Finishing Up

#1

So my sweater is mostly done and it came out really well… at least in pieces it looks good! My instructions can be found here: http://www.cascadeyarns.com/patternsFree/B177_EcoWoolWeekender.pdf. Here is where I’m confused:

I’ve knit the front, the back, and the two sleeves. Each of these have been bound off per the instructions. Then the instructions say “Finishing: Set in sleeves. Close side seams.” Would I have already seamed the shoulders at this point? I found a video about seaming a set in sleeve here: and in that video it looks like the shoulders have already been seamed. This is my first sweater so I’m not sure which part comes first. Thanks so much!

#2

This is the general order of finishing. Sew the front/back shoulder seams first. Then set in the sleeve into the armhole opening. Then seam up the sides front/back & sleeve sides. The manufacturer probably puts that in all their instructions.

This is a raglan. The sleeves are already worked with the body. So there is no armhole seam. Just sew up the sides.

#3

Yes it’s a raglan, but not a yoked one, the sleeves are done separately as are the front and back. That’s what they mean by ‘set in sleeves’ - you seam them to the front and back. Then you seam the side sleeves.

#4

Sue is right. I just looked at the picture & thought it was worked as one. You do need to sew them in.