Knitting: Picking Up Underarm Stitches to Avoid Underarm holes on a Top down Sweater - Closing Gaps

In this video I show you the method that I use for picking up the armhole stitches on the sleeves of raglan sleeved and circular yoke Top Down Sweaters, to avoid and reduce the size of potential holes.
I then show you how I close any loose stitches with a wool needle and yarn afterwards.
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[@juliebarrett8903]

Clear visually helpful explanation for this underarm gap. Thank you!❤

[@esmaeross6426]

Thank you for this brilliant video, I wish I'd found it sooner! I have prevously watched loads of other videos for picking up underarm stitches and they've either been way too complicated, or someone cobbling together a seemingly random selection of stitches badly. Your video is just perfect; instantly understandable, clear directions! Thank you again.

[@sharonnaylor1493]

This is an excellent tutorial. Great explanation and video at just the right speed. Thanks so much!

[@karachickering6769]

This maneuver could also be performed with a small crochet hook. Enjoyed learning this trick!

[@janetretzer4869]

Thank you, making my first sweater and your video is the only one that I found easy for me to understand and execute. I was successful, thanks to you. I tried do it with another video and had to rip it all out. It looks very good now. That twist is brilliant.

[@darlenebarth7189]

Such a well explained tutorial! Thank you. I'm a "visual learner" and this was easy to follow.

[@WendyPooleKnits]

Thank you so much for the feedback and I’m really glad it was helpful.

[@dianematchett5755]

I am so glad I found you! I used this tutorial on a recent sweater project and the result was perfect…🙏

[@WendyPooleKnits]

Thank you and glad to hear it’s been helpful. 🧶🧶

[@BettinaFreund-bi4yi]

Great! Best method I ever found to solve this problem that was annoying me a lot. Very clear instructions and understandable without too much extra talk that nobody needs…

[@venmanjenny]

Really clear and easy-to-follow instructions - thankyou!

[@johamlett27]

This is brilliant! Love knitting top down sweaters but could never find a method that worked. Used this on my latest project - no holes to sew up!

[@trishgorman3872]

Absolutely love this tutorial… just perfect speed and explanation, clear video and soothing tone 😂 Thank you!

[@janeyee5817]

Thank you-very informational and clear!

[@vadahaynes365]

WOW is all I can say { no hole }great tutor first time I done a sweater and {no arm holes} Thank you so much

[@daniveltri]

You are amazing. Every other video was so confusing, but yours is very easy to follow. Thank you

[@sandragarro6996]

Great explanation! Thank you very much! It really help me 🎉

[@samanthapickering7376]

Thank you so much for this. I have tried endless methods over the last couple of years, but this is far the easiest for me ❤ Your voice too, is so calm which helps me stop getting in a tizzy 😂

[@helenfrancis2915]

My go to video, thank you it’s very clear and music didn’t bother me at all

[@heatherphelps3799]

Great tutorial. Thank you!

[@maryfitch1008]

This is brilliant.

[@saintsberry]

It was so helpful and really easy to understand! Now I don't have to afraid my underarm holes on my top down sweater Even my first language is not English, it was really clear and easy to understand! Thank you

[@jax-durbansouthafricamorti1732]

Wendy, please can you do a video tutorial for the sleeves once you have picked up the underarm stitches

[@mamacamano7507]

I'm glad I found this technique, thank you for sharing! I will make sure I'd use it on my next sweater ❤

[@lauradiaz-autin3178]

You're a God sent as I'm only a beginner as of this past Christmas after crocheting as a child and now with a total fire of exploration to learn all things needed to knit my first Jumper to give my only Daughter as my first completed Clothing project and after reviewing plenty other videos I truly appreciate your easy -to-follow precise instruction and camera angles on adding the stitches and where to go from there is Fabulous and can't wait to get to that point so I can finally try it out myself. Lovely to have been lucky and seen your channel. Thanks so very much. Regards New Orleans, Louisiana 😍

[@louannyoung8434]

Brilliant! I look forward to giving this a try next sweater. I've been picking up the extra stitches, but still experienced holes due to the stretched stitches. This addresses that perfectly. Well done.

[@bartsexton1652]

Love this way . Will be doing it on my next arm hole . Already working on the sleeve now so it’s arm hole will have to do .lol

[@knitawhile]

Excellent ! Thank you !

[@ccam504]

Very helpful . I'm at the armholes on my first raglan sweater. Thank you!!

[@howysmith15]

Thank you so much for this! It was recommended by Tayler of Wool Needles Hands as part of a sweater kal. It is perfect for getting those holes to disappear. I used it for the sweater and just now for a sock. Thank you again!

[@gailstarr961]

Thank you, that's so helpful and your instructions were easy to follow.

[@WendyPooleKnits]

Thank you and glad it was helpful.🧶🧶

[@onajourneylife2242]

Thank you!!! I’m on my first sweater and I wish I would have seen this earlier but now I know for next time!!

[@lydiarose29]

Me too..just finished my first sweater and had holes the size of dimes...lol. Now we know.

[@katherinesklenarik5527]

Amen I’m so happy to have discovered your video it’s absolutely Awesome!!! Wish I knew about you years ago ! Thank you for sharing

[@WendyPooleKnits]

Glad it was helpful! 😃🧶

[@janicevango5791]

Excellent tutorial and I must say, a pretty nifty little technique! Thank you.💐

[@Susanna550]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you.

[@WendyPooleKnits]

Thank you for your kind comment, it’s very much appreciated.

[@markwilliams1824]

Brilliant! Altho I’ve already done one sleeve, which I’m not overly happy with the designers method, I’m going to give this one a go! (No one going to see under my arms!😅)

[@internette]

Brilliant!

[@janm2473]

excellent!!

[@nimvaughen9895]

Thank you so much

[@michellebabin7582]

Wowwwww that method is so amazing Thank you so much

[@TheGrannydyer]

Excellent video easy to follow lovely underarms thankyou.❤

[@happygocrafty]

GENIUS!😮

[@susanphillips7211]

Excellent video!

[@shohrehsarem9571]

Thanks 4 sharing ❤️

[@hanhunglai]

Such a great tutorial! It helps me a lot, thank you!

[@WendyPooleKnits]

Glad to hear it helped you.😀

[@aiachatice]

thank you a very good and clear explanation

[@WendyPooleKnits]

You are welcome!

[@nickiethesaint316]

Simply genius ❤

[@strawberryrae3]

This helped me so much! Thank you!!

[@nimvaughen9895]

Thank You so much!!!

[@WendyPooleKnits]

You're welcome! 😃🧶

[@ThePeterlina]

❤❤❤

[@cheryllwaldrop9732]

So you're picking up between the v's instead of through them? I've seen both ways, and wasn't sure which was best. I've been looking at tutorials because my top down raglan pattern told me to pick up 9 stitches where I had only cast on 6, and I wanted to distribute them the right way.

[@danalear8562]

The instructions were clear, but the music was unnecessary, distracting and annoying.

[@thecreativeeverydayathome]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@judithah41]

Excellent! Thanks!