Knit this as written. I found it helpful to highlight the correct instructions for my size, as there were a large number of size options!

This is the first bottom-up raglan I’ve knit, and I was a little confused by the armholes. It took me a few read-throughs to realize that the underarm stitches on both the body and arm are left on a holder and then grafted together later.

If I were to knit this again, and I probably will, I’d go ahead and kitchner the underarm stitches together during or shortly after joining the arms, so those stitches don’t get quite so pulled out and uneven from having a stitch holder hanging off them. I suppose using waste yarn instead of a stitch holder would also serve that purpose.

The body shaping is great but the arm shaping is a bit pudgy for me. Next time I may skip a few of the increases at the top of the arms.