How to work the sleeves of a Raglan sweater
The 6th step in the Simple Raglan Sweater Tutorial is How to Work the Sleeves. This is the trickiest part of the sweater. You will return to the sleeve stitches you placed on stitch holders or yarn in Step 4: How to divide off the sleeve stitches. After you have completed the body of the sweater in Step 5: How to work the body of the sweater, you will tackle the sleeves.
The sleeves are knit one at a time. You will place the sleeve stitches on dpns and work the stitches in the round. This video shows how to knit the sleeves using dpns. However, I have two other tutorials that you can use as well. There are 2 different methods that I find work well.
How to work Magic Loop on a Raglan Sweater Sleeve
How to use 2 circular needles to work a Raglan Sweater Sleeve
You can choose which method works best for you.
The sleeves will decrease after a certain length. Each size is slightly different. You need to decrease to the desired circumference of the cuff. This video shows you how to do the decreases.
The last part of the sleeve is to knit the cuff. After the cuff is knit, you bind off and your sleeve is finished!
