Two sleeves that match… the easy way
I just finished knitting the Otte Sweater by Jared Flood in Tones by Brooklyn Tweed, and I knit my sleeves one-at-a-time. I used to find it hard to end up with two “perfectly” matched sleeves when I knit my sleeves this way (as opposed to knitting them two-at-a-time on a long, LONG circular needle).
Otte in progress
The Otte Sweater is a stranded color work yoke sweater. I knit it in the colorways Zest and Nimbus in both the undertone and overtone colorways. The main color is Nimbus in the undertone.
If you watched my Expert Tips for Sweater Knitters video, you will know exactly what I did to help make sure I was able to replicate the first sleeve while knitting the second… and it’s so simple!
Stitch Markers Are Your Friends
Every time I did a decrease while knitting my sleeve, I placed a stitch marker in the decrease stitch. This might seem overkill to you if you haven’t done it because the pattern TELLS you to decrease… but, if you’re anything like me, you will forget a decrease or knit one too many rows or one too few and place the decrease round in the wrong place, etc.
So, when you place that decrease marker, you have a map of exactly what you did so you can duplicate it on the second sleeve. If my mistakes were more drastic than being off a row here or there, I would rip back and fix my work. But when the worst I’ve done is knit one too many rows between decrease rounds, I throw a stitch marker in that round and then I knit that extra round on the second sleeve as well!