Knit Talk - Ep 47 - How to Make a Knit Collar Fit Better - Circular Yoke Edition! 

Thank you so much! I learn sooo much from your videos! Even little tips like this one: the stability of the collar by picking up later! ❤

Oh yay! I am so excited for my question to be explored next video! I love that you say an educated guess as that is what I normally tell people. My terminology is “an educated guesstimate!”

Perfect timing. I am just about to start a raglan sleeve sweater for the first time.

Would love an episode on crew neck and making it closer to the neck. Thanks, Sue

Very nicely explained. I like raglan sweaters so I usually knit top down; have not tried yet knitting without the neck ribbing and then adding it at the end as bottom up. I am currently knitting a raglan from a self-striping Noro and because I like to live dangerously, I am not really following any pattern though I did consult one, just for the amount of stitches to cast on. I think I have already frogged the whole thing close to 10 times because there was always something I was not happy with (the neck circumference, the short rows, always something). At my last iteration I cast on 72 stitches and it was so tight that even to knit the neck ribbing using a 16" needle was difficult (had to resort to magic loop). When I was an inch or two past the short rows, a friend stopped by and she asked me if I am knitting a sweater for my dog LOL - that's how small the neckline was. Now, when I have about 9" of fabric at the front, the neckline has stretched a bit (but not too much - it's fits me well). I look forward to the yard substitution episode - I am really interested in that (you better include the doggos in that one!).

Thanks Megan. Great information. I even understood the math 😂

Thank you so much 🧶😊

Thank you for doing these videos - your instructions are very clear! I would love to see how to alter a pattern for petite sizes. I am doing a circular yoke top down and the armholes are too low or the yoke is too long - I can’t move my arms! I think I am too short for the pattern from shoulder to sleeve separation but that measurement isn’t given. Knit patterns almost never mention petite sizing. Thanks so much!

Great lesson as always❤ My question re necklines applies to v neck ribbing on striped sweaters. How do you avoid pulling the stripes up across the sweater when picking up stitches for a rib?

Hi Meaghan, your videos are incredibly helpful. Quick question: I am starting the Diggory Venn by Isabelle Kramer but it looks like the collar is wider than I prefer and even a bit narrower too. Top down, round yoke, the increases don’t start until after 2 plain knit rows after the collar ribbing. Would it be better to cast on straight for the yoke in the smaller size and come back and pick up for the collar and maybe add more depth? Or cast on the collar for the smaller size down and increase to stitch count of bigger size during increases? Or are they both kind of the same? Thank you so much for your advice!