tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341173294790021096.post3648516087536351918..comments2023-06-03T02:28:05.137-07:00Comments on Knit the CPH with us!: Frogging and sleeve enlargementJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052659387592324948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341173294790021096.post-20325637210800903682007-03-28T14:11:00.000-07:002007-03-28T14:11:00.000-07:00Hmm I'm trying to make my sleeves bigger too.. but...Hmm I'm trying to make my sleeves bigger too.. but I'm also extrapolating up a size from the last printed size. I am only on the back at the moment, but I did one extra bind off and one extra decrease. I hadn't thought about that being narrower through the shoulder though. First time I've done this :) I was also going to do four extra increases in the sleeve.<BR/><BR/>I'm not weaving in any ends until I've basted everything together and tried it on though, that's for sure!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201389288203986193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341173294790021096.post-24542744578489576602007-03-28T10:07:00.000-07:002007-03-28T10:07:00.000-07:00re: sleeve enlargement....I thought my sleeves wer...re: sleeve enlargement....<BR/><BR/>I thought my sleeves were going to be way too tight as well based on everyone's posts here, so when I made my first sleeve, I increased 2 additional times... so I had four more stitches than the largest size of the pattern. It seemed to fit my arm well (I was knitting the sleeves in the round, so I could try them on easily), and I just incorporated a few more decreases into the sleeve cap to get back to the right number eventually.<BR/><BR/>However, when I blocked the sleeve and then seamed it to the sweater, the sleeve was WAY too big and actually way too long as well (even though I used the measurements of the pattern).<BR/><BR/>Eventually I decided it would bug me too too much so I tried to frog, but it was too difficult. Ended up just cutting through my knitting right above the last increase I actually wanted (went back to the original number of the pattern) and now I'm knitting it again from that spot. I have plenty of yarn but I suppose I'll pull out that sleeve cap if I need to - otherwise it's just sitting in my knitting bag. :)<BR/><BR/>All this to say... additional increases seem like a good way to make the sleeves bigger if that's what you need. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com