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Top-down raglan calculator

Design your own top-down raglan. Enter the neckline, chest and your gauge for the cast-on, the stitch split, the increase rounds and where to divide for body and sleeves.

Enter the neckline, chest and your gauge for starting numbers.

How to use it

  1. Measure the neckline you want and the chest, and choose your ease (4 inches is a classic fit).
  2. Enter your stitch and round gauge from a washed swatch knit in the round.
  3. Cast on, place the four raglan markers, and increase before and after each marker every other round.

Questions

How do you split stitches for a raglan?

A common split gives the back and front a third of the stitches each and each sleeve a sixth. Some knitters take a few stitches from the sleeves for a narrower neck.

How many increase rounds for a raglan?

Enough for the back and front to reach half the chest, less the underarm stitches. With 8 increases every other round, each piece grows 2 stitches per increase round.

Are these numbers final?

They're starting numbers. Try the yoke on as you go: you can add or skip an increase round, or add short rows to raise the back neck.

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