How to knit a sweater for beginners

A super comprehensive tutorial on knitting a bottom-up raglan sweater - including the calculations to adjust your fit. ► Access the pattern here: https://nimble-needles.com/patterns/how-to-knit-a-sweater-for-beginners/ ► Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nimbleneedlez This tutorial took me well over a hundred hours to record. It's the most extensive tutorial I ever created and I wanted to include everything you need to know to kit a sweater that truly fits. Knitting a sweater is easy. There's not a lot you actually need to know. The issue is to make it fit. This requires proper measuring and diligent calculations. I show you all these important steps and pass along helpful tips and tricks along the way. Please understand that you will have to do your own research as well. There is a pattern that goes along with it and the video is best seen in the context of that pattern. Why did I decide on a bottom-up Raglan sweater? Quite simply because I believe it's the easiest way to knit a sweater that fits well for a beginner. 0:00 Introduction 2:11 Preparations 4:43 Part I: Swatching and Calculations 5:19 Swatching 7:31 How to measure the swatch the right way 11:43 How to wash and block your swatch 13:34 How to obtain your real gauge 14:11 How to measure your chest/bust 17:08 How to calculate the cast-on for a sweater 18:52 Part II: Hem & lower torso 24:16 How to knit the lower torso & tips and tricks 39:56 Part III: How to calculate your Raglan sweater 41:22 Re-calcu