they are not.

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This is interesting.? There are many projects now listed on Ravelry and many of them have the appearance of a true dolman.?? I tried on my sleeve and it fit perfectly — like a normal (non-dolman) sleeve, just as I predicted in my earlier description above.? I do not know why, but I do like it!!
“Regular” they are not.?? Normally on a top down sleeve, you would decrease 2 sts every “x” rounds/rows to get the stitch count desired.? Because you decrease 2 sts at the top of the sleeve every other round, you must INCREASE along the [what would usually be] the underarm seam line in order?NOT to decrease the stitch count.? So,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], for every 6 rounds, I increase every other row twice,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and then do not increase on one of the rounds,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], thus resulting in 2 sts decreased every 6 rounds.? It’s all very backward and confusing!?? My brain hurts.? After ten sets of these I will switch to every 8 row decreases (or “un-increases” as the case may be!).? At least that is the plan,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], though it could change if the numbers indicate.
The sleeves are the coolest feature of this sweater.? They are described as “dolmans.”? In my earlier post about this sweater, I said the following,
My sleeve so far:
I am so glad I decided to re-embark on this project.??I really am enjoying it, though each stitch makes me feel a tad guilty about Eala Bhan .? Oh, well, EB will get done, too.
I could not get a good picture to save my life, so this is scanned…thus I could not get the whole sweater
It looks just like the original and fits beautifully.? I am happy so far.? I also am not shaping the sleeve as dramatically as was done in the original — it gets too skinny too fast for most people.??I followed the pattern’s shaping until all of the gusset sts were decreased away and then I started doing “regular” sleeve shaping.? That is why on my sleeve the bottom edge of my sleeve slants down — it would be straight across and be getting skinnier without the added sts.
“The sleeves are described as dolmans,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but I think a more accurate description is a modified drop shoulder with an underarm gusset.? The appearance is that of a dolman, but it really isn’t.? EZ was brilliant.? As you knit the sweater, you “cut out” a huge chunk at the armholes, but then add it back in (gray section in illustration below):