Basics of Drop Shoulder Sweaters // Technique Tuesday

This video explains the basics of what a drop shoulder style sweater is: what defines the style, the options for construction, the advantages and disadvantages of this type of sweater, the typical proportions, and resources for finding patterns of this style and resources for learning to design your own. This is the second video in a series. First video, Intro to sweater styles: https://youtu.be/cuk_dySfPjY Support me by buying me a coffee on Ko-fi! https://www.ko-fi.com/roxannerichardson My knitting designs: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/roxanne-richardson PATTERN RESOURCES Ravelry advanced search for drop shoulder sweaters shown in the video (you can modify it to suit yourself): https://ravel.me/g4wtaa DESIGN RESOURCES (These are Amazon links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission for purchases made through these links, at no additional cost to you) The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns by Ann Budd https://amzn.to/3ayBWTf Vogue Knitting Ultimate Knitting Book https://amzn.to/3yZEIds Sweater Design in Plain English, Second Edition by Maggi Righetti This may be out of print, but used copies are available https://amzn.to/3uDu7m7 Knitting in the Old Way by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts and Deborah Robson https://amzn.to/3REv4oa If you have questions about this video, or suggestions for future videos, please let me know down in the comments or on social media. 0:00 Introduction 1:11 What defines this style? 2:25 Construction methods 6:55 Advantages & D