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Practical Tips

Pattern 5: If you don't like dropped shoulders, bind sticches off over a width of 1 Vi to 3", straight across, when the front or back is long enough to start the armhole. 7 hen the sleeve has to be lengthened by the armhole depth.

Pattern 6: This sleeve shape provides a better fit. Here the stitches for the armhole are bound off in several steps. Match the top of the sleeve to this slanted edge.

Pattern 7: A slightly rounded armhole with a matching, slightly rounded shape at the top of the sleeve produces the best fit.

Pattern 8: For a traditional, rounded top of the sleeve, the stitches are bound off in a rounded shape, but the stitches over the last 2³/i" or so are bound off straight across. The length of the rounded part varies, but it should be at least 2" less than the armhole length on the front and back. The excess width is evenly distributed over the shoulder area when the sleeve is sewn in.

Pattern 9: For a puffy sleeve, a normal armhole is worked on the front and back. On the sleeve, about Vi of the stitches, in total, are decreased on both sides, then the other stitches are bound off straight across. When the sleeve is sewn in, the straight bound-off part at the top of the sleeve is gathered and the rest of the sleeve is sewn in normally.

Pattern 10: Shoulder yokes can be worked with or without a rounded shape at the top of the sleeve. The yoke width must be deducted from the front and back, half from each. The neckline is reduced by this length. At the back, no neckline is necessary. Slanted shoulders can also be used with this pattern.

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