The second modification was the alteration of the sleeve armholes to become more narrow and raised.
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Instead, it has wide-cut armholes in the sides to accommodate the arms.
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Just before reaching the armholes, the knitter may add a few stitches for extra room under the arms.
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Steeks can be used for front openings (such as on a cardigan), armholes, or necklines.
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Stitches are then picked up around thearmholeopening and the sleeve is knitted down toward the cuff in the round.
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They frame the face, neck and shoulders, and complement the neckline andarmholelines.
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One usually has large armholes and neck holes and a neckline that can reach down as far as the bottom of the chest.
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The back is worked straight up from the armholes, and the fronts are worked to the same height with some decreasing at the neck edge for shaping.
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They were worn mostly by officers, and may have been molded leather as well as metal, with fringed leather "(pteryges)" at the armholes and lower edge.
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