I believe I have already shown you what the sleeve looked like at the join.
That is a lot of loose ends. It makes for a messy, hairy armpit. Every time I change yarn colour there are two ends (the beginning of the new and the end of the old). That's true on the sleeve, and that's true on the torso. And then there are all of the steeked rows on top of that.
I needed to do something about all of those ends! So, when I finished the sleeve, I knit the cuff. I made it in the same manner as the neckline, knitting 9 rows of k1p1 ribbing ending on a row where I k2tog with the stitch 9 rows earlier. Then I cast off, but not all the stitches. I left 4 stitches on the needle so I could make a little envelope.
But I couldn't hope to incorporate all of the hairy loose ends in the envelope with them flopping about willy-nilly. So I tied them off (in pairs, as usual, although this time, it was the start/finish pairs). Then I carefully clipped the hairs to manageable lengths.
And then, all that was left was to knit the envelope.
I needed to do something about all of those ends! So, when I finished the sleeve, I knit the cuff. I made it in the same manner as the neckline, knitting 9 rows of k1p1 ribbing ending on a row where I k2tog with the stitch 9 rows earlier. Then I cast off, but not all the stitches. I left 4 stitches on the needle so I could make a little envelope.
But I couldn't hope to incorporate all of the hairy loose ends in the envelope with them flopping about willy-nilly. So I tied them off (in pairs, as usual, although this time, it was the start/finish pairs). Then I carefully clipped the hairs to manageable lengths.
And then, all that was left was to knit the envelope.Oh, yes. And the other sleeve. That thing.
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