Transitions Sleeves are the perfect accessory for the transitions between seasons. Wear them pulled up above the elbows for elegance, or wear them slouched down towards your wrists for casual comfort.
The red sleeves are knit from Knit Picks Stroll Sock Yarn. The striped sleeves are knit from Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Sock Yarn. The pattern can be knit from less than 400yds of any fingering-weight yarn.
Yarn:
Knit Picks Stroll Sock (50g/231yds), 2 balls
Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Sock (100g, 437yds), 1 skein
or substitute ~400yds of any fingering-weight yarn
Needles:
US3/3.25mm DPN (set of 4)
or substitute size for correct gauge
Materials:
yarn needle
Gauge:
8 stitches and 10 rows=1 inch/2.5cm
Abbreviations:
CO: Cast On
sts: stitches
k: knit
p: purl
kfb: knit into the front and back of the stitch
BO: bind off
Instructions:
CO 54sts evenly across 3 DPNs, join to work in the round
*k2, p1* to end of round for a total of 6 rounds
Knit all stitches for a total of 4 rounds
Turn work, slip the first stitch and purl across all stitches to work flat in stockinette
Continue to work flat for 1.5in/3.75cm, slipping the first stitch of each row, ending with a knit row
Rejoin to work in the round
Work in stockinette in the round (knitting all stitches) until sleeve measures 6in/15.25cm from cast-on edge
Work Increase Round:
Needle 1: knit all stitches
Needle 2: k1, kfb, k to last 2 sts on needle, kfb, k1
Needle 3: knit all stitches
Knit 5 rounds
Work Increase Round
Knit 5 rounds
Work Increase Round
Knit 2 rounds
Work Increase Round
Continue to work Increase Rounds every third round until there are a total of 72 stitches
Work in stockinette for 5in/12.75cm
*k2, p1* to end of round for a total of 12 rounds
BO in pattern
Right and Left sleeves are identical; work second sleeve in the same way
Finishing:
Weave in ends and block
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