Set-In Sleeve Knitting Pattern EASY

Step 1. Count amount of stitches on the needle.

I have 54 stitches.

Step 2. Divide all those stitches by 2. Remember, we are calculating decreases for half-sleeve. If you have an uneven count of stitches, remember to add it to the top point O.

27 stitches.

Step 3. Divide all the stitches by 3. If you have the remainder, add it to the Part I.

27:3=9

Step 4. Part I. Split the stitches in 2 and 3. Remainder add to point A.

I have divided this way: 2-3-4.

Step 5. Look at Part II. Split into 1.

I have split 9 stitches: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1

Step 6. Part III. Split into 3.

I have split this way: 2-3-4.
There is no strict rule it has to be 3, it is general advice. Often a pattern will ‘tell’ the best way to distribute stitches.

Knitting decreases on the sleeve cup

Part I.

Start from point A.

Bind-off 4 stitches.

Knit to the end of the row.

Turn knitting and bind-off 4 stitches from the other side of the sleeve.

Turn knitting again and bind-off 3 stitches. Knit to the end of the row.

Turn knitting and bind-off 3 stitches from the other side of the sleeve.

Continue to follow the set-in sleeve cup knitting pattern.  In my case, I would bind-off 2 stitches on each side.

Part II.

Split all the stitches into 3 parts.

1. The first part decrease by 1 stitch at the beginning and the end of the knit row (every 2nd row).
   
2. The second part decrease by 1 stitch at the beginning and the end of every 2nd knit row (every 4th rows).
3. The third part decreases the same way as the first part.

Part III.

Stitches in this part decrease the same way as in Part I. When you get to the last set of stitches (in my example I have 4 stitches – 2 from each side) bind-off altogether. Oh, if at the beginning an uneven number came up, you would have to bind off  5. Remember the stitch we added to point O!

Set-in sleeve knitting pattern. Example 2.

Well, let’s look at another example with different stitch count.

Step 1. Imagine you have 70 stitches, and you have to make a decreasing pattern for a sleeve cup.

Step 2. Divide by 2.

70/2=35 stitches for a half-sleeve.

Step 3. Divide into 3 equal parts. Remainder add to the Part I.

35/3=11 remainder 2. 11-11-13.

Step 4. Part I. Split in 2 and 3. Remainder add to point A.

Part I has 13 stitches. Let’s split them this way – 2-2-3-3-3.

Step 5. Part II. Split all stitches into 1.

Part II has 11 stitches. Let’s split them this way – 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.

Step 6. Part III. Split into groups of 3.

Part III has 11 stitches. Let’s split them this way – 2-3-3-3.

All the information above I put in the picture below.