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How to extend a knitted sleeve or body

Has the sleeve or body become too short and you want to extend it? This DROPS video shows how to put the stitches from a sleeve on needles, cut off the rib and then extend the sleeve first with stockinette and then the rib.

The transition is almost completely invisible. At the end of the video we also show a sample piece with two different colors to clearly see how the transition goes.

The sleeve in this video is knitted bottom-up, but the extension is worked top-down. The same technique can also be used to extend the body of a sweater or jacket.

Patterns using this technique

DROPS 210-36

DROPS 210-36
DROPS 254-15

DROPS 254-15
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Video #425, listed in: Learn to knit, Knitting tips & tricks, Other knitting tips & tricks

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Country flag Anne wrote:

Jeg kan ikke finde videoen hverken her på siden eller under jeres hjælpe video side.

25.01.2025 - 08:40

DROPS Design :

Hei Anne. Vi hadde tekniske problemer med videosiden lørdagsmorgen, men dette ble fikset og alt skal være i orden nå. mvh DROPS Design

27.01.2025 - 07:49

Country flag Nanecha wrote:

Bonjour, est-il également possible d‘utiliser cette méthode pour rallonger un bonnet qui a été tricoté de bas en haut, en reprenant les mailles du bas/début?

17.09.2024 - 13:24

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Nanecha, à priori tout à fait, cette technique peut être utilisée dans bien des cas. Bon tricot!

17.09.2024 - 16:33

Country flag Tone Holm wrote:

Kan man bruke denne måten å strikke på genser, når den er strikket ovenfra og ned ?

11.05.2024 - 15:53

DROPS Design :

Hei Tone. Det kan du. Kan bli en liten "overgang" ettersom maskene blir strikket den andre veien, men helt ubetydelig. mvh DROPS Design

13.05.2024 - 08:20

Country flag Guillermina Martinez wrote:

Como puedo ver los videos tutoriales?

25.04.2024 - 20:55

DROPS Design :

Hola Guillermina, la página en la que estás es un video tutorial, Puedes encontrar todos nuestros videos aquí:https://www.garnstudio.com/video.php?lang=es. También puedes seleccionar el video que quieras en tu patrón, seleccionando la pestaña de "Videos" en el patrón. Si no puedes reproducir el video inténtalo más tarde o prueba a usar otro dispositivo/navegador.

28.04.2024 - 22:31

Country flag Isabelle De Sainte Maréville wrote:

Bonjour. Cette technique est-elle valable pour un pull qui n'a pas été tricoté en rond et qui est cousu ? Merci d'avance pour votre réponse.

11.09.2023 - 16:55

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Mme De Sainte Maréville, probablement, il vous faudra peut être juste sécuriser la couture, un essai est recommandé. Bon tricot!

12.09.2023 - 09:49

Country flag Emily wrote:

Kan man bruge denne løsning, hvis ribben jeg skal forlænge er strikket drejet ret og vrang? Eller fungerer det kun til rib i ret og vrang?

07.05.2023 - 07:50

DROPS Design :

Hei Emily. Du kan fint strikke vridd rett / vrang. (husk å velge Spørsmål når du bruker innsendingsskjemaet. Lar du det stå Kommentar blir ikke spørsmålet besvart, eller det tar lang tid før du evnt får svar). mvh DROPS Design

05.06.2023 - 14:50

Country flag WIBEKE wrote:

Vil skjøten vises mer eller mindre om man strikker nedenfra og masker sammen kontra strikker ovenfra og masker sammen med vrangbord til slutt?

06.03.2023 - 14:32

DROPS Design :

Hei Wibeke Det kommer helt an på hvor pent du får masket sammen den nye delen med ermet, men maskene vil vende samme vei enn om du forlenger ermet ved å klippe av vrangborden og strikke en "forlenger" dersom ermet er strikket den andre veien. Men strikk et par prøvelapper med det garnet du skal bruke og se hva du syns blir penest. mvh DROPS Design

13.03.2023 - 08:49

Country flag Maya wrote:

Hej, jag undrar också om det är möjligt att göra på samma sätt när tröjan är stickad nedifrån och upp i patent?

24.08.2022 - 06:07

DROPS Design :

Hei Maya. Man vil se noe tydeligere at maskene skrår "feil" vei, så det blir nok litt verre. Men hva med å strikke noen omganger rett og vrang, før man avslutter med vrangbord? mvh DROPS Design

29.08.2022 - 08:11

Country flag Linn wrote:

Kan man gjøre dette når man skal strikke lus i mønsteret også? Vil de komme rett vei?

29.06.2022 - 09:21

DROPS Design :

Hei Linn. Er ermet strikket nedenfra og opp, og man senere vil forlenge ermet ved å strikke fra vrangborden og ned, vil "maske-lusene" vende den andre veien. Men strikk gjerne en prøvelapp der du ser forskjellen og vurder etter det om du kan "leve med" forskjellige veier på lusene eller kort erme :) mvh DROPS Design

04.07.2022 - 09:52

Country flag Trine wrote:

Jeg har strikket en trøje i patent, men den er desværre blevet for kort. Trøjen er strikket nedefra og op - Kan man bruge samme teknik til at forlænge patentstrik? \r\nHilsen en håbefuld strikker :-)

30.03.2022 - 20:47

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