One of the most overlooked things about the earliest sweaters I made was the sleeves.
Now, I have always been in search of the perfect sweater, and even as a beginner, I was no different. I was constantly tinking and frogging and making adjustments until I got things just right, because it seemed like a waste to knit something I wasn't going to wear.
The issue was, I didn't really know what I was doing 😂
What would inevitably happen with every sweater is I would knit a sleeve (sometimes both), decide I didn't like it, rip it all out, make up some sort of adjustment on the fly, try again, realize that wasn't right either, and rinse and repeat until I was finally satisfied.
My most-sleeves-knit award goes to my Once and Floral Sweater, where I reknit both sleeves a whooping four times each. That's eight sleeves for one sweater!
But, when I started designing knitwear, I learned more about creating the exact silhouette I wanted, and then I realized that I could apply the same concepts to other designers' patterns as well!
I could manipulate the information in the pattern, balance it against how I wanted things to fit, and finally get what I wanted without spending all that extra time just winging it!
Do you find yourself stuggling with the same thing? Do you have a particular way you like your sleeves to fit and just aren't sure how to acheive it in a concrete, repeatable way?
I created the Custom Sleeve Shaping Mini Course just for you!
You'll learn how to make adjustments to the sleeves of any knitting pattern, so they'll fit exactly how you want them to - the first time.
Learn More about the Sleeve Adjustments Course
You'll receive:
✨ A 20-minute video guide where you'll learn what you like in a sleeve, and how to make adjustments step-by-step
✨ A PDF resource of the process for your reference
✨ A fillable worksheet to keep track of your own calculations
✨ A spreadsheet calculator that you can use to do the math for you!
It's exactly the course that would have saved me hours and hours of knitting on nearly every sweater I knit!
Get the Custom Sleeve Shaping Course Now
Join me to learn how to get a great fit - every time!
Xoxo
Megan
PS - Want to learn how to customize not just your sleeves, but your entire sweater? Check out our Altering Sweater Patterns Course, where you'll learn everything about creating your next wardrobe staple.
You can even get a free preview to see if you like it before you commit.
