Knitting help needed.

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Nannagarra

In answer to your penultimate paragraph, yes. Cast off the three sts (either side of each sleeve and at the body aperture) before adding the sts onto the circular needle. Sew together the corresponding three sts (body and sleeves) when you complete the sleeve seams. I hope this makes sense.

Yes, that makes perfect sense. Thank you.

In answer to your penultimate paragraph, yes. Cast off the three sts (either side of each sleeve and at the body aperture) before adding the sts onto the circular needle. Sew together the corresponding three sts (body and sleeves) when you complete the sleeve seams. I hope this makes sense.

Yes, Doodledog, I plan to continue the body to the top with the sleeves attached.

I have actually done what I'm trying to do now once before, with a different pattern, but can't remember now how I dealt with the sleeves, though I remember that it turned out OK.
I definitely worked both sleeves bottom up, though, as per the pattern as far as the armhole shapings, somehow then adding them to the needle containing the body knitted up to the same level, before continuing to the top with the sleeves attached.

I've done top-down occasionally, but only following a pattern written that way.
The pattern I am using this time is a traditional one, with the pieces worked indivudually bottom-up, so I really dont want to try to do it top-down.

I've not got off to a good start. I started with a sleevethus afternoon, to get used to the stitch pattern, but I'm not happy with my tension. I'm carrying yarns across the back between different colour blocks, and have just noticed that I've gone from too loose to too tight. I'll have to start again.

I can't picture this, but I usually knit top down, so you knit the top from the neck to the cap of the sleeve and leave the stitches when you join into the round (or back and forth) for the body. Am I right in thinking that you have the body knitted up to the bottom of the sleeve? Will you be continuing the body with the top of the sleeves attached? If so, where do the sleeve stitches attach to the body on a bottom-up garment if they aren't picked up around the armholes?

I have knitted bottom up before, but picked up the sleeve stitches from the finished body (with shoulders seamed if necessary). You could do that and knit back and forth for the sleeves, seaming them later? In that case, you usually pick up the stitches and add in a couple on either side of the underarm marker.

Yes, try YouTube - I learnt how to crochet from YouTube and many knitting techniques too.

Someone gave us a demonstration of how to knit a cardigan in one piece but I found it rather baffling. The attempt I made for Teddy was not successful.

fairfraise

I made one like that four years ago and I'm pretty sure I cast off the 3 st before adding the sleeve stitches. But Youtube may be able to help. I can't remember precisely.

Thanks for answering. I haven't tried YouTube yet, but that's a good idea.

I made one like that four years ago and I'm pretty sure I cast off the 3 st before adding the sleeve stitches. But Youtube may be able to help. I can't remember precisely.

silverlining48

I clicked on, but can only say you have my admiration for even considering what sounds a most complicated cardi.
Hope someone better than me can advise, good luck Oldnproud. ,

Thanks, silverlining.

I clicked on, but can only say you have my admiration for even considering what sounds a most complicated cardi.
Hope someone better than me can advise, good luck Oldnproud. ,