Jen (@prairiesponge.bsky.social)

How Can You Avoid Gaps at the Underarm? A very common source of annoyance for knitters is the large gaps that form at the underarm, where the sleeve and body stitches meet, or more generally at the corners of picked-up stitches. The most effective method I’ve found so far to eliminate these holes is as follows: Begin at the center underarm and knit up the underarm stitches. When you reach the body/sleeve junction, pick up two extra loops before the sleeve stitches: pick up the first loop from back to front, then the second from front to back. https://annaplexisinenglish.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/avoid-gaps-at-the-underarm/