Need Help?Set in Sleeve Perfection - Replay Live Archive
Knitting perfect set in Sleeves just takes practice.
- 3 Reasons for Ugly Sleeves (hint: it may not be your fault)
- Perfect your techniques
- Top Down Sleeves (love 'em or hate 'em)
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Top Down Sleeves Video
Seaming Set in Sleeves on the Machine
Sleeve Practice Pattern
Set in Sleeve Course
00:01:42 - 3 Reasons for Ugly Sleeves
00:07:45 - Methods for setting in Sleeves
00:08:51 - Setting in Sleeves on the machine
00:19:14 - Knitting Sleeves from the Top Down
00:28:38 - Practice Pattern
00:30:20 - Sleeve Perfection Course
| Sue Jalowiec thanks everyone! |
| bmaryann Thanks for all your efforts |
| Jean S Thank yiou again, Sue. Always learn so much. Can't wait to get my ribber fixed so I can do the KAL. |
| Can the sleeve be shaped by putting needles in hold then knit a row take off on WY therefore you have sts to pick up or does this not give you any ease. |
| Gabriele Traxl-Saurer Thanks for your inspirational enthusiasm! |
| Emily S love these tuesdays!! |
| Nancy H Thanks Sue and Matt, have a great week!! |
| Michelle Ferguson ooooh so much fun (glad I resubscribed!) you do an awesome job!! |
| Emily S i will look at the knit along because i learn a ton from others until i can get my ribber cleaned, attached etc. |
| Pat A Thanks. Why is my response reversed Matt? |
| bmaryann Click on Knit Club |
| Matthew F They are all under the Knit Club section of the site |
| Pat A Where do I find the ribber chalenge and KAL |
| Jenny M B Really want to subscribe but the dollar/pound exchange rate is atrocious for us at the moment. |
| Emily S i have to clean mine and figure it out... never used it. |
| Gabriele Traxl-Saurer Love your challenges aka knit-a-longs |
| Emily S can i join in late on the ribber challenge? |
| Stephanie D How do you keep track? |
| bmaryann Knit up/knit down depends on sweater style and fiber used |
| Mia F Top down raglans only so far, but less sewing up is great |
| Birgitte H I like start ribbing - but hate end ribbing |
| Aly T Delighted..love raglan !! |
| Wilma T I tried it and didnât like it |
| Stephanie D It's OK. We all develop our favorite methods. |
| Michelle Ferguson challenge accepted! |
| Emily S can the sleeves be tweaked on the raglan? |
| Leo B Awesome .My favourite sweaters. |
| Sandra B I have only made one sweater, it was top down, so can't compare it |
| Michelle Ferguson GREAT! putting that into my diary! |
| Sandra B Matthew, still can't get my photo up Facebook said I need embedded chat updates, don't know how to do it, not good with computer |
| ....... I might just.... looking at trying to organise a workshop weekend |
| Karen P Ok, I will try it! |
| interesting how about a trip up to Scotland? |
| Matthew F Perfect - here to help! |
| Carolyn S Oh, got it, thanks Matthew F! |
| Karen P For bind off |
| Matthew F to CHAT!!!! not knit it now |
| Matthew F then relog in |
| Matthew F and it is the button that has the ARROW pointing to the right |
| are you visiting uk for machine knitting related trip? |
| Matthew F NO log out of the CHAT - NOT knititnow It is the button at the top of the chat window in blue |
| SHIRLEY R NO!1 |
| I don't want to log out now because I'll miss the live feed |
| Pat A Hi from Sedona Arizona, cold but sunny |
| I'm anonymous, too |
| Emily S ok now it worked, thank you Matthew F |
| Emily S weird... |
| eek will try again. |
| I logged out and logged back in. |
| Elizabeth Taylor I love knitting from the top down especially if in playing yarn chicken |
| Karen P Do you use the same tension as when you knitted? |
| SHIRLEY R Hi, Shirley from East Sussex, UK |
| Judy I have done many top down sleeves, don't have to sew the sleeve in |
| Matthew F For the anonymous person. Try this. Click the Logout button at the top of the chat window. then log in and use your name |
| Judy |
| Sheila G Sheila from Surprise |
| curious why i'm showing up as anonymous? lol |
| Nancy M I prefer to use mattress and Kitchener instead of backstitch. |
| Cindy Minota I like to do most of my seaming by hand but I will do chain stitching on shoulder seams for strength. |
| Dawn W Crocheted in, but will now do on mb achine. |
| Gio R No I do matress stitch, but I going to give it a try on the knitting machine |
| Birgitte H I usually use my linker - but years ago I did use my sewing machine |
| Michelle E I used to seam with a linker |
| Not yet, but will try that next. |
| Arlene T Hello from Arlene in Goodyear, AZ. so close to you. |
| Aly T Dublin |
| Hi evryone, Ellie from West Australia |
| Nancy M it depends in the garment and yarn as to which technic iuse...and i also have linker to finish with |
| Mike L Hi from the windy mid west Illinois |
| Hi from Minnesota USA |
| Birgitte H hello from Denmark |
| hi from kansas city missouri usa |
| Rosemary E Hi from Rosy in Lancashire, UK |
| Mia F Hi Aly T...where are you in Ireland? |
| Hello from Joni in Cape Cod |
| Patti Hi I made it |
| Aly T Hi Mia F .....Aly T |
| Nina L Nina in Gainesville FL six months annually, usually Dec - May |
| Jenny M B I notice you don't mention mattress stitch to set in sleeves, but I use it, carefully working out how to match stitches to rows where necessary. Hate doing backstitch! |
| Wilma T Hi from a snowy Netherlands |
| Deborah F hello from Noble, OK |
| Mia F Aly T...Im from Kerry |
| Karen P Good morning! |
| Susan B Hello from Oklahoma |
| Aly T Hi Sue..amy other knitters from Ireland ??? |
| Cynthia P From Oshawa, Ontario Canada |
| Cindy Minota Chking in from northeastern FL ! |
| Riggs here from Orlando FL |
| Julie Ann M Julie from Italy |
| Ann-Blair W Hi from Prince Edward Island |
| Jean S Caroline F....there must be I know there are several MK groups in Fort Langley and I think Surrey. |
| Carol D Hi from the VERY COLD Catskill Mountains of New York! |
| Caroline F Are there any knitters in Vancouver B.C ? |
| Jean G Hi from Mesa,AZ |
| Leo B Leolinda from Portugal |
| Margaret W Margaret from England |
| Nancy M isn't there a chart of yarn substitutes on site? |
| Mia F Mia from Ireland |
| Emma U Hello from Michigan. Been struggling with DBJ (in a Brother) |
| Robin M Hello from Troy, Illinois |
| Jenny M B Hello everyone, from North Wales! |
| Gio R Hello from the snowy Netherlands...;) |
| Maryann B Logging in from the cloudy Oregon Coast |
| Stephanie D |
| Diana H My nemesis! Great fitting set in sleeves. |
| Nancy H Nancy H in sunny South Carolina |
| Nina L Butte America, as we like to say! |
| Terry Z Hello from snowy Netherlands |
| Nancy M Nancy Mangeri in Kansas here...good morning! |
| Sandra B Hi Nina, where do you live in Montana |
| Mary Ann B Mary Ann from sort of snowy MN. |
| Lorrie B Hi from Auburn, WA I've been working on the ribber knit along. |
| Hello from Colorado Springs! |
| Nina L Hi Montanan Sandra! Hope to hook with you when I am back in Montana (after June) |
| Betty E J hey from alabama |
| Dawn W Knitting with the ribber course. Very helpful! |
| Diane M Hello from Illinois |
| Hey from PA. |
| Nina L So happy to be with you from Florida! |
| Sandra B Good Morning from Grass Range, Montana |
| Dawn W Good afternoon from Ohio! |
| Elizabeth Taylor Hello from Indiana! |
| Rita C Hello, good evening (from Belgium) |
| Hello from Austria, everything´s right! |
| Matthew F If you are not seeing the live stream - just refresh your page |
| Betty E J yea Matthew! |
| Sue Jalowiec I think we are good to go ... ! |
| Jean S I can see the page with setting in sleeves |
| Matthew F Hello everyone - Are we seeing the live stream? just checking with the group |
| Matthew F is everyone seeing the live stream? |
| Sue J J good morning! starting soon! whoo hoo! |
| Jean S Good Morning sue! |
