Raglan sleeved jumper how to's and gauge tips

various tips and advice regarding raglan sleeves with notes on knitting at a different gauge than the one specified in the pattern.
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Knitting | Interweave
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The ins & outs of necklines
Notes on how to work different necklines.
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Gauge in Knitting
Gauge in Knitting | Tin Can Knits
a diagram showing how to measure the waist and back of a top with measurements for each piece
Row Gauge or Round Gauge: when does it matter?
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Row Gauge or Round Gauge: when does it matter?
Row Gauge or Round Gauge: when does it matter? | Tin Can Knits
the raglan sweater pattern is shown with instructions for how to sew it and how to cut it
Lisa’s List: 6 Armholes and How to Make them Work for Your Body
Lisa’s List: 6 Armholes and How to Make them Work for Your Body
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Common Fit Issues in Knitting Pattern Designs and How to Fix Them | Sister Mountain
Common Fit Issues in Knitting Pattern Designs and How to Fix Them | Sister Mountain
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Kniterator, the top-down raglan knitting pattern calculator
Kniterator, the top-down raglan knitting pattern calculator
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Raglan
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Raglan Construction - A Look at Top-Down Knitting Techniques
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How to improvise a top-down sweater, Part 5: The art of sweater shaping - KT's Slow Closet
OK, so! All that’s left once the body and sleeves are separated is to knit the body and sleeves! When you’re ready to work the sleeves, which you can do at any time, you simply put the live stitches onto DPNs (or your preferred method for small circumference in the round), reattach your yarn, and […]
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How to improvise a top-down sweater, Part 4: Separating the sleeves and body - KT's Slow Closet
To quickly recap, you know you’re done knitting your yoke when you’ve met a couple of criteria: 1) You’ve worked enough increase rounds to attain the targeted number of stitches in each of your sleeve and body sections, giving you your desired dimensions (when factoring in the anticipated cast-on underarm stitches). And 2) The yoke […]
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How to improvise a top-down sweater, Part 3: Finishing the neck and yoke - KT's Slow Closet
Time to talk about yoke sizing, but first: You can see my sweater now has its neck ribbing. You can do this anytime, and most patterns tell you to do it at the end, but I like now. Now is good. As previously noted, if I am not completely in love with my neck, I […]
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How to improvise a top-down sweater, Part 2: Raglans and neck shaping - KT's Slow Closet
As of our last installment, you’ve got your stitches cast on and raglan markers placed, so it’s time to get busy! If you’re taking the Reversible approach, you’ve joined for working in the round and knit however many rows of ribbing your heart desires. (Remember we’re using “ribbing” for shorthand when discussing the edge treatment; […]
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How to improvise a top-down sweater, Part 1: Casting on and marking raglans - KT's Slow Closet
OK, let’s get started. For a top-down sweater, we obviously begin with the neck, which happens to be the hardest part. It isn’t hard, but it does take a little bit of explaining. (For the concise outline/pattern and intro, see Improv: A basic pattern for a top-down sweater) You can make pretty much any kind […]