I’m at the 14th row on the last 20 rows of the body of the sweater and it is long enough right here. I’m pretty short from armpit to shoulder, so if I knit all 20 rows my sassy sweater will quickly become a turtleneck. Right now the top is 2” below my collarbone, which where it looks like it hits the model in the magazine. If I cast off now, how do I alter my sleeves so the final count of stitches is correct and the length is the same as the bodice? Just thinking out loud, but if I worked 26 rows including decreased and straight rows from where I cast off the armholes… and it looks like I will be working 30 rows after the armhole decreases for the sleeves… so the sleeves will be 1 1/3 cm longer – counting on my gauge being correct. Will this be okay? Or should I eliminate one of the last four row decreases and cast off 40 sts?
Posted by Shelby at April 19, 2004 11:11 AMI would not make the sleeves longer than the body part, it would not make the sewingwork smooth. Try to make them just as long as the body parts, and if there then is too many stiches, frog it and try to make the decreases a bit faster than what the pattern call for, to end up with the same number.
Posted by: Maud at April 19, 2004 11:57 PM