Although I know that sleeves knitted with short rows suit me best, but sometimes I still need to try something different – a new style | look. So here’s my first attempt at a waist-length jumper with batwing sleeves.
And yes, I know, you’re normally supposed to knit this from cuff to cuff, but I don’t really like the look of that. So I’m trying it my way: from the top down, with the sleeves knitted on separately.
Considerations and implementation for the body:
So the first thing I had to work out was how wide the upper back needed to be for the jumper to drape as I wanted. Even with “my shoulders”. To get a bit more clarity on this, I looked at various other patterns (mostly old vintage knitting patterns). I then measured myself again and decided to simply add at least 3cm (approx. 1,181 inch) on each side – so approx. 6cm (approx. 2,36 inch) in total – to the cast-on for the upper back.
Unsually I cast on for 34cm (approx. 13,39 inch), this time for 40cm (approx. 15,75 inch)
However, as I wanted to avoid the bust circumference becoming far too wide as a result, I decreased a few stitches at the edge on my way down to the armholes. After all, I still wanted a slight “curve” at the lower armhole. And to achieve that, I had to increase a few stitches again. In the end, I ended up with a bust measurement with a negative ease of (-)4cm (approx. (-)1,57 inch). After all, there are also the sleeves to consider, which, with an armhole depth of 28cm (approx. 11,02 inch), will add a little extra width to the bust measurement.
Considerations and implementation for the sleeves:
The sleeves are simply knitted on by picking up stitches along the armholes, without a sleeve cap. To achieve my desired cuff circumference of 20cm (approx. 7,87 inch) I had to – and still have to (I’m still working on the second sleeve) – decrease quite a lot of stitches here. At the start (for about 10cm | approx. 3,94 inch), I therefore decreased at very short intervals, and then at slightly longer ones. This way, I managed to also create a nice little “curve” in the sleeve.
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For this jumper, I used Hobbii’s Soft Alpaca yarn in colour 12 (Jeans Blue). I love this colour! At first, I actually wanted to incorporate a small pattern, but this colour just seemed to call for a simple stockinette stitch design. And I have to say: it was the right decision, at least for my taste! <3
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