Hello! I’m new here as of today, my name is Coni. There’s so much good information here, I’m surprised I’ve not signed up before. I’ve been working at knitting a baby raglan sweater named Nara Jacket. The gauge is 22 stitches per 4” on size 4 needles. My gauge is 24 sts per 4” on size 6 needles. I like the way my gauge looks and want to knit the sweater this way. I cast on additional stitches to make the sweater larger and the Raglan doesn’t line up. Is there a way to do this? I thought it was just a matter of extra stitches. I appreciate any help and conversation. Thank you, Coni
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Hello
Glad you found us.
Maybe this pattern?
I often modify patterns but I don’t do raglans so I’ll let someone else offer advice on making the changes you need. I’m sure something will be possible. What I sometimes do when my gauge is off is look for a larger size with a stitch count close to the number of stitches I need for the width, that way the shaping for other parts has already been worked out.
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Welcome to the forum!
Darling cardigan. The raglan doesn’t line up in what way? The sweater is top down so you would need to alter the placement of the raglan increases. Make the sleeves a bit wider and the same for back and fronts. It is going to take a bit of fiddling to redesign this pattern.
Are you making the largest size or can you follow the directions for a larger size?
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This is the pattern. Thanks for your advice. 
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Thanks for your answer. I want to make one size larger, like a size 2. I’ve never tried to make a pattern larger. I thought I could just add on stitches that would correspond with my gauge. I knew it was top down and thought the defined raglan lines would continue down. Mine disappeared. Now I wonder if I lost count of the stitches?
Maybe. If the problem is losing count, it helps to use a marker for the 4 raglan lines or even two markers either side of each line.
You might be able to use the 24 months size. The key difference between 24 months and size 2 is in accommodating a diaper at 24 months. This isn’t critical for this little jacket so maybe 24 months will work.
From experience I suggest using graph paper using one square per inch. Then you can draw the dimensions you want and see where to place your increases. Hope this helps
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Sorry, typo, should have read one small square per STITCH
Thank you Jenny. That’s an excellent idea!
I hadn’t thought of it that way. Thanks!