This video demonstrates a technique to avoid gaps or holes at the underarm join of top down sweaters.

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Technique used in this video:
Picking up sts along a finished edge    • Picking Up Sts Along a Finished Edge  
Tips and tricks for Backwards loop CO:    • Tips & Tricks for the Backwards Loop ...  
Duplicate stitch    • How to Use Duplicate Stitch to Add Co...  
Reverse duplicate stitch for weaving in yarn tails    • How to Weave in Yarn Tails With Rever...  

Needles used in video demonstration: Chiaogoo Red Lace circulars
Yarn used in video demonstration: Sun Valley Fibers MCN, color Firewatch
The sweater pattern used in this demonstration is Lille Dahlia Solo by le knit: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...

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0:00 Introduction
0:24 Overview/Avoiding Underarm Gaps
1:41 Reading the CO Edge
3:45 Why here? Explanation
5:22 Explanation Over/Return to PU Sts
7:01 Decreases/Eliminating the Extra Stitches
8:48 Final Result/Weaving in Tails

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