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. Support me by buying me a coffee on Ko-fi! https://www.ko-fi.com/roxannerichardson Videos for techniques mentioned in this video: Adjusting the shaping rate for a project:    • How to (re) calculate shaping rate for sle...   Chainette yarns:    • Chain Yarns and Blown Yarns // Technique T...   How to stabilize a neck with slip stitch crochet:    • Fix sweater shoulders/neck that are too st...   If you're interested in my long term project to knit a sweater from each decade:    • 1 Knitter, 10 Sweaters, 100 years of Knitt...   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 Rox Rocks Ravelry group: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/rox-rocks IG:   / roxmpls   Twitter:   / roxmpls