Before you start knitting, please, pay attention to the fact that elbow patches aren’t some kind of separate item in my project and they shouldn’t be sewn to already finished sleeves of the sweater. Here it’s an imitation of patches which is done by the intarsia method during the knitting process and it’s designated by a stripe pattern. I think that this way of “false” patches is very organic because you don’t need to reattach anything to your sleeve, and the imposed patches won’t pull your sleeves down while you be wearing them on you.

The position of an elbow patch is determined by an average length of a forearm for each size of the sweater. You can also get that forearm length from knowing the shoe size of the sweater’s recipient: according to anthropometric data, the foot length equals the forearm. This regularity allowed me to be more accurate in my calculations in regards to the patch’s position on each elbow for mostly common men’s shoe sizes (40-44 EUR).

foot length - 25,5 cm - 26,5 cm - 27,5 cm - 28,5 cm
(in) - (10”) - (10½“) - (10¾”) - (11¼“)
shoe size EUR - 40 - 41 - 42,5 - 44
shoe size US - 7,5 - 8,5 - 9,5 - 10,5
shoe size UK - 6,5 - 7,5 - 8,5 - 9,5

You can determine conformity for sizes by metric length of a foot, which is provided in centimetres.

Oftentimes human body shapes don’t live up to standards created by average measurements, and those measurements have wide variations. So it means that if you obtain my pattern and your recipient has a shoe size lesser than 39 or bigger than 44, contact me then and I’ll provide you with the layout of elbow patches on your sleeves for your personal size. It will be for free.

Yarn: Drops Alpaca mix 50g/167 meters (183 yards) (100% Alpaca)

Materials: 2,5 mm (US 1½) circular needles; 2,0 mm (US 0) circular needles; several markers.

Теnsion: 25 sts and 37 rows to 10 cm/4ʺ measured over st st using 2,5 mm (US 1½) needles.

Shown in size XXS on a 37” bust.

Standard men’s and unisex size: to fit chest:

XXS XS S M L XL XXL 2XL 3XL 4XL 5XL
91 97 102 107 112 117 122 127 132 137 142 cm
36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 in

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Bust circumference:
98(106;112;118;122;128)(132;138;144;150;156)cm
38½(41½;44;46½;48;50½)(52;54½;57;59;61½)ʺ

Length: 58(59;60;61;62;62)(63;64;64;65;66)cm
22¾(23¼;23½;24;24¼;24¼)(24½;25;25¼/26;25¾)ʺ

Good knitting!