Pearl's Progress
All evidence to the contrary, I have not abandoned my Pearl Buck jacket. I was just waiting for some good light in my house and an extended period of peaceful time to get the sleeves seamed up and attached to the jacket.
I used to hate set in sleeves. In fact, I would actually seam the sleeve cap to the body of the sweater before seaming the actual sleeve and side seams. Now, I feel more comfortable with the process, but I still need to get into the right frame of mind to tackle the setting in of the sleeves.
I always like to do a little reality check first and make sure that the sleeve caps are shaped properly to fit into the armscye. In this case, the match was a very nice one. So I proceeded with pinning.
I like to get everything set up by matching up the sleeve and side seams first, then matching the top center of the sleeve cap with the center point of the arm hole. Then I pin loosely around the outside to hold the pieces in place. Usually I start seaming (using mattress stitch) where the side seam and sleeve seam meet, because there are cast-off stitch edges there that can easily be matched up.
Now that seaming has commenced, can an actual sweater be far behind?
Ooooh, I can't wait to see it!!!! Yippee!!!
I love to see these in-progress pictures!
Regarding seaming sleeves. The sleeve-cap-before-sleeve-seam technique is the one I use, because I initially came to knitting from a sewing background. I can't remember if you sew or not, but that's the way I was taught to set a sleeve into a sewn garment. It seems to make more sense to me as a "seamstress" to fit the cap first and then sew up the sleeve and side seams in one motion.
Having said all of that - it's a case of whatever works for you!
You're making this look so easy, sweater finishing doesn't look so scary anymore, or at least less scary!
That is going to be a great FO! I can't wait to see the modeled shots!
It's looking good--I love that color!
The Swing Jacket is really coming along. The actual sweater can't be far along at all! I love that color you are using too, just beautiful.
I can't wait to see the finished jacket. The color is beautiful and that pattern is soo intriguing.
You make it look so easy! I always feel like I need six extra hands when setting in sleeves (which, admittedly, has not been very often).
A sweater is gloriously imminent. Beautiful!
Looks wonderful...............anxiously awaiting the FO!
I so love that color. *sigh*
interesting seaming technique. i have always sewn the cap into it before seaming sleeve/side. i think i read that in the pattern of the first one i knit? now i just do it...but when i sew with fabric, i do what you are doing now...wouldn't dream of doing it any other way. huh.
I love setting in sleeves using the method you're using. I first learned it from a Crochet Fantasy magazine about a year ago (it works for crocheted sweaters too!), and it's worked so much better than the other method. Can't wait to see the finished product!
Am eagerly awaiting the next update...!