{"id":8062,"date":"2023-08-29T19:02:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T19:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/?p=8062"},"modified":"2024-11-12T14:40:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T14:40:13","slug":"refining-the-dropped-shoulder-boat-neck-crocheted-sweater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/refining-the-dropped-shoulder-boat-neck-crocheted-sweater\/","title":{"rendered":"Refining the Dropped Shoulder Boat Neck Crocheted Sweater"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8062\" class=\"elementor elementor-8062\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-175868f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"175868f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de5591e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de5591e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Four Rectangles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38269e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38269e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-868ce41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"868ce41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13efff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13efff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230824_230546351-2500-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8138\" alt=\"Back, Front and sleeves for a Tee Shirt Sweater made from Granny Squares\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230824_230546351-2500-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230824_230546351-2500-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230824_230546351-2500-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230824_230546351-2500-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230824_230546351-2500.jpg 1875w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44f2ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c44f2ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e466084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e466084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have :<\/p><ul><li>Front<\/li><li>Back<\/li><li>Two Sleeves<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb9575 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efb9575\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4fb86f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4fb86f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230824_234204080-2500-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8139\" alt=\"Sweater Seamed up with mercerized cotton single crochet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230824_234204080-2500-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230824_234204080-2500-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230824_234204080-2500-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230824_234204080-2500-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230824_234204080-2500.jpg 1875w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c58c93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c58c93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1debf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa1debf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I expected this version to look challenged when my daughter modeled\u00a0 it, but WOW!\u00a0 OK, a Minecraft Sweater can look very cute!\u00a0 (Despite the face)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5488311 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5488311\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c27de6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c27de6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e6dc82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e6dc82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144210140.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8150\" alt=\"Front view of granny Square tee shirt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144210140.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144210140.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144210140.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-037de6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"037de6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f770f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f770f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144205855.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8149\" alt=\"Oblique View of Granny Square Tee shirt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144205855.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144205855.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144205855.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef52c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ef52c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e3549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36e3549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144214479.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8151\" alt=\"SideView of Granny Square Tee shirt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144214479.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144214479.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144214479.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9c6fd0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9c6fd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-829b996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"829b996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Experimental Procedure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a739bb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a739bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I wanted to demonstrate various strategies to fit a dropped Shoulder Boat Neck sweater, whether one based on Granny Squares or not, but I didn&#8217;t want to spend my sample making time on them (because this <em>is<\/em> an &#8220;O, Shiny!&#8221; blog series)<\/p><p>So<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/i-just-ordered-a-granny-square-afghan-off-e-bay\/\"> I bought an afghan off of e-bay,<\/a> then took it apart.\u00a0 I seamed it with slipped stitches, in slippery mercerized cotton so that it would be easy to re-configure to demonstrate various options.<\/p><p>My tools were a large swatch that I could slip under seam openings to determine the size of the filler parts, some chain stitched lengths in the apricot yarn for the same purpose and my phone camera.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c2245 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4c2245\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af4cd00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af4cd00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b46763d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b46763d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144348264-1200-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8156\" alt=\"Finding the Back Neck Rise with chain stitch rulers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144348264-1200-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144348264-1200-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144348264-1200-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144348264-1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffec1dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ffec1dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03433a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03433a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144309553-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8153\" alt=\"Measuring the front neck with chain stitch rulers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144309553-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144309553-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144309553-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a23f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50a23f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8319a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8319a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144412844-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8157\" alt=\"Measuring a shoulder wedge with large swatch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144412844-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144412844-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_144412844-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb6e534 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb6e534\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa74532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa74532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shoulder Angles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c999e18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c999e18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c45ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18c45ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If\u00a0 you place your hand beneath\u00a0 your throat, then slide it over to the ball of your shoulder, there may be as much as a palm&#8217;s difference in the height.\u00a0 In the back, it is smaller (and more awkward to try!)\u00a0 By twisting a lot, I get two fingers height difference.<\/p><p>Most people&#8217;s shoulders slope, and their necks are set towards the front of the body. In crochet, adding an angle in a few stair stepped rows is fairly easy,\u00a0 but how many steps and how high should they be?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce1ca0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ce1ca0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cffb144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cffb144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Using the chain and swatch rulers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41c667f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41c667f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span>I measured how much higher the neck should got on this sweater with the chain stitch rulers.\u00a0 \u00a0The chains tell how many rows to add in this way: a double crochet is two chains tall, so for 8 chains high in the back, I needed 4 rows of double crochet in the back.\u00a0 If I were using single crochet I would need 8 rows, and if I were using treble crochet I&#8217;d use 3 rows and let the back neck be a smidge too tall (trebles are 3 chains high).\u00a0 But all the stitches are as wide as one chain is tall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6a7c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e6a7c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc0c2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8fc0c2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ab5a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3ab5a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_151735194.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8162\" alt=\"Front View of altered Granny Square Sweater with short row shoulder shaping\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_151735194.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_151735194.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_151735194.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b7287 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66b7287\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea7366b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea7366b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_151746023.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8163\" alt=\"Back View of altered Granny Square Sweater with short row shoulder shaping\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_151746023.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_151746023.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_151746023.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a450105 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a450105\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04d9b09 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04d9b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_151753030.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8165\" alt=\"Side View of altered Granny Square Sweater with short row shoulder shaping\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_151753030.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_151753030.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_151753030.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98cf83d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98cf83d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We can also use increases along the sides instead of short row stair steps.\u00a0 I began the wedge by drawing up a loop in the side of the neckline 2 stitches away from the seam in the sleeve, then worked 5 sts into that spot.\u00a0 To join the wedge to the back of the sweater, I pulled my hook out of the working loop, then pulled it through the back of the sweater and made a turning chain.\u00a0 Then I pulled my hook out of the turning chain and pulled that loop through the back of the sweater 2 stitches further up sweater from the sleeve, and worked from the back of the wedge to the front of the sweater, increasing as I went.\u00a0 I repeated that joining procedure, and increased until I had the right number of stitches as indicated my my photo of my swatch inside the shoulder gap.<\/p><p>When I got to the back of the neck, I worked only some of the stitches until I reached the center.<\/p><p>I mirrored the wedge on the other side sleeve, but had to slip stitch across to get to the back of the neck stitches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f02cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8f02cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4babbeb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4babbeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f16a568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f16a568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_155946016.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8166\" alt=\"Front View of altered Granny Square Sweater with Horizontal Wedge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_155946016.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_155946016.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_155946016.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362838a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"362838a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed91aef elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed91aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_155955115.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8168\" alt=\"Second BAck View of altered Granny Square Sweater with Horizontal Wedge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_155955115.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_155955115.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_155955115.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2afcef3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2afcef3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1114b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1114b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Underarm Gussets<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e63da16 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e63da16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bb9ddb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4bb9ddb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202d151 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"202d151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_160024418.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8169\" alt=\"Measuring the underarm gusset with the swatch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_160024418.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_160024418.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_160024418.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd719fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd719fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6048a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6048a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_172459141.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8176\" alt=\"Granny Sweater with underarm gussets and horizontal shoulder shaping\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_172459141.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_172459141.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_172459141.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2050b7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2050b7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d128a52 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d128a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_172514354-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8178\" alt=\"Closeup of neck curve using decreases and taller stitches in the corners\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_172514354-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_172514354-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_172514354-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0887f22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0887f22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another aspect of the body is that there is a flat join between the torso and the underarm.\u00a0 If I place my hand under my arm, all the fingers fit flat before my back starts.\u00a0 I am a fluffy person though.<\/p><p>Many traditional clothes were made of simple shapes, but they added a diamond or football shaped piece into the seam between the body and the sleeve called a gusset, which could give a lot of motion to the garment without needing a lot\u00a0 more material or pre-planning.\u00a0<\/p><p>Like the shoulder shaping, I saw how to make my gussets by opening the sleeve seams near the underarm, and sliding my large swatch inside. I photographed the way the hole fell naturally when my daughter raised her arm, then filled the space with a crocheted piece with the name number of stitches and rows as the photographed fill did.\u00a0 I connected it to the hole in the same way I added the shoulder shaping, but I could have crocheted a separate piece and sewn it in.\u00a0 The other side mirrors it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8706112 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8706112\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aee9ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7aee9ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_172219479.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8171\" alt=\"Finished sweater and one of the neighbor&apos;s cats\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_172219479.PORTRAIT-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_172219479.PORTRAIT-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PXL_20230829_172219479.PORTRAIT-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56cf56c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56cf56c\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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