NEW! JOGLESS reinforced transition #1 from NECK RIB to BODY. TOP DOWN Sweater knitting in the Round.

An uninterrupted reinforced jogless transition from the neck ribbing to the body of a sweater worked from the top down without breaking the yarn and without knots. Perfect especially for knitting with the yarn on cones - continuous uninterrupted knitting. Total control over the number of stitches - no guess work. Without a jog/completely jogless. Suitable for turtleneck and snug fitting neck opening.
Took me some brainstorming to develop when I worked on one of my sweaters and decided it might be a great idea. I did not want to break the yarn that was on a cone, and I wanted the turtleneck ribbing to be cast-on with a very elastic Italian cast-on method. So the rib had to be worked top down. But without the reinforcement it wouldn’t work - the neck ribbing would stretch and loose shape. Hope you’ll find it helpful.
Top down sweater knitting in the round.
Continental knitting for beginners. Easy. Step by step.
Techniques mentioned in the video:
INVISIBLE ribbed CAST ON for rib 1x1 - NEW completely JOGLESS joining in the Round. ITALIAN CAST ON.
• ITALIAN CAST ON for ri...
INVISIBLE ribbed sewn BIND OFF for rib 1x1 - JOGLESS joining in the Round, using a tapestry needle.
• INVISIBLE ribbed sewn ...
Traditional (Chain) BIND OFF - knitting in the Round WITHOUT A JOG, 3 methods for rib 2x2 (K2P2).
• Traditional (Chain) BI...
More about this sweater: Top Down Neat Ribbing - no gathering, no baggy stitches or flared edge (knitting tips and tricks).
• Top Down PERFECT RIBBI...
Yarn used for the sweater - Noro Silk Garden Sock Yarn 100g(3.5oz)/300m (328y): 40% Wool, 25% Silk, 25% Polyamide, 10% Mohair; colour #467. I used about 560 grams.

[@cindypreston3284]

Thank you. I am knitting my first top down sweater and I found your video. Beautiful and easy to follow. You are a fantastic teacher with wonderful close up video. Love. Thanks again

[@irinarevo]

Thank you so much!!

[@paschmi18]

Excellent Demonstration. Thank you

[@irinarevo]

Thank you so much!😊

[@EV-D-10]

Such a finesse Irina and what a great way of doing this!!

[@irinarevo]

Thank you so much!

[@mariacasado1335]

Wow Irina, what a MASTER CLASS!!!! you really are very kind to share your knowledge with us. Thank you so much.. if you ever decide to teach us how to knit basical sweater from beginning to end...i know it is too much to ask for but.....you are the best teacher!!!! And ...🤗 i try!!!! Thank you Irina for your helpful and nice videos!!!! Regards from Barcelona 👏

[@irinarevo]

Thank you so much, Maria! I am delighted that you like the video! I very much appreciate your request - a sweater is a great idea!

[@kerfuffle9312]

Another brilliant demonstration!🙀🤗👍👏

[@irinarevo]

Thank you so much!

[@bujoreancristina378]

Beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! 💖

[@irinarevo]

My pleasure, Cristina!

[@Whistlewalk]

Love your videos - I learn so much! Thank you.

[@irinarevo]

I am so glad!

[@noriskern7385]

Fantastic! I bet this will improve the appearance of the raglan increases. Thank you!

[@irinarevo]

Thank you so much, Noris! And you wouldn’t have to break the yarn if you work from a cone, and the c/o edge is nicely stretchy! :)

[@anngreen9918]

Thank you so much for sharing this technique.

[@irinarevo]

I am so glad you like it!

[@michellebattersby4070]

Absolutely fantastic. Thank you so much 😊

[@irinarevo]

Thank you so much, Michelle!

[@michellebattersby4070]

You should do a patreon account Irena. I would love to see more of your tutorials.

[@irinarevo]

Thank you very much! I will look into it!

[@olgam7033]

Как всегда, великолепная подача! А я, вязание крючком осваиваю.))))

[@irinarevo]

Спасибо большое! Крючок - это очень здорово! :)

[@hal7ter]

@@irinarevo Our love to Russia!

[@rosegaither]

Beautiful

[@irinarevo]

Thank you very much!

[@annwithaplan9766]

Thank you very much. Exactly what I was looking for, and found it by your title. Do you have instructions for the rest of a top down sweater please? Thank you again.

[@irinarevo]

I am glad it was helpful! I don’t have the full sweater yet. :)

[@hanhvuong8898]

Awesome.

[@irinarevo]

Thank you!

[@windhorselady]

Thank you for your videos, Irina. I love how the Italian cast on looks and stretches. I am trying to calculate how many stitches to cast on for a mock turtleneck dk raglan sweater using your jogless reinforced transition with a dk yarn (5 st/in). I can't tell how much the stabilizing transition limits the stretch and if I need to use the measurement of my head (22") rather than my neck (14"). What do you advise? Thank you so much.

[@irinarevo]

Hi Margery! This is what I did (for several sweaters): I first swatch to determine what needle sizes to use for the best look of the ribbing. I wash the swatch to confirm that it still looks good, after it dries. Then based on the washed swatch gauge I calculate how many stitches I need for the circumference of the turtleneck at the top. In my case I like that when I pull it up it hugs the face below my ears (or under my nose 😀). Then I compare that circumference with the circumference of the neck opening at the base of the collar. If it’s big enough - good. But for my sweaters I used a bigger needle (0.25-0.5 mm up) for the last ~ 7-10cm. It allowed for a more comfortable opening. Then bind off. Usually the hook size was the same size as the needle size for the body (the body was in stockinette stitch). You can swatch 20 x 20 cm of the ribbing flat, bind off, wash, then check if you need to change the needle size for the last 10 cm, the hook size for binding off, and I would knit maybe 1" or so of the body to make sure that the stitches look good everywhere on the swatch before the big job. Also, the ability to stretch depends on the yarn composition - wool vs cotton, for example. Hook chain bind-off is pretty stable, but if it’s wool it will stretch. To check how much the bound-off edge will "give", I stretch the bound-off edge of the swatch and measure it stretched. I hope this helps. :)

[@Loostyc]

Wow 🤯

[@irinarevo]

😀

[@JessicaJones-me6sp]

How do you get the transition so stretchy with the crochet hook. It seems that those are pretty stable and inflexible.

[@irinarevo]

It depends on the yarn - I used wool which is bouncy, so even a stable edge has some spring, but with cotton or linen it would be completely inflexible - I would then make sure that my neck opening is big enough for my head to go through. )

[@pink_water_melon]

This is a great technique but it is not seamless, there is literally a seam in between.

[@irinarevo]

Would you suggest a different name for it? My idea was that it's an uninterrupted knitting in one direction (top down) keeping the neck opening from loosing shape.

[@pink_water_melon]

@@irinarevo Hi! Reinforced jog-less transition maybe? PS. I am subscribed to your channel and love your videos, I have learned so many techniques from you.

[@irinarevo]

Thank you so much for your help (and for subscribing and watching)! I hope the updated title better reflects what it's about. English is my second language and knitting English is my third :)

[@pink_water_melon]

@@irinarevo Great title update, I think it will be a bit more clear and hopefully gets you more views! You speak so well for a second language! It is also my second language but I am still a beginner in the knitting English, so many phrases and expressions I don't understand, haha!

[@irinarevo]

I am very glad you like it!