Oooh, a sweater! I have made top-down in-the-round sweaters, both crocheted and knitted. They are fun! They *can* get heavy though; when it comes to work the sleeves, I've heard people put the body in a pillowcase for ease of maneuvering around.
but I only did the neck and I guess shoulders?
I have terminology for you! Feel free to skip if you already know it or aren't interested.
"Yoke" is the technical term for the top of the sweater, from neck to sleeve separation. Many, many top-down in-the-round sweaters are raglan style; if you have four increase points (usually with 2 increases at each point), then yeah, that's a raglan. I like them because they're pretty easy to make!
There's also top-down round-yoke sweaters which, if I understand correctly, have more increases per round, but I've never made one so I don't know for sure.
Good luck with your sweater! I hope it comes out beautifully for whoever it's for. <3
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Oooh, a sweater! I have made top-down in-the-round sweaters, both crocheted and knitted. They are fun! They *can* get heavy though; when it comes to work the sleeves, I've heard people put the body in a pillowcase for ease of maneuvering around.
I have terminology for you! Feel free to skip if you already know it or aren't interested.
"Yoke" is the technical term for the top of the sweater, from neck to sleeve separation. Many, many top-down in-the-round sweaters are raglan style; if you have four increase points (usually with 2 increases at each point), then yeah, that's a raglan. I like them because they're pretty easy to make!
There's also top-down round-yoke sweaters which, if I understand correctly, have more increases per round, but I've never made one so I don't know for sure.
Good luck with your sweater! I hope it comes out beautifully for whoever it's for. <3