Top-Down Knitwear: Create a Raglan Sleeve Sweater
A course by Simone RyanKnitwear Designer and Blogger
A course by Simone Ryan, Knitwear Designer and Blogger
Learn the top-down technique to knit a raglan sleeve sweater and design stylish garments that will last your lifetime
Handmade doesn't have to look homemade. In this online course, knitwear designer Simone Ryan teaches you how to take your handicraft creations to the next level. Learn to knit a sweater using advanced techniques, like raglan, and discover your teacher's secrets to creating knitwear patterns. Add this versatile technique to your repertoire and explore the endless possibilities for designing clothes.
Following Simone's expert guidance, see how to knit a top-down sweater with raglan sleeves, working with increases, double stitches, and short rows, as well as how to read patterns and design garments with your favorite fit. By the end, you'll know how to add a high-quality personal touch to all your pieces. Give your craft a signature style and create knitwear patterns that reflect your ideas and personality.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 18 downloads
Introduction and Materials
4 minutes, 18 seconds
Knit Stitch Samples
5 minutes, 43 seconds
Raglan Increases and Short Rows
9 minutes, 43 seconds
Used Techniques 1
15 minutes, 51 seconds
Used Techniques 2
6 minutes, 0 seconds
Creating the Theme
10 minutes, 23 seconds
What's included in this course?
Meet your teacher for the course, Simone Ryan. She tells you about her professional career as a knitwear designer and knitting teacher, as well as the influences that have inspired her work and shaped her style. Begin with an overview of the course materials, looking at different yarns and specific knitting tools. Find out why it's important to make a gauge before you start stitching and learn some concepts that are essential for your project, including the raglan increase, short rows, and how to read a pattern.
Once you've got the basics, move on to the design phase. Simone walks you through each step of her process, from where to find ideas to how to calculate yarn lengths for your piece. She also shows you how to make your own knitwear patterns using the online tool Stitch Fiddle.
Now grab your needles and get to work on your sweater! Start by knitting the collar with shorts rows followed by the first raglan stitches for the yoke. Then work on the sleeves and the body separately.
Finally, Simone teaches you how to tuck in the loose ends when you've finished knitting and gives you some advice on the best way to care for your sweater. She rounds out the course by sharing some ideas on how to further customize your garment or dive right into another project with your newly learned techniques.
What is this course's project?
Knit a chunky high neck sweater using the bubble stitch for the sleeves and the knit stitch for a smooth body.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Knitting beginners who know the basics and more experienced knitters who want to learn how to shape and size garments with the raglan technique, as well as design their own patterns.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you need to know how to make a knit stitch and back stitch as well as knit in the round.
As for materials, you need yarn, 6 and 7 mm circular needles with an 80 or 100 cm cable, stitch markers, leftover yarn or a spare cable to finish off the stitches, a yarn needle, and a tape measure.
Reviews
- 2 months ago
Definitivamente esperaba mucho más de este curso, es complicado y las explicaciones que son la parte fundamental del curso, lamentablemente están incompletas, omite explicar partes de lo que está haciendo ella, debería ser muy descriptiva, este curso no es de mi satisfacción, entiendo que cada persona teje de diferente manera, pero con ésta chica en particular es muy difícil de entender y da un rango muy amplio para equivocarse. Mejor explicado en videos de YouTube. No valió la pena.
- 3 months ago
Corso interessante ma non sempre molto chiaro, non ho apprezzato che abbiano fatto un mini maglione e non una taglia normale
- 8 months ago
Ela sabe tudo e sabe com perfeição. Detalhista, ensina de TUDO. Eu adorei <3
- 11 months ago
Me encantó el curso, es comprensible y los conocimientos se pueden aplicar a otros proyectos!
- 11 months ago
Entre u4 et u5 il manque l’étape principale , les co quiz montres sont dessinés au crayons on ne voit quasi rien ! U1 et u2 du blabla inintéressant !!! Vraiment déçue . La traduction orale en français est lassante et monocorde désagréable. Bref je me désabonne au plus vite .
It wasn't long after she started wearing her own designs that she discovered the online knitting community and created her own blog on Instagram. Thanks to this platform, she was able to make new contacts and establish collaborations with both generic and specialized knitting brands, like LANGYARNS and Are Knitters.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- About Me
- Inspiration and Influences
- U2
Materials and Techniques
- Introduction and Materials
- Knit Stitch Samples
- Raglan Increases and Short Rows
- Used Techniques 1
- Used Techniques 2
- U3
The Design Process
- Creating the Theme
- Calculations
- Stitch Fiddle
- U4
Knitting the Sweater
- Knitting: The First Steps
- Knitting the Yoke
- Body
- Sleeves
- U5
Finishing and Further Projects
- The Final Touch
- Continuing Knitting
- FP
Final project
- Top-Down Knitwear: Create a Raglan Sleeve Sweater
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FAQs
This course is aimed at knitters with basic skills who want to take their abilities to the next level. Both beginners with some experience and advanced knitters will benefit equally from the in-depth techniques and design content.
You’ll need yarn, circular needles in appropriate sizes, stitch markers, a tape measure, a yarn needle, possibly leftover yarn, and access to digital tools like Stitch Fiddle for pattern design.
You’ll learn how to knit a seamless top-down raglan sweater, use short rows, execute raglan increases correctly, and customize the fit to your measurements.
The course explains how to make a gauge swatch properly, wash and measure it, and adjust it to ensure the perfect fit for your project.
Yes, the course includes detailed step-by-step guides for short rows (like using double stitches) and various raglan increase techniques.
You’ll discover how to design, customize, and clearly present knitting patterns digitally using Stitch Fiddle.
Special techniques like knitting bobbles, the Magic Loop method, and Italian bind-off for stretchy cuffs are thoroughly covered in the course.