Help with Debbie Bliss Berwick Sweater

Hello Knitters.

I’ve decided to graduate from knitting scarfs and taking the plunge to knit a sweater! I hope to finish it at least before next winter… but let’s see.

I am having trouble with the sleeves. I’ve knitted the rib cuff and am about to start increasing but would be greatful for some guidance.

The pattern says to:
Incr 1 st at each end of 3rd and 1(1:12:20:20) foll 6th rows, then on every foll 8th(8th:8th:-:slight_smile:

I’m doing the largest size.

I can get as far as increasing each end of the third row (in pattern) but the contents in the brackets, have got me baffled.

Do I increase at each end on the 3rd 6th and 8th row for 20 rows?

Any advice humbly appreciated.

Thanks :yarn:

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Welcome to KH!
Good for you for pressing on to something new. These things get easier as you work more patterns.
Increase at each end of row 3 and the rows 9,15,21,27,33,39,45 and so on up to row 123 (that’ll be 20 more increases after row 3) then increase every 8th row until you reach the given number of repeats or sts. So that’ll start rows 131,139,147,155 etc.

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SalmonMac - Thank you for your rapid response! I’m glad I checked!! … no doubt I’ll be back.

Thought I’d tackle the sleeves first before the body which has cables to join - that’s going to be an interesting challenge.

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Hello Experts, Newbie here. I’ve actually made some rapid progress (for me) and finished a sleeve… only issue is that it’s a bit bigger than the pattern says (53cm). Ive added 2 related photos. I’ve put in a lifeline to 46cm and think I followed the instructions and helpful guidance from SalmonMac… but I think it’s perhaps too long.

I want to know how I should measure my arms and decide which size to knit?

And- even though I did a swatch… should I switch to smaller needles?

Or should I knit the other arm in a smaller size and decide after that?

Thanks again

:yarn:

Thanks

It does seem long although the stitch work is very well done.
Determine the size from the chest size of the sweater. The arm length can be adjusted.
Measure you arms from the underarm to the wrist. That length is relatively easy to adjust on the knit sleeve.
The length (50cm) isn’t too far off. Often sleeves are about 45-46cm and of course you can make them your preferred length.
The extra length looks like it’s in the sleeve cap. You can use the sleeve that you’ve knit to determine your row gauge (rows/4"). That helps you figure out the total rows that you need in the sleeve cap. Once you know that you can decide if you need to decrease the number of rows between cap shaping rows.

Hello,

I’ve managed to get to the stage of Sewing the raglan seems. And I’m still having concerns about the sleeves. I put lifelines in before I started tapering in so could go back to there- but on the off chance I wonder

what the advice would be from experienced knitters and if I can salavage without having to undo- or if indeed going back and correcting so the raglan seems match up. Thanks

The knitting looks perfect. It may be the difference in raglan length is due to the cable pattern on the front and back and not on the sleeves. I would first try blocking the pieces to the same measurement. Pin them out and spritz with water. Once dry, pin the pieces together and see how that looks. If the seams look reasonably aligned, then stitch in place.

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It looks like the front and back are the same on this design. If so, I would count the number of rows on the raglan sections on the body and on the sleeves. They should be the same (within 1 or 2 rows). If there is a difference in row count, then I would adjust to make them the same.

I tried to count in your photograph, but couldn’t quite see!

You could also compare the row gauge on the upper back and front pieces to the row gauge on the sleeve caps.

Then I would block, as salmonmac said.

If after blocking and making sure that the row count is the same, the sleeve caps are still too long, I might reknit them with fewer rows or reknit them on a size smaller needles.

Lovely colour and design!

I tried again counting from the photo, starting after the cast-off stitches that bite in to the underarm. I counted garter ridges.

The sleeve at the top seems to have 18 ridges, and the back/front piece on the left seems to have 15 ridges.

I am only working from a photo, so please don’t rely on my count though.