Separating Body and Sleeves for a Top-Down Knit Sweater

How to separate body and sleeve stitches for a top-down knit sweater in the round. Using the Lento Sweater as an example, we show you how to put sleeve stitches on hold for a raglan knit sweater. In most knitting patterns this section is called "Separating body and sleeves" or "Sleeve and body separation." This includes how to cast on underarm stitches using the backwards loop (aka thumb loop) cast on. Chapters: 1:01 - first sleeve 3:35 - casting on underarm stitches using the backwards loop cast on 4:17 - rejoining in the round 4:46 - second sleeve Stitch Saver Cords - buy here: https://knitandgather.com/products/stitch-saver-cords Stitch markers - buy here: https://knitandgather.com/products/bright-idea-stitch-markers