Am currently knitting ‘POP! The Perfect Baby Cardigan’ and just wanted some advice.
When it comes to the sleeves we are given the option of working in the round or worked flat.
What I am unable to understand is that where I have put my stitches on hold, I seem to have created, or there just is, quite a number of stitches that once sleeve is knitted (flat in my case), that look more like a gaping hole.
I have looked on line and see that it is possible to pick up and knit the numerous stitches, but the pattern I am working from, only mentions a total of 4 stitches in all (I am knitting size 6 - 9 months).
Any help or links would be very much appreciated. Thank you
You can pick up more sts at the underarm if you need to fill in a gap. Often there is a cast on of sts at the underarm once the sleeve sts are on hold. You can pick up sts one-for-one at these cast on sts then pick up an additional stitch each side of the underarm cast on. Decrease the extra sts on the next or the following row.
This is a nice technique for the underarm either the first way demonstrated or the little trick that’s shown to close the gap. It’s for knitting in the round but the same idea works at the corner for flat knitting.
There’s also this method if you finish and still find a small gap. This works neatly whether or not you’re working a raglan.