Wedgwood V-Neck Top cont.

Sleeves:  I'm cheating on the sleeves a bit since I am basically following the shape of the Cupcake  sleeve in SNB.  I've found that this little sleeve is easy to do since it is worked from the top down.  You can adjust the length by adding several evenly worked rows at the bottom.  The little corners that result at the top of the sleeve are very neatly eased into place when the sleeve is sewn into the armhole.  Since you are now a master and increasing and decreasing, following detailed instructions for the sleeves will just become tedious so here's the plan:

Make 2 sleeves like this:  Ch 16, 2dc in 5th ch from hook, 2dc in  next ch, sk 2ch,  2dc in ea of next 2 ch, sk 2 chs,  2dc in ea of next 2 ch, sk 2 chs,  sk 1 ch, dc in last ch.  You should have 3 groups with a dc at ea end.  Now you will begin to increase like mad on each edge of the sleeve as follows:

Row 1           Worked even in pattern ( this row is done)
Row 2           Increase 2 dc at ea end
Rows 3- 5     Increase 1 dc at ea end
Row 6           Increase 2dc at ea end
Rows 7-9      Increase 1 dc at ea end
Row 10         Increase 2dc at ea end
Rows 11-13   Increase 1 dc at ea end
Row 14         Increase 2 dc at ea end
Rows 15-17   Increase 1 dc at ea end
Row 18         Increase 2 dc at ea end
Rows 19-20   Increase 1 dc at ea end
Rows 21-22   Work evenly in pattern

You should end up with 15 groups at the lower edge of the sleeve.  Again, it's helpful to mark your double increases with a stitch marker and to count your edge stitches carefully to make sure that you have increased the required amount of stitches from the previous row. 

Finishing:  Using one strand of  your crochet thread,  with right sides together, whip stitch the front to the back at the shoulder seams, matching stitches.  With right sides together, pin the sleeves into the armholes, easing along the top square edges and leaving 1" of sleeves at the bottom for a sleeve seam.  Whip stitch sleeves in place.  Pin side seams and sleeve seams, right sides together and whipstitch, weave in all yarn ends.

Neckline trim:  Attach 2 strands of your yarn to the shoulder seam on the right side. SC around neck edge, placing 30 sc along each side of V from shoulder to center front.  Join with a sl st to beginning sc. Ch 2, do not turn. Dc around neck edge, join to first dc with a sl st. Sl st around neck edge, join with a sl st to 1st sl st. Fasten off.  Weave in ends of yarn.  Cut ribbon to fit neckline and lace through dcs as desired. Turn under raw ends of ribbon and stitch together.

Sleeve trim:  Attach yarn to underarm sleeve on right side of fabric. Work two rounds of sc. Join with sl st. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Bottom trim:  Proceed as for sleeve trim, Crochet over skipped ch sts and into base of V sts.  Work 3 rounds of sc, join with sl st. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Copyright Carol A. Wolf February 1, 2007

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