Underarm Stitches

To avoid holes at the underarm seam of a sweater, use a smaller needle to pick up stitches at the underarm. Pick up one stitch in each of the extra cast on stitches (if knitted in the round) or the bound off underarm stitches (if knitted flat). Then decrease in your first row of knitting if you have more stitches than needed for your pattern.

Picking Up Neckline or Armhole Stitches

When picking up stitches on a neckline or armhole, pick up as many stitches as necessary to make the neckline/armhole look neat without any holes. Then make sure your stitch count is evenly divided by placing markers at intervals and counting the stitches between each set of markers. Adjust the number of stitches accordingly on the first row or round.