pullover by picking up stitches with a 3 to 4 ratio.
There are no decreases on the sleeves for a length of about 11”, which makes the sleeve roomy without making it puffy – another beautiful design detail of this project. The decreases are done just before the broken rib hem, reducing the number of stitches by 2 stitches every other row.
I’m carrying up a peachy color cotton yarn, moving it front and back of my work every second round to allow me to count quickly the number of rounds worked for the sleeve. This way, I make sure the two sleeves are the same length. The nonremovable stitch marker hanging on the peachy color thread shows the round where the decreases begin.
The sharp decrease before the hem creates a beautiful detail. The hem is bordered by 3 garter stitch ridges and worked in the same broken rib as the hemline. All these details enhance the beauty of the yarn and make the pullover a luxurious garment.
One completed sleeve of the Streamline Pullover
I’ll complete the second sleeve, making sure the two sleeves are the same length.
Join me tomorrow for the last steps in finishing the Streamline Pullover worked in the luxurious yarn UNIVERSAL YARN Fawning colorway Elemental.
This is part 4 of 5 in this series
Go back to part 3: Knitting the Streamline Pullover | short rows shaping, knit, and purls
