Yoke with saddle shoulders - shown on the body

In this DROPS video we give you a quick overview of how a garment where the yoke has saddle shoulder sits on the body, and where the increase/decrease lines are positioned.

SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece can be knitted/crocheted top down or bottom up, often without the need for assembly.

TOP DOWN:
The yoke is knitted/crocheted across all stitches. 4 points are marked on each side of stitches on top of the shoulders = the saddle.
The saddle can vary in width but is usually between 6-15 cm. Increases are worked on each side of the saddle until the shoulder width is achieved. Then the yoke is knitted/crocheted downwards while increases are worked for the body and sleeves following in line from the 4 marked points. When the yoke is finished, the body and sleeves are continued downwards. The neck can either be worked to begin with or at the end of the project.

BOTTOM UP:
Start by knitting/crocheting the body and sleeves separately as far as the beginning of the yoke. Then knit/crochet the yoke across both the body and sleeves while stitches are decreased on each side of 4 points on the yoke (in each transition between the body and sleeves).
Decreases are worked until the top of the shoulder remains. There will also be stitches left at the top of the sleeve = the saddle. The saddle can vary in width but is usually between 6-15 cm. The top of the yoke is then knitted/crocheted while decreases are worked outside each saddle.
When the yoke is finished, the neck is worked.