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Raglan - Knittingfool The waist shaping formula is exactly the same as above. Knitting In the Round 3 Ways: DPNs, Two Circulars, or Magic Loop? Increases are made around four fixed points. I debated changing the Raglan increases because I generally prefer to have the increase line extend all the way down below the armpit. The bottom up method is generally seamed together but the seaming is actually very simple because each area to be seamed is a straight line rather than the curved line of a traditional set in sleeve. So I guess the percentages are a bit different on little ones. Bonus tip: Our bust line isnt at the underarm. Is it possible to cut the armhole and add a rhombus or some similar piece? And it addresses the difference between the stitch gauge and the row gauge which very rarely are equal. Divide the number of shoulder stitches by the stitches per inch from your gauge. Row 2 (WS): DS, work in pattern on WS to C sts before the marker / marked stitch, turn. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. Ive struggled with them for longer than I should have, and am learning a lot! Any ideas for a neat front neck increase? us newbies. You must enter a numeric value in all text boxes. I wanted to make sure it was perfect for you, and I'm grateful for her sharp eye and clear voice. How do I know where to put them, so that it will fit on me? Because the top of the sleeve forms the neck edge, the front neck shaping can be included in the final rows of the sleevesangle the top of the cap by working more shaping on the side that will correspond with the front of the body. So, the basic structure of the raglan shaping begins at the neck with increases on the body and sleeves on every round, then it changes to alternating between 1 round of body and sleeve increases and 1 round of shaping on either body OR sleeves (depending on the size), then it changes to working increases on the body and sleeves every other I will say that this method can produce extra fabric in the underarms if your full bust point is low, which is why I'm working on that other post! You do this by knitting to the sleeve, using a tapestry needle threaded with waste yarn and slipping all of the sleeve stitches onto the thread (tie it together, so you dont lose the stitches!!). In raglans worked from the bottom up, the raglan shaping is achieved with decreases. But you can also use this information to modify a pattern you're working from. It is not a sophisticated method. If you are knitting from the top down the raglan seams are all increases, but if you were knitting bottom-up, they would be decreases. The short rows may be worked all around the neckline, or just back and forth so that stitches are unworked in the front neck only. These diagonal seams are created by regular decreases that gradually taper the yoke from the underarm width to the neck width. Common misconception: all raglans increase in the front and body every other row and are seamless. A beautiful raglan sweater with a gorgeous cable design. Put a safety pin where you want the neckline to land. When you are creating your raglan seam, you can use any type of increase that you wish. Ive designed an awful lot of top-down raglan sweaters and cardigans. It starts with a cowl neck, uses short rows to shape the back of the neck and then uses raglan increases on either side of a decorative seam.