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Posted by hesira on April 20, 2007, 7:59 pm
I am making a raglan cardigan sized 3 months old from a vintage
pattern. I translated the pattern from fingering weight yarn to light
sportweight yarn to use up some stash, and am using a striped
pattern. In order for the stripes on the sleeves to match the stripes
on the body, I need to either make the sleeves 1/2 inch shorter or
about 1 1/4 inch longer before the raglan shaping than the pattern
suggests.
The pattern doesn't have a diagram, and doesn't indicate finished
dimensions, but the sleeve before raglan shaping would be either 6 1/2
inches or 8 1/4 inches.
My question is, which would be better, 1/2 inch shorter, or 1 1/4 inch
longer. Is there some kind of standard as to how long a sleeve should
be for a certain age infant (3 months)? I don't have a baby or a doll
to measure, so I'm just trying to figure it out.
TIA
Hesira
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Posted by hesira on April 20, 2007, 8:07 pm
I think I found the answer to my questions. I found the Yarn
Council's Standards document. It stated that the average length of a
3 month's arm is 6 inches from armpit to cuff. I'm not very familiar
with raglan sweaters, but I guess the armpit is where the raglan
shaping begins, so the knitting before that indicates the length of
the sweater's sleeve.
If I go with 1/2 inch shorter, the length of the sleeve will be 6 1/2
inches. I don't want to make a sweater to fit an orangutan, so I
think I'll go with 1/2 inch shorter.
Hesira
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Posted by Vintage Purls on April 20, 2007, 8:23 pm
The "good" thing about going longer is that you can turn the cuffs
back if necessary, but you're talking quite a lot longer so I suspect
you've made the right decision. Yes, the armpit it where the raglan
shaping starts.
Sounds like an interesting knit - I'd love to see a picture when you
are done!
VP
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Posted by Laura J on April 23, 2007, 10:32 am
Normally I would say go longer since you can turn the cuffs but having
recently experienced just how tiny a newborn is, I think the 6 1/2 should be
fine. I haven't measured my 14-month old's arms in a while but her inseam
is still only 9 inches - I can't imagine her arms would be more than the 8
1/4 you are looking at for your other option!
Good luck!
LauraJ
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>I think I found the answer to my questions. I found the Yarn
> Council's Standards document. It stated that the average length of a
> 3 month's arm is 6 inches from armpit to cuff. I'm not very familiar
> with raglan sweaters, but I guess the armpit is where the raglan
> shaping begins, so the knitting before that indicates the length of
> the sweater's sleeve.
> If I go with 1/2 inch shorter, the length of the sleeve will be 6 1/2
> inches. I don't want to make a sweater to fit an orangutan, so I
> think I'll go with 1/2 inch shorter.
> Hesira
>
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Posted by Katherine on April 20, 2007, 10:52 pm
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> I am making a raglan cardigan sized 3 months old from a vintage
> pattern. I translated the pattern from fingering weight yarn to light
> sportweight yarn to use up some stash, and am using a striped
> pattern. In order for the stripes on the sleeves to match the stripes
> on the body, I need to either make the sleeves 1/2 inch shorter or
> about 1 1/4 inch longer before the raglan shaping than the pattern
> suggests.
> The pattern doesn't have a diagram, and doesn't indicate finished
> dimensions, but the sleeve before raglan shaping would be either 6 1/2
> inches or 8 1/4 inches.
> My question is, which would be better, 1/2 inch shorter, or 1 1/4 inch
> longer. Is there some kind of standard as to how long a sleeve should
> be for a certain age infant (3 months)? I don't have a baby or a doll
> to measure, so I'm just trying to figure it out.
Personally, I would suggest going longer, You can always turn the
cuffs up.
And the baby may have long arms!
Higs,
Katherine
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> Council's Standards document. It stated that the average length of a
> 3 month's arm is 6 inches from armpit to cuff. I'm not very familiar
> with raglan sweaters, but I guess the armpit is where the raglan
> shaping begins, so the knitting before that indicates the length of
> the sweater's sleeve.
> If I go with 1/2 inch shorter, the length of the sleeve will be 6 1/2
> inches. I don't want to make a sweater to fit an orangutan, so I
> think I'll go with 1/2 inch shorter.
> Hesira
>