Circular Sleeves

Dear users, dear authors,
what advantage do circular sleeves offer? Are they only sewn?

Hi,
I’ve never heard or read that term before. Could you perhaps describe (or show) what something like that looks like?
Thanks in advance.

I feel the same way—I’ve never heard of them either, and we actually took a clothing course during our training. What do they look like, and where are they supposed to be used? Please enlighten me, Josefa :-)

Best, Inge

Here are a few pictures from the shop:

Short coat made of summer tweed with circle sleeves



Straight-cut silk dress with dragonfly print and circle sleeves



Patterned silk jumpsuit with circle sleeves and shoulder cut-out



Turquoise muslin dress

Thanks for the pictures! So what’s meant here is a very wide trumpet sleeve.
All the designs are by Craftery, and she apparently came up with the term herself. So the sleeves are circular, like a mini version of a circle skirt.

I wouldn’t knit something like that. It uses a lot of yarn and gets very heavy. Unsuitable for things meant to keep you warm, because they leave your wrists cold—and when my wrists are cold, I can’t use my hands properly. And they’re impractical for long sleeves, e.g., when washing hands or doing housework.

To come back to the comparison with a skirt: I’d much rather knit “pencil sleeves.” 

Wow. A turquoise dress—how creepy. But if someone likes it, go for it. Tastes differ, right?

I actually call them trumpet sleeves. But they are circle sleeves. Aha, learned something new again.

@kruemel-monster: 
Please, what are pencil sleeves?
That term means nothing to me. Thanks 

Oh, I love that fluttery look on the sleeves! 🤩
I’m currently working on a crocheted summer coat, and as it happens, it has bell sleeves...
Is it okay to show things here that haven’t been published yet, just as a sneak peek?

Best regards, Karoline 😘 

Hi Sina, circle sleeves are very wide and round, just like a circle skirt.
And pencil sleeves are, just like a pencil skirt, tight. If the term “pencil skirt” doesn’t ring a bell, you can find plenty of pictures of them on search engines. It’s simply a tight, narrow-cut skirt.

Thanks, kruemel-monster, for the quick reply. 

@Karoline,
you can post your own pictures, but please don’t include links, since this isn’t an advertising thread.