Puff Sleeves

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Short puff sleeves are kind of deceptive. You think they’ll be quick to knit because they’re short, but any time you save from the length is lost in the volume. I finished the first set of increases and the number of stitches wasn’t so bad, but then I read ahead. The sleeves get almost as big as the body of the sweater! I was working both sleeves at the same time so each row took a long time. Progress was slow.

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But I wanted my stupid needles back so I kept going and eventually I had this lovely pile of pieces. I’m waiting to block all of the pieces before I sew everything together. I’m not looking forward to the seaming. I’m already not a huge fan of sewing seams, but I don’t usually mind it. This sweater is not going to be fun to seam. I have to gather the sleeve head and ease it in evenly so this isn’t going to be the easiest sewing job.


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8 responses to “Puff Sleeves”

  1. You’re going to look absolutely precious in puff sleeves, and I love that rich pink yarn. Can’t wait to see the finish thing.

  2. I’m excited to see how you ease in the sleeves! I have a tough time with regular sleeves so this looks scary!!!

  3. Seaming may be annoying, but you’ll end up with a Bright Pink Something with Puff Sleeves, and that means it is absolutely worth it 😀

  4. Ooh what’s this going to be? It looks very much like a sweater I made, also puff sleeves and pink: https://byanushka.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/strange-men-in-cardiff/

    1. Good eye! It’s the same pattern.

  5. As big as the body of the sweater?! I don’t know if that would be worth it to me. 🙂 Can’t wait to see how they look in the end though!

  6. I never thought about it, but that makes sense. The color is awesome, Andi! I bet you will get the seaming done, and it will be an awesome sweater. Can’t wait to see!

  7. ugh. i don’t envy all of that seaming! good luck <3

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