Today you will be knitting using the information we’ve just worked out in the previous lesson (Day 17, Part 1) to work the sleeve from where you’ve picked up the stitches at the shoulder down to the wrist. You’ll be working a quarter of the total sleeve length each day.
Join yarn and begin knitting in the round at the underarm. Place marker at underarm to mark the beginning of the row.
Decrease TWO stitches at the beginning and end of the round every _______ (answer to equation #5 on the Sleeve Shaping Calculator) rounds.
Refer to the video above on how to decrease in brioche
NOTE: You will be working your Brioche Stitch in the round for the sleeves. Please watch the tutorial below on how to do this
How Far To Knit Today
Continue in this manner until you have knit 1/15 of your desired sleeve length. See the following equation to determine 1/15 of your desired sleeve length.
Desired sleeve length ______ x 0.15 = Length of sleeve to knit today _______in.