Sewing a sweater together

#1

Hi all,

Is there a “proper” method for sewing sweater pieces together? For example; do I sew up the sleeve sides for attaching them to the body?

Which pieces should I sew first?

Thank you
CIO

#2

I always knit the shoulders together first. Then lay it flat, right side up, and lay the sleeves next to the body where they’re going to me. I take a small piece of yarn and tie the center of the sleeve to the shoulder seam and each end of the sleeve to the body.

Once you have the sleeves positioned, mattress stitch them on. After they’re on, then you can make long seams up the side and up the sleeve. I always start at the bottom edges and seam up to the armpit in case they don’t come out exactly even. I’d rather fudge in the armpit than at the edge.