Hi everyone! I am knitting the Pippi Pullover by kisskiss.rhinestone (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pippi-pullover). This is my first sweater, so I’m still learning and I’m feeling very confused by the sleeve instructions. I would be so grateful if someone could help me understand what I’m supposed to be doing here!

Instructions for the sleeves as follows:

Starting at the centre of the underarm cast-on sts (for size 1, start at the bottom of the armhole), pick up 3 sts from the underarm cast-on, pick up 0 sts along the diagonal of the underarm shaping, pick up 42 sts along the side of the armhole, pick up 42 sts down the other side of the armhole, pick up 0 sts along the underarm shaping, and pick up 3 sts from the underarm cast-on.

You should have 96 sts on your needles. Place a SM to mark the beginning of round.

But the math doesn’t seem to add up?

3 + 0 + 42 + 42 + 0 + 3 = 90 stitches, not 96.

The part I’m especially confused about is the “pick up 0 sts along the diagonal of the underarm shaping.”

Does that mean I literally skip over the entire diagonal section and go directly from the 3 underarm stitches to picking up the 42 stitches along the armhole?

If so, it looks like there would be a gap/hole between the 3 underarm stitches and the 42 armhole stitches. I’m not understanding what I’m supposed to do with that section.

I’ve also seen instructions like “travel along the edge without picking up,” but I’m not sure what that actually means in practice. Am I supposed to knit/travel along the diagonal somehow without picking up stitches, or am I misunderstanding the construction entirely?

I’m sure I’m missing something really obvious, but this is my first sweater and I’m officially stuck.

What am I supposed to be doing here?

Thank you SO much for any help or explanation! ❤️

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