Avoiding Holes in Top-Down Sweater Underarms // Technique Tuesday

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This video demonstrates a technique to avoid gaps or holes at the underarm join of top down sweaters.
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Technique used in this video:
Picking up sts along a finished edge • Picking Up Sts Along a...
Tips and tricks for Backwards loop CO: • Tips & Tricks for the ...
Duplicate stitch • How to Use Duplicate S...
Reverse duplicate stitch for weaving in yarn tails • How to Weave in Yarn T...
Needles used in video demonstration: Chiaogoo Red Lace circulars
Yarn used in video demonstration: Sun Valley Fibers MCN, color Firewatch
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0:00 Introduction
0:24 Overview/Avoiding Underarm Gaps
1:41 Reading the CO Edge
3:45 Why here? Explanation
5:22 Explanation Over/Return to PU Sts
7:01 Decreases/Eliminating the Extra Stitches
8:48 Final Result/Weaving in Tails
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@Piaknits 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t comment often but I have learned so much from your technique videos. Thanks for sharing your expertise and helping us all become better knitters. 🌸

@lesleygoodman6986 3 ай бұрын

I cannot believe how easy and simple this technique is!!! I used another technique to close up the gaps on one sleeve, however, could not duplicate it on the other sleeve and had a ginormous gaping hole. I tinked back and used your technique and it was absolutely flawless. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. A good teacher is absolutely priceless!

@cathyb2204 Жыл бұрын

You are like a mechanic who understands how a car works, and I am merely a driver! Thank you for another fantastic video.

@cindysimpson6879 17 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for your instructional videos, this one in particular. I knit one sleeve and worried that I wouldn’t be able to close up the gaps. I ripped it out and started again trying to use the method I use to close the gaps in socks, it worked a bit better but not completely. I ripped out again and after watching your video I was able to follow your instructions, no gaps. 🎉. Thank you again!

@gillianwhelan248 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. I love the analytics section of your technique videos, they really help me to understand the knitted fabric and its construction better. Overall your technique videos really help to elevate my knitting to a more polished finish. Your videos and the work you put into them are very much appreciated and I hope that you yourself are keeping well also :)

@heyBrownBerry Жыл бұрын

You are such a gift to the fiber community. Thank you for all the work that goes into these excellent videos!

@RoxanneRichardson Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Marce! :-)

@80sgma10 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! I've been knitting for over 50 years but have only recently started knitting top down sweaters and this technique will improve my projects! Thanks, Roxanne.

@nicola.p Жыл бұрын

This is by far the best video I have watched on how to avoid armhole gaps. Really useful and makes so much sense. I wouldn't even have thought to do a ssk on the otherside, I have just been doing ktog on both sides. Thank you so much for this.

@sonjanordahl3158 2 жыл бұрын

I love the freeze frame with the graphics showing were to change settings and the chapter links. Also, thanks for the explanation in "Why Here".

@knitgirl.7676 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. I have tried many ways, but never this one. I can’t wait to try this method. It looks great and as an accountant, I love your analytical explanations to knitting techniques. 🤓

@carlalottehartungen8501 2 жыл бұрын

I totally share your comment❣️ Thks from 🎌 where I would be lost 🥰

@Freespirit038 Жыл бұрын

Such a clear explanation - thank you!

@rebecca-72 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thank you so much for the explanation along with the demonstration. So helpful and interesting!

@RavensFlight3 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this wonderful video. I'm working on my first sweater; I followed the pattern instructions for the first attempt. I wasn't happy with the results; I knew I could turn to you for a better way!!! Amazing success following your recipe! Thank you!!!!

@xiomarastabacksmith1908 Ай бұрын

Fabulous techniques, thank you!

@jennifersanders4165 2 жыл бұрын

This tutorial was so easy to understand. Thank you for using the diagram, it helped! And showing how you weave in your yarn tail to help close any gaps.

@Sequoya 9 ай бұрын

Great episode! Thank you 😊

@sharongeorge5557 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely clear instructions. Thank you

@lesliebowles3649 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! This video helps so much.

@gparks4269 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, your videos are so thoughtful and thorough! Just discovered your channel, but I'm excited to watch more as I plan my first sweater!

@maryannbergeron9531 2 жыл бұрын

This was an awesome demonstration of closing the arm gap. Thank you so much. ❤️

@kathleenlibbey6758 Жыл бұрын

the best explanation and resolution I've seen. Thank you!

@sylviamaxwell504 Жыл бұрын

You are such a great teacher, I value your input, and will be back to binge this winter😘♥️🦋

@annesfeltedfriends 2 жыл бұрын

Just what I needed, as I am doing my first top down sweater and finishing up the body, so I will be ready for this step soon!

@thisfam Жыл бұрын

This is such an easy method that works. I’m so glad to not have gaps in my sweater sleeves anymore!

@stephaniefraser6098 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness!!!! You just made my day! Your explanation for the why helped me to finally understand how to avoid holes. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@knittingbandit8493 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your clear instructions

@barbpassalacqua3257 Жыл бұрын

This technique works brilliantly. Thank you for your wonderful videos.

@anaouzounian9103 2 жыл бұрын

Roxanne, I've been knitting for many years, but I always learn something new from you. Thanks.

@paulajohnson6943 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Roxanne! This was so clearly explained and comes at just the right time for me as I work on my first sweater with the type of construction you’ve described.

@Natalie-kt4uf 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are Amazing! Your explanations are just perfect xx Thank you

@virginiamagann 2 жыл бұрын

I'm always thankful for your tutorials...whether I need them this minute or not...yours is my most visited knitting site because if there's some explanation / demonstration I need for any project I can almost always find it on your channel. 🤗 Thank you for this one.

@greenpurl8482 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this wonderful instruction. It has given me new confidence with underarms.

@Kaila999 2 жыл бұрын

This was sooooo helpful! I was just winging it when it comes to picking up stitches. Wow, did I have it wrong! Your demonstration was super clear. Many thanks 🙏

@mistykeaton1744 2 жыл бұрын

You are an amazing teacher. Thanks for the detailed explanation.

@christiemacdonald6721 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! That diagram of where to pick up stitches is pure gold! My two daughters are knitters and they recommended your channel to me.

@bgummeson 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your clear explanation and demonstration. I’m working up the courage to attempt my first sweater, and this is something I’ve been concerned about.

@karenb136 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing what you are doing super close up!

@mariehansen2534 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such an informative tutorial. One day I will knit a top down sweater and I will look at this again. Thank you for sharing the technical information for screen changes, I didn't know that either. Very clever to cover everything. Take care.

@valorievoigt8747 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I love your Technique Tuesday videos, have a number of them saved for easy reference, and have been known to send links to them to my sister. But THIS ONE, oh wow! It's so simple it makes me wonder why I never thought of it, and so well explained (the drawing of the Vs is PERFECT) that I know this will be the way I handle this type of underarm from here on out. Thanks again!

@robosco6709 2 жыл бұрын

You are wonderful 🥰Thanks, Roxanne! ❤️

@elaineenstone6834 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. The underarm can be a tricky area. This technique seems so much better than just sewing the holes together. 🇬🇧

@michelleellis1290 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic timing I’m on the yoke of my first top down raglan. Thank you so much

@Anna-kj2bd 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the awesome video

@annwestren6507 Ай бұрын

Thank you. So easy, so clearly demonstrated.

@cheryldeville9211 3 ай бұрын

thank you for that demo. It's very clear and easy to understand the process.

@theastewart6721 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for another great tutorial Roxanne!🤗😊

@susannal560 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the wonderful tutorial. I now use your method all the time for the underarm, and it comes out beautiful, no more holes. Thank you

@stacycharles9234 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! You are and awesome instructor! Thank you so much for this!

@michellebabin7582 Жыл бұрын

Wowwwww it’s amazing. Thank you very much. You always have nice explanations and it is so easy to easy to understand. Thank’s again. Happy knitting 🧶

@angelacedeno1296 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Roxanne for teaching us God bless you

@deehawkins9983 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this demonstration.

@hkb1960 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation! It really helped me!

@normaski 2 жыл бұрын

I'm soooo grateful! You have such a delightful way of teaching... I'm a teacher myself and I learn a lot from you... Not only from your wonderfully clear explanations, but also the easygoing way of transfering knowledge. Thanks a lot. Greetings from Argentina

@lesleydrury1240 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are invaluable to the knitting community! Thank you so much. When you miss a week, I really miss you and your video.

@denyssymons5464 2 жыл бұрын

How are you Lesley

@janetroberts5140 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great video. I have not made a sweater or sleeves. This instruction was informative!

@mistyblue5312 Жыл бұрын

Every new knitting project or languishing WIP calls for a refresher in some technique or the other and of course… … it’s time for a revisit with Rox’s tutorials. I’ve said it before … but I’ll say it again and again Thanks Rox! You definitely rock.😅❤❤❤

@carolineroberts8490 Жыл бұрын

Thank you So much!! Best video on picking up stitches on the underarm- maybe I can do it!!

@aiachatice Жыл бұрын

great tip. Thank you so much

@amycole8974 2 жыл бұрын

Just when you think you know it all, Ya gotta love technique Tuesdays.

@3rdand105 2 жыл бұрын

This video was exactly what I needed to see today; I began work on a top-down sweater just this morning, and this topic was my only concern. Thank you!

@RoxanneRichardson 2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@paigemckelvey8781 2 жыл бұрын

I wished I could have seen this before I finished knitting my sleeves. Now I have to figure out how to fix the holes that I have. Thanks so much, I will use this the next time I knit sleeves.

@carlalottehartungen8501 2 жыл бұрын

Good morning from Japan. Thks so much for this visual analytical EASY UNDERSTANDABLE VIDEO. YOU ARE FAB ❣️

@carlalottehartungen8501 2 жыл бұрын

Good night Roxanne❣️ My day Jun 15 starting over here❣️

@PFuchs-zl1yz Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! Greetings from Austria 🙂

@sugarlee7648 Жыл бұрын

Wish I could post a picture. Your instructions yielded perfect results. Thanks so much!

@elizabethphilpot-davis2358 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! And so clearly explained! Thank you so much!

@denyssymons5464 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you learn from your watch

@sonetheyns3380 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! These gaos have been bugging me for ages!!!

@johnpluta1768 2 жыл бұрын

Knitting sweaters from the top down has it's perks and some minor hiccups. Thank you for sharing this technique with all of us.

@carolsamuelson4082 Жыл бұрын

Many thank for your video. I'm knitting my first sweater with bulky wool and was horrified by the size of the gaps under the sleeves. Didn't know what to do. Your video answered me. Wish me luck!

@roxannashively3751 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip. Will be very helpful.

@cindycoe-verschage9951 Жыл бұрын

Sending prayers and thoughts your way. Please take all the time you need. Your health is more important. Thank you for letting us know your situation.

@pamelawatkins1067 Жыл бұрын

Thank you an excellent explanation

@shannonoliver5414 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this tip. 😊

@nicolelafontaine1720 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks this is quite useful !

@jerethajones5140 2 жыл бұрын

Great video.

@JJ-yh4nd 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thank you!

@sugarlee7648 Жыл бұрын

I did the first arm and it turned out perfectly. Doing the other today.

@tatianaguidio2882 Ай бұрын

PERFECT!

@mariarafaelaosenderoca8173 Жыл бұрын

Lovely, thank you so much!

@socoperez8114 5 күн бұрын

Muchas gracias

@daliamcclintock1491 2 жыл бұрын

So brilliant! How did you know that (coincidentally) I just purchased this pattern as I have a new granddaughter who will be supplied with lovely things for years-related to my name as well. This is a keeper! Thank you Roxanne

@patsydors 10 ай бұрын

Superb videos

@daleodberg6714 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant 🌸

@gailaltschwager7377 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@nimvaughen9895 Жыл бұрын

Thank You!!!

@maga7960 Жыл бұрын

Very very useful tip. Thank you!New subscriber here!!!

@annetteheat9854 10 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@sandrasabella 2 жыл бұрын

Roxanne, thank you from São Paulo,Brasil

@denyssymons5464 2 жыл бұрын

How’s life there in Brazil 🇧🇷

@Katheverett 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate this - thanks!!

@denyssymons5464 2 жыл бұрын

What’s up K

@debraraymer3386 2 жыл бұрын

Works great for thumbs on mittens or gloves, too!

@dixietaft563 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have a Technique video for closing the hole when knitting bottom up yoked sweater? Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful expertise!

@springberv9631 2 жыл бұрын

Great!

@anaouzounian9103 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@RoxanneRichardson 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

@tomatotamale4546 2 жыл бұрын

I always wound up picking up 2 extra sts at each edge for fear of gaps 🤔will try this next time!

@ruthdoyle3572 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for explaining so clearly this technique , the pattern I’m using however doesn’t tell you to make those extra stitches under arm

@RoxanneRichardson Жыл бұрын

Most patterns aren't going to instruct to use this technique. That's because they are either just calling for the most basic method of accomplishing the task in order simplify the instructions, or because the designer doesn't know a more refined method of doing it. You're always free as the knitter to modify or replace techniques the pattern tells you to use.

@sonjazattlander7977 Жыл бұрын

nice

@bemberlina7058 2 жыл бұрын

I usually get around this by doing a provisional cast on in a different colour yarn (along with picking up a stitch either side to remove the issues with holes on either side of the cast on stitches.. I also normally start my round somewhere else (for instance, I rejoin the work 4 stitches or so before the instruction to pick up the initial stitches so that the looseness caused by rejoining won't be in this area). I've never seen this method before though (I'll admit I'm an amateur knitter but I have some techniques that I tend to edit patterns with when I find them when I feel like a different way to do it that I think will make something look more polished or I think I know a way to avoid sewing a seam- although I'll admit I was going about picking up stitches entirely the wrong way and this video is very useful) Would you have any input as to the pros/cons of my method (to clarify- I do the provisional cast on in the other colour, and treat the first row in the working colour as if it was the cast on row)?

@RuffTranslation Жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic tutorial! Thank you very much. I would love to see the corollary for a bottom up sweater. Is anything significantly different? I finished my vet first sweater last year, and it was a bottom up that ended up with small gaps - not enough that anytime else would really notice, but enough to bug me!

@RoxanneRichardson Жыл бұрын

Did the sweater have some sort of yoke construction, like raglan or circular yoke? There are a couple of ways those might be joined, but typically, you're going to graft two sets of live sts together. I would use the yarn tails at either end of the graft to duplicate stitch across the opening, which will also weave in those tails.

@likhang_nedwards 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! This has been helpful! I was able to have no gaps on my first sleeve using this technique. I have a question though. My join is visible for sleeves. I am knitting in the round but it looks like i did not and I have a seam. I do not know the right term, is it a jog? Or it was just not an invisible join? I do not know how to search the mistake on the internet to improve.

@RoxanneRichardson 8 ай бұрын

I would suggest posting your question in my Ravelry group. There's a link to the group at the bottom of the video description. Start a new topic in the group, and upload a photo that shows the issue (you might find it easier to create a project in your Ravelry notebook and upload the photos there, first. You can then link to those photos from the discussion topic in the Ravelry group. It's "easier" because it's free. Uploading photos directly to the forums carries a cost of $5 per year.) Seeing a photo will allow us to see what the issue might be. It's possible that you just pulled your grafting thread too tight, which ends up reading like a seam in the fabric.

@BeautifulOaks 2 жыл бұрын

The yarn is a lovely color and looks raspberry on the video. Does it look raspberry in person? Great and clear video.

@RoxanneRichardson 2 жыл бұрын

It's really hard to get accurate color on camera. I would call it a medium pink. A bit less bright than what you see on screen.

@ddrakeutube496 2 жыл бұрын

I like learning the technical aspects of knitting which you explain so well. But a question. Have you ever tried a provisional underarm CO? I am intrigued by this technique bc it eliminates the seam and supposedly the gaps aren’t any more difficult to close.

@RoxanneRichardson 2 жыл бұрын

You'd have live sts rather than having to create live sts from picking them up along the CO edge, but that doesn't eliminate needing to PU extra sts to mitigate the gap. A CO edge made of backwards loops has very little bulk, and adds a small amount of stability at the underarm. A provisional CO is a bit more futzy than just doing a few backwards loops, so it really comes down to knowing what your choices are, how to get a good result, and which method you personally prefer doing.