knittingthestash Sleeve Cap Tutorial

[@nancyprinsze2211]

This is just fantastic. I have a set in sleeve cardigan that ended up with sleeves way too long and big, and I can't wait to try to fix this sweater with this technique. Thank you. You are a wonderful teacher and your diagram and math is so helpful.

[@bonnieramirez5322]

Hi Melissa, I did this sleeve a few years ago, but couldn't remember how to put the short rows. My friend Karen just found your your video for me, and with German way. Thank you Melissa and Karen.

[@viviankeh441]

So very helpful and clear!!! I'm off to add a sleeve cap to a sleeveless top. Thank you!!!

[@knittingthestash]

Awesome! Thanks for letting me know it was helpful!

[@joanie9258]

I’m so glad I found your short row technique! I was contemplating adding a short row sleeve cap, but now I’ll stick to cuff up like designer of pattern has recommended since it is knit with linen. I’m a newish garment knitter and still have so much to learn about how different yarns need different techniques.

[@metaspencer]

Cool to see you talk through this ... and then actually do it! Even I now think I could do a sleeve cap or two :)

[@conniehoffman5917]

This was very helpful. I saved it to watch again later.

[@MANUCPA1]

Just what I needed !

[@areli1128]

Ooohhhhh!!! my sweet Mellisa I feel some love cooking from my heart to your heart!!!! thank you soooooo much for this primo explanation on this technique. You are my hero!!!!! 😍🙋‍♀️

[@knittingthestash]

Thanks, Lili! This may be the most enthusiastic response I've ever received :) Happy knitting!

[@cathyinmt]

Mellisa you amaze me with your “concise and to the point” tutorials! I just had to save for future reference. Thank you for always putting out fantastic podcasts! By the way I love your new place!

[@carld9021]

Just the video I needed! You are an amazing teacher, Melisa. Thank you.

[@knittingthestash]

So glad to hear this, Carl! Thanks!

[@cheryldowd6916]

I really like this tutorial. It is clear and concise. Thank you!

[@jansmith7177]

So helpful. And easy to understand !! Thank you for this great tutorial.

[@ccpperrett7522]

Great tutorial

[@janegelberg2003]

Hi Melisa, you mentioned the Aileas pattern, which has the sleeve coming from the top of the shoulder. If I were to use this technique on a sweater that is designed straighter and has a slight drop shoulder, would the math be the same? Thanks.....

[@vegetablesmatter1408]

Great info; thanks!! I just tried out German short rows for the first time recently, and they were very nice! I can certainly understand the preference for them. Beautiful sweater.

[@knittingthestash]

Excellent!

[@embracingfiberarts1950]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@sharonpeek4578]

Thank you so much!

[@anaqueiroz652]

Great, perfect explanation!

[@superioradvantage]

Best video. Thank you

[@knittingthestash]

Thanks, Deborah!

[@manicspinner1959]

Hi Melissa, I realize this is an old video (4 years in internet time is almost ancient...) but I find myself returning tothis to remind myself how it's done. Question I have for you. How did you decide on the initial # of stitches (in your case 58) to pick up initially? -- Jillaine PS Edited to add; the very end of this video says there is a tutorial for how to determine how many stitches to pick up for the armhole, and I went and looked at your tutorials play list and did not find it. PPS As I'm watching other YT videos about this, I'm now remembering that I did watch that other tutorial of yours about picking up armhole stitches. It involved picking up an inch worth of stitches for an inch worth of rows. Not sure that's how you explained it, but it's how I interpreted it in my head.

[@knittingthestash]

Hey Jillaine! If I'm remembering correctly, the number of stitches was in the original pattern. Generally speaking, I pick up stitch for stitch in the armpit (usually about 2" worth) then every 2/3 or 3/4 stitch up the sides to the top of the shoulder. I hope that helps!

[@jackienadler4648]

Terrific tutorial. Thanks

[@annparsons6238]

What a clear and well explained tutorial 🙏 A few weeks ago I did the reverse .Changed a sleeve cap to knitting it flat - cuff up . I just couldn’t get the German short rows to look neat . It was knit in St. St. I tried so many times I gave up ! Not the actual double stitch but the rows around the cap - they appeared a lot longer ? Not sure why this was but the cardigan looks fine now with its seamed set in sleeve ! I would welcome any advise . Thanks again from Wales 😊

[@knittingthestash]

Hi Ann, I have had that happen (the elongated looking stitch) with some short rows at the sleeve cap--I would guess that it's a combo of material (kind of yarn) and the weight of the sleeve. There is a great TechKnit explanation of lots of short rows (with the exception of German short rows) here: techknitting.blogspot.com/2009/10/short-rows-method.html But, I think this tutorial might get at *just* the thing you're talking about! Some great tips, here: frogginette.com/blog/2018/2/25/german-short-rows-in-the-round-video-tutorial I hope that helps a little! Let me know how you get on! ~Melissa

[@mytrueserenity5666]

Loved this! Thank you!

[@orlaverstrickt9679]

Great tutorial! Thank you very much! Many greetings from Germany orla-verstrickt

[@allisonbyrd]

Thanks for this excellent lesson, Mellisa! I am doing this very thing on a sweater pattern (someone else's pattern) that is written for sleeves that are knit separately and sewn into the arm holes. I was wondering how many stitches I should "reserve" for the underarm (i.e. not include in the short rows), if any, given that there are no bound-off stitches at the armhole. It's a V-shape instead, so should I do short rows all the way to the middle of the armpit? Thanks for any advice you can give!

[@knittingthestash]

Hi Allison! Hmm, well, I've only ever done this technique on a "round" arm hole--and for those, I go until I have about 6-8 stitches at the underarm before I stop the short rows (for a size 34 or 36" bust . . . I would leave more stitches for larger sizes.) I would think you would want to reserve some armpoit stitches no matter what, but I am not positive, given the shape of your armhole! I hope that helps at least a little :)

[@allisonbyrd]

@@knittingthestash Thanks for your reply, Mellisa! The sweater back and front were worked separately, from the bottom up, and seamed at the shoulder and sides, so I am basically putting sleeves on what is essentially, at this point, a vest. The pattern had the sleeve-shaping decreases on the body (and on the pieced sleeves) starting immediately, rather than having a few bound-off stitches first. That's why, when the edges of the body were seamed together, it formed V-shaped underarm area (not as steep as the letter "V," of course, but with no horizontal edge of bound-off stitches, either). It's the first time I've encountered a pattern written that way, but the designer is British, and you know those Brits . . . what do you expect from people who say "stocking" stitch and not "stockinette." (Just kidding!) It's a beautifully-designed garment, actually -- nothing "wrong" with it, just different than what I'm used to seeing in most American designer's sweater patterns. The only reason I'm working the set-in short row sleeves is that the pieced sleeves turned out to be skin-tight around the upper arm, so rather than trying to redesign another set of pieced sleeves with a longer circumference (once seamed), I thought it would be easier to do the calculations for making short-row sleeves. I think I'll work short rows until there are about 5 sts on either side of the seam and start working in the round at that point. Thanks again for your comments!

[@allisonbyrd]

I guess the armskyes are more "U" shaped than "V" shaped -- bad choice of letters on my part. ;)

[@r.mcd2921]

Excellent! Thank you!

[@karenbochinski]

thanks