Basics of Drop Shoulder Sweaters // Technique Tuesday

This video explains the basics of what a drop shoulder style sweater is: what defines the style, the options for construction, the advantages and disadvantages of this type of sweater, the typical proportions, and resources for finding patterns of this style and resources for learning to design your own.
This is the second video in a series.
First video, Intro to sweater styles:    • Intro to Sweater Styles (Types) // Te...  

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PATTERN RESOURCES
Ravelry advanced search for drop shoulder sweaters shown in the video (you can modify it to suit yourself): https://ravel.me/g4wtaa

DESIGN RESOURCES
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The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns by Ann Budd https://amzn.to/3ayBWTf

Vogue Knitting Ultimate Knitting Book https://amzn.to/3yZEIds

Sweater Design in Plain English, Second Edition by Maggi Righetti This may be out of print, but used copies are available https://amzn.to/3uDu7m7

Knitting in the Old Way by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts and Deborah Robson
https://amzn.to/3REv4oa

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0:00 Introduction
1:11 What defines this style?
2:25 Construction methods
6:55 Advantages & Disadvantages
8:18 Proportions
13:07 Resources - patterns
15:51 Resources – designing your own



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