Always have the "right side" of both pieces facing you when joining sleeves and remember, directions are for one joining. You are to reverse those directions to join the other sleeve. I use the invisible seam method to set in the sleeves. I'm not sure why you are knitting unless you are doing a raglan.
SJ
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