Basics of Raglan Sweaters // Technique Tuesday

This video explains how the raglan sweater differs from the previous styles we've looked at in this series. The basic shaping of a raglan sweater is explained, as well as various ways fit can be improved. Examples of actual raglan sweaters are shown with and construction elements that affect their fit are explained.

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Videos for techniques mentioned in this video:
Adjusting the shaping rate for a project:    • How to (re) calculate shaping rate fo...  

Chainette yarns:    • Chain Yarns and Blown Yarns // Techni...  

How to stabilize a neck with slip stitch crochet:    • Fix sweater shoulders/neck that are t...  

If you're interested in my long term project to knit a sweater from each decade:    • 1 Knitter, 10 Sweaters, 100 years of ...  

My knitting designs: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/rox...

You can learn more about sweaters shown in this video from the Ravelry project pages associated with each one:
Dark navy Aran: https://ravel.me/Rox/dfcnsoc
Child's variegated blue sweater: https://ravel.me/Rox/ww
1950's vintage jacket: https://ravel.me/Rox/trj
Shawl collar (the one I'm wearing): https://ravel.me/Rox/a1

If you have questions about this video, or suggestions for future videos, please let me know down in the comments or on social media.

0:00 Introduction
0:32 The Raglan
1:46 Raglan Bodice – 4 seamlines
2:54 Basic Raglan construction
4:21 Raglan neck -fixing fit issuse
6:28 Shaping rate – row gauge issues
8:16 Shaping rate vs body shape
9:04 Shaping rates for different pieces
10:28 Sweaters – actual examples

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