Dividing for sleeves help


Hello,

I am Holly. I am so happy I’ve found this forum as I’m working on a lovely sweater and have had a couple set backs. Would love some feedback on this issue below! Thanks in advance!

This is a pattern specific question so not too sure if it should be posted here. Either way, desperately hoping for help so I don’t just rip the pattern out.

I currently have 384 stitches in the round for a top down sweater on my needle. The last row was a knit all stitches row. I am to the beginning of my round. Pattern says…

Place next 35 stitches onto waste yarn, CO 10 sts, K122 stitches for back. Place next 70 sts for sleeve onto waste yarn, CO 10 sts, K122 sts for front then place remaining 35 sts for sleeve with first set of 35 sts. 264 sts remain for body.

I’m running into trouble with my first CO 10. The additional CO stitches are now stuck in between the first half of the sleeve and the second half of the sleeve. Not sure what I did wrong.

Hello
I could be wrong but just an idea…
When you placed the 35 sts onto waste yarn for holding, did you cut the yarn that was attached at the beginning of them (that was the start of the row) and restart your yarn at the beginning of what was left on the needles?
The CO 10 would, I think, need the yarn rejoined at the first stitch of the k122: join yarn, CO 10, k122 (and the first 10 of this 122 are the new co stitches).
This would place your 35 on yarn and off the needles.
It would place the co stitches with, and attached to, the main body of work for the back.

Could this be it?
If not, if sure xomeone else will answer.

Welcome to KH!
I’m glad you found us, too. It’s not you, it’s the pattern.
At the beginning of these directions, instead of placing the next 35sts on a holder, knit across those sts then place these 35 on a holder. Don’t cast on 10sts here. Follow the directions for the rest of the round through placing the remaining 35sts on hold. Now cast on 10sts.
Your yarn is in the correct place to cast on these sts and you won’t have 10sts stuck in the middle of the sleeve.
What is the name of your pattern?

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We are so lucky to have you salmonmac :grinning:

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It’s folksy by melody Hoffman.

Thank you for the response! I’m going to give it a go today and hope it works!

agreed, agreed, agreed!

Hi there! Finally found some time to work through this. As I’m reading your instructions, if I knit through the first 35 stitches, won’t that part of my sleeve have an extra row and the rest of the sleeves will not?

Yes, but if you calculate the length give the row gauge, it’s a very small fraction of an inch and won’t be noticeable. This method is actually quite common for putting underarm sts on hold.
Good luck with the sweater!