How to knit a sleeve by pattern and measure: descriptions and diagrams of different models

A neatly made handmade product depends largely on how to knit a sleeve. There are many styles, including one-piece knitted and sleeves. Vary the way they are made with a needle and crochet.

There are nuances in the execution of raglan and round jacket with integrated okatom. Having mastered the simple ways of additions and subtractions of loops on the edges of symmetrical parts, it will be easy to perform any sweater, cardigan or pullover.

Sleeve varieties

Many hand-knit models are easy to knit, but look amazing, due to the choice of a spectacular model and the correct fit on the figure. The advantage of hand knitting is that you can always dissolve and re-tie what did not turn out well.

For beginners, everything seems complicated, there are questions about how to correctly knit a sleeve with a knitting needle underneath. Also cause difficulties patterns, which will have to build their own for each product, or forever be dependent on the description of other people's products.

Sleeves come in sleeves and one-piece knits, such as batwing or kimono sleeves, the result of extending the knitted fabric under the arm.

The most popular varieties of knitted sleeves, according to the shape of the pattern:

• hinged with a rounded rim, according to the type of sewing pattern, it must exactly match the shape of the armhole in the armpits;
• sporty or fitted - in the form of a narrow trapezoid, without a rim, sewn at the joint to the straight pattern of the back and front or in a small rectangular notch;
• With puffed gatherings or "lantern;
• raglan - without rim, with the top of a triangular shape, converging under the neck with the back and front with the top of the same linear shape.
• with a shallow square neckline under a straight sleeve;
• epaulettes (knitted as an extension of the sleeve with a rim);
• integrated (part of a round basque after the example lopapeisa).

Important: Beginner needlewomen should not retreat in the face of difficulties, seeing such a variety. Each product has its own type of sleeve, so these patterns and the way of knitting is mastered gradually, as experience in knitting.

Sleeves vary in fit - tight, loose (classic) and wide. Most knit varieties start knitting with an "elastic" on the cuff. This part varies between 5-20 cm, models with high cuffs are back in fashion today.

Materials and tools

Needles - the basic tool for those who knit warm clothes. The hook is more suitable for openwork summer things, tablecloths and napkins, as well as for skilled knitters who have a different technique.

Needles come in different types:

• circular (on fishing line);
• sock (5 pieces for seamless knitting);
• ordinary long (with locks on the ends).

Please note! Dense models (sweaters, pullovers, knitted coats) are made with a needle and crochet on the general patterns, but the removals/additions are calculated differently.

The type of yarn depends on the model chosen. For the sleeve yarn can vary in color, composition and quality. Winter garments are knitted with warm wool and blended yarns with the addition of down or mohair. For summer clothes you need a "cool" yarn based on cotton, linen or viscose.

For off-season, you can use acrylic, and for translucent sleeves or for openwork, pick a finer yarn of excellent quality - kilnhurst or mercerized cotton.

Additional tools are needed to complete the work. A thick "knitting" needle is needed to neatly sew on the sleeves. It features a blunt end, a wide and long eye, into which medium-thick yarn can easily be inserted.

You will also need scissors and pins, which are hung on the edge loops, marking the counting rows.

The pattern and measuring

The basis of the correct construction of a pattern is the taking of measures. However, knitted garments do not need to be "meticulous" to 1-2 mm, thanks to the elasticity of hand knitted fabric. A large error will be noticeable - the sleeve will have to be re-tied.

Note! Experienced skilled knitters knit "by eye," they can afford it, because over time, each for herself is working out the "ideal pattern" and the way it is done with all the additions and subtractions.

The length of the sleeve (DR) is determined by the model of the product. Classic long sleeve measured from shoulder to hand bend at the elbow. Then it will not seem that the product is not enough, the thing will look good and comfortable to wear.

Some models have different DR - short, "three-quarter", regular. A long sleeve with a wide cuff goes down to the hand. Then add another 5-6 cm to the main length.

The width of the knitted sleeve is determined by the widest place - slightly below the armpit. Add 2-5 cm to these measurements, depending on the degree of fit.

Knit a classic vtachnoy sleeve

Most sweaters, turtlenecks, openwork jackets and cardigans are made on a common pattern - a classic sleeve.

The top is usually made according to a standard calculation. The bottom of a classic sleeve is knitted in different ways:

• bell sleeves with an extension at the cuff;
• skinny tight sleeve;
• with puffed gatherings over high cuffs;
• With a detachable elastic band or puff.

Most often "classic" is knitted from the bottom up - from wrist to shoulder, taking the measure of the bent elbow.

To correctly calculate the expansion of the fabric on a narrow sleeve, calculated the difference in centimeters between the girth at the wrist and the widest part of the hand.

The difference is scattered on the additions. Usually this is the addition of 1 loop on the edges under the edge - in every 9th or 11th row. Next, the roll described below is performed.

Please note! Transverse execution is not very convenient in terms of additions and subtractions, so this method is convenient for models with a straight pattern and gathering at the cuff elastic.

Knit the roll of the sleeve

The hardest thing to do on the sleeve is to do away with the loops. To knit a sleeve rim by knitting, in exact accordance with the pattern, it is important to understand the subtractions. They are done with the usual 2 stitches together at the edge of the work (under the edge stitch).

It can be done in a decorative way, for example, by making a bevel at a certain distance from the edge.

Rolling is done symmetrically - the right and left side of the rounding should be the same. It is very convenient to use half of the pattern folded in half.

Calculation of the oakleaf allowance can be conventionally divided into parts:

• Reaching the ocate line, close on 5-8 loops (depending on the number of needles) on the part of the sleeve, which will go into the armpit (bottom of the armhole);
• 5 front rows do oblique slash, cutting at the beginning and end of the row 2 together (in the pattern) under the cropped stitch;
• Depending on the pattern, the next 7-8 cm can be knit without the slack, or do a slight tilt at the edges after 2 right rows;
• A rounded lap is formed by a combination of slashes - a diagonal slope of 2 together at the edges through the front row, a gentle slope in each row (front and back);
• The remaining 3-5 cm of all the stitches are closed.

The result should be a symmetrical sleeve top where the armpit loops are covered, a diagonal bevel, a straight rise, a diagonal bevel again. The last gentle bevel is completed by closing the loops - a classic vtachnoy sleeve ready.

If there are difficulties, see the finished calculation or a master class on how to knit a sleeve by knitting knits on the bottom of the step by step, with all the subtractions on the okat.

Sleeve with no ovate line

Sports models and things with an understitched shoulder line have the simplest pattern - without the oucat. But this does not mean that this important piece of clothing can be knitted without a pattern and simple calculations.

The construction of the pattern takes into account the main points:

• the width at the wrist (elastic band or cuff);
• sleeve length;
• arm circumference at the widest point;
• Add 4-5 cm for a loose fit.

Many of the sports models in old knitting magazines are still relevant today, especially for men. They show a simple pattern with a cuff (it is indicated less than the main knit). Narrow trapezoid is the basis of the sleeve without a rim.

The sleeves are sewn after the shoulder line is assembled. They are sewn strictly in the middle, marking the center. After that, the detail is sewn in the area between the elastic cuff and the armpit.

Important: a sleeve with a shallow armhole is performed as a "classic" or a sleeve without the rim, but under the broad shoulders. In this case, adjust the pattern of the sleeve. If the shoulders are sloping, then do not suit the model with a dropped shoulder. Then make a small notch under the stitched sleeve.

Sleeve with a shoulder strap

A beautiful way to make knitwear is the epaulettes sleeve.

It is made in 3 ways:

• From the "golf" collar;
• As a continuation of the ocale of a classic sleeve;
• as one of the ways to make a knitted piece - an advanced level.

This decorative detail can be part of the back or shelf. There are no strict restrictions on how to knit a sleeve with a shoulder stitch from top to bottom or from the collar. Often these are author's techniques that are done intuitively.

It is recommended to use ready-made schemes, descriptions and master classes for this type of knitting.

Bat sleeve.

The diagram shows the pattern of a one-piece knitted product with a bat sleeve. The advantage of this model is that there is no pattern overlap.

Knitting direction is indicated by an arrow on the fabric. The model in the above pattern is knitted from the left sleeve, which widens little by little.

When knitting transversely, going to the back and front panel, additionally gain stitches, according to the calculation of the density of knitting. Then knit in one piece up to the neck.

Before you knit a sleeve with scissors on the finished pattern, specify the measurements. In this model there is a 24 cm cut. This means that the neck is a "boat neck", and the knitting is divided into 2 parts. This means that the knitting is not done with one ball, but with 2 balls of yarn until the neckline is finished.

Then the work is done in mirror order, switching to 1 yarn in the work. On the sides are closed loops by the number of additions to the fabric.

Transition to the right sleeve is done with the abatements, in the same order as the addition, for example, in every 7 or 9-th row at the crook of the front side.

Finish the work better with cuffs and elastic for the back of the front, carefully sewing them on with elastic stitching.

A kimono sleeve .

Not much difference, "kimono" or "bat" - it is a comfortable one-piece knitted sleeve by scissors for beginners, which has no rim and armhole.

Useful tip: Use a ready-made kimono pattern. The picture shows all the features of the pattern. The only difference is that knitted things don't have to have a center seam at the shoulder line - you can knit straight.

In your pattern, make the necessary adjustments to the neck and shelves if it is a garment with a clasp. Do not make too wide an allowance in the armpits, as with a batwing sleeve. Kimono is an understated Japanese classic.

Raglan sleeve

A raglan can also be a one-piece knit if made from the collar or neck.

It can be done on circular needles if the raglan is done without a seam, with a nice addition at the junction line of the sleeve, shelves and back.

For the method of knitting "raglan from above" the total number of loops under the neck (back + front) is dialed. It is better to make a little wider than the neck to wear the product freely over the head, but it should not "dangle".

The total number of loops typed on circular needles, divided into 4 parts. For example, for 108 by 36 cm, if there are 3 stitches per 1 cm of work.

Useful tip! Use the ready-made calculations of the loops from experienced mistresses on the master class. This makes it easier to figure out how to divide the loops on the raglan sleeve and how to do the "sprout" (the excess at the back of the neck) for a better fit.

After completing all the additions to the end of the raglan expansion, usually dial in underarm area for another 7-8 loops to give the sleeves more freedom in operation. The garment is finished with elastic bands and collar.

Sleeve Lantern.

There is nothing difficult to knit a sleeve "lantern" by scissors. It is made by the same pattern as the classic vtachnoy sleeve, only it is much wider.

Judging from the pattern, the addition will have to be gathered under the soft pleats.

Another way is to leave open loops along the top of the "lantern" and then close not in the traditional way of "from two one, knitting together", but more intensely - "from 3 one together". Lavishly gathered on the oakat sleeve and is a "lantern.

Often a "lantern" is used only at the top of a long sleeve. The classic lantern is a short sleeve for summer clothes.

To understand how to knit an armhole and a welt for a sleeve, you need to start knitting - experience comes with the job. Many models, presented with ready-made descriptions and diagrams, are available to beginners, others are the lot of advanced level craftswomen.

Here is a photo selection of knit patterns with original sleeves.

Photo of knit sleeves

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