Is the cuff shaping necessary? It seems like some of the finished BSJs I have seen definitely appear to have straight unshaped sleeves. Any blogging on this topic is much appreciated.
So as soon as I saw this blog I immediately ripped out the three rows of the February Baby Sweater that had been languishing in the bottom of my project bag and used the same yarn to cast on a BSJ. I'm so excited!
3 comments:
i did not do the cuff shaping on the one i completed. and the cuffs are very wide. i plan (someday) to pick up and knit down from them, and i will taper the sleeves.
this time i'm going to see if i can start the shaping with the cuff, maybe not as written in the pattern, though - not sure yet.
here are some photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marniebat/sets/72157603184823435/
that's a good point. i guess it's easier to leave in the shaping versus trying to refigure all the decreases as well--I was thinking if I left out the cuff shaping I wouldn't be stopping at 90 stitches as in the pattern because I wouldn't be decreasing the increases for the cuffs. Totally confused?
I love the photos of your BSJ!
I didn't do any cuff shaping on mine, and I ended up with slightly flared sleeves. They really are straight, but when it's worn, they look flared. Mine was done with the sleeve add-ons, though - the type done in the Adult pattern.
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