M1RP and M1LP in Raglan

Hello! Thank you for all of your help in this forum! I’m learning so much!

I’m knitting a top-down raglan sweater and working short rows in seed stitch. How do I make my raglan increases in-pattern? The only tutorial I can find shows a technique similar to kfb, but you purl one of the stitches, instead of knitting both. This technique isn’t oriented R or L. Does this matter? Is there a better way? Thanks!

This is the video I’m referencing:

What pattern are you using? Is the pattern set up so that you’re doing increases typically done on the RS on the WS? If so then the pattern should explain how to do it. I do top down with raglan increases. When I do my short row shaping it’s done so that I’m increasing on the RS where I do all my increases. I work a RS row past the increase, turn, work the short row on the WS, and when I turn again I’m on the RS for increasing. I do this whether I’m just knitting without a pattern or modifying a pattern. If you’re doing m1 increases where you lift the bar between stitches you would just purl rather than knit. M1 typically means this type of increase but if you’re doing something else it would be good to know.

Yes, seeing a photo of the raglan sweater itself will help. Most often the raglan line is worked in knit sts although there can certainly be exceptions. I like the Right and Left Lifted increases which are shown in this video. Although not for purl sts, these are lovely organic increases that slant right and left.

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@salmonmac and @GrumpyGramma

Thank you both! I must admit that I have a tendency to make things more difficult than they really are! I watched that Purl Soho video (and every other one I could find) but I had convinced myself that it wasn’t correct because I’m increasing between a knit and purl (and not between two knits as most videos show). It makes perfect sense now.

This is for a test knit and I’m not sure if I’m able to share any photos just yet. I do really appreciate you help!

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Good luck with the test knit! It’s adventurous and so helpful to do this.