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How to knit raglan back and forth

In this DROPS video we show how to knit raglan back and forth on a circular needle.

Slip sleeves on the same needle as body piece where bind off for armholes. Insert a marker in all transitions between body piece and sleeves. Now dec for raglan.

In this video we decrease each side of 2 sts at each transition on every other row, i.e. every row from RS, this gives 4 sts in stockinette at each transition.
Start 3 sts before marker; K2 tog, K1, marker, K1, slip 1 st as if to K, K1, psso. (For 2 stockinette sts in each transition: Start 2 sts before marker; K2 tog, marker, slip 1 st as if to K, K1, psso).

You must read the pattern to be able to follow. You’ll find patterns where you can use this technique by clicking on the pictures below.

Patterns using this technique

DROPS Baby 33-32

DROPS Baby 33-32
DROPS Children 34-30

DROPS Children 34-30
DROPS 206-34

DROPS 206-34
DROPS 186-16

DROPS 186-16
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Video #122, listed in: Learn to knit, Knitting Yoke Techniques, Raglan

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Country flag Rosier wrote:

Bonjour, Merci infiniment pour vos explications (très claires et rapides ). Une tricoteuse reconnaissante . Sincères remerciements. F .Rosier

19.10.2018 - 18:25

Country flag Nathalie wrote:

Hej! Jag stickar mönstret florentina 152-18. Jag har förstått att jag ska minska vid de 4 markörerna när jag gör raglan, alltså ska det minskas med totalt 16m. Dock har jag inte tillräckligt med maskar för mönstret. Ska jag räkna bort 4m från t.ex A.2 så att mönstret istället består av bara 17m och inte 21?

05.11.2017 - 10:31

DROPS Design :

Hej, då du minskar för raglan ska det minskas 8 maskor per minskningsvarv.

17.11.2017 - 17:13

Country flag Mira Ekstrand wrote:

Hej! Det blir 4 markeringar på den rundstickade tröjan och jag undrar om videon bara visar ena sidan av tröjan? Jag har raglanminskat på varje sida om markeringarna dvs höger framstycke/höger ärm, höger ärm/bakstycke, bakstycke/vänster ärm, vänster ärm/framstycke = 8m per varv. Är detta rätt?

30.07.2017 - 16:32

DROPS Design :

Ja det stemmer, du gør på samme måde ved alle 4 raglanovergange. God fornøjelse!

18.08.2017 - 09:53

Country flag Ingelise Meilhac wrote:

Vedr baby drops design 17-4 \r\nRaglanindragninger. 16 M pr pind., hvor der bruges hjælpepind. Er der en video jeg kan se?\r\nNår markeringerne er sat starter man 5 masker før på første indtagninger, i opskriften står det ikke skrevet hvornår man flytter markeringen. Der tages jo ind igen på hver side af markeringen. Håber du kan hjælpe for nu er det anden gang jeg piller op.. snøft

20.11.2016 - 14:52

Country flag Hilde Larsen wrote:

Drops 148-35. Modell nr z-636. Pinne 7. Tenker å endre fasong og strikke ragelan-arm. Skal jeg felle annen hver omgang når jeg strikker med så tykke pinner ?

27.07.2016 - 10:37

DROPS Design :

Hej Hilde. Vi kan desvaerre ikke hjaelpe med individuelle tilpasninger paa mönstrene. Men strik en pröve og se hvordan strikkefastheden er - test hvordan du skal tage ind for at faa en fin raglan

27.07.2016 - 10:44

Country flag Greta Storm Ofteland wrote:

Meget instruktiv! Tanks.

13.02.2016 - 09:33

Country flag Greta Storm Ofteland wrote:

Meget instruktiv! Tanks.

12.02.2016 - 09:44

Country flag Greta Storm Ofteland wrote:

Ser på denne greie videoen at vedkommende strikker både på retten og vrangen. Måten å strikke vrangt på var helt ny for meg. Har dere en videosnutt som viser vrangstrikking. I litt langsom kino?

12.02.2016 - 09:42

DROPS Design :

Hej, jo er det denne metode du mener: Vrange masker!

29.02.2016 - 14:45

Country flag Maike Bohlen wrote:

Hallo Drops, ich arbeite gerade an 141-9. Da muss man die Ärmel für die Raglanschrägung ja zwischen das zusammengestrickte Vorder- und Rückenteil nehmen. Zeigt Ihr das auch irgendwo?

05.11.2014 - 17:19

DROPS Design :

Ich würde Ihnen den verklinkten Video "Stillgelegte Maschen zurück auf die Nadel nehmen" empfehlen.

07.11.2014 - 08:46

Country flag Duchemin wrote:

Bonjour, Je vous remercie pour votre démonstration car cela me semblait très difficile à réaliser et vous me montrer le contraire. Avec un peu d'entraînement sur des poupées je devrais pouvoir réaliser de jolis pull et gilets avec des manches raglan. Cordialement vôtre.

18.10.2014 - 09:24

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