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! |