ETA: Everyone commenting that this is a guernsey reference is correct and right in downvoting my clueless replies! Having only ever seen the busier version (with lots of textured stitches on the upper body of the sweater and/or the top of the dropped sleeve) in handknitting patterns, I didn't see the connection, but u/castlecornet linked to these and yep, that's it. That's why I posted! I didn't know. But also, I do think it's a weird coincidence that three such sweaters would come out in one month, given that the textured guernsey has historically been more popular with handknitters (using my 12 years on Ravelry as a guide here, but feel free to correct me again). I think u/wahbanjo is right and that these are all probably more of a response to J. Crew's tiny roll neck sweater than a historical homage.

I do stand by my criticism of Rebecca Clow's sleeve and shoulder shaping though ;)

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Two patterns dropped in the last week that place ribbing at the top of a dropped sleeve, as well as the bottom (plus sweater neck and hem). I'm not suggesting that anything untoward happened in the design process, just noting what seems to be a strange little microtrend. I noticed this last week with Rosa Pomar's new sweater design, and now there's another one in Rebecca Clow's forthcoming book ... It's harder to see with Pomar's sweater because of the marled yarn, but it's visible in some of the project pages. There may be more!

Did I miss a particularly hot couture sweater drop last year?

As a PS, while I like a number of the designs in Clow's forthcoming book, I am begging designers to figure out non-raglan and non-dropped sleeve sweaters. Although, I guess Clow is a good example of why many don't—the sole example in this book ends up looking like a mini drop-sleeve, just like all her other attempts at set-in sleeves. There are so many books out there on how to do this right—read them!

…What…is going on here?

https://youtu.be/G8PPC7Nmhco?si=eXg41wQtKQtfiZUS

…A *sixteen-pronged approach*?

What.

Can someone decode any of what he’s referring to, about the big bad bullies in the industry that caused him to dissociate? Or whatever the hell happened?

Was super excited when they were teasing this pattern but come to find out it’s only being sold as a kit with the pattern, yarn, and stitch markers with a significant upcharge (it’s using cascade 220). Anyone else disappointed? 🥲

This tutorial on how to make a pair of pants out of bedsheets is 18.99 and I think that’s insane. They have decided to not create a pattern because apparently a pattern wouldn’t show you how to make the adjustable waistband. I believe it’s because they aren’t pattern makers and do not have the skills to create it. Instead you get a 10 minute tutorial and a 20 page booklet. If the waistband is so complicated that you can’t make it into a pattern than how is 10 minutes for the pants entirely going to help? That’s more expensive than most patterns and with more and more now you get the pattern, a video and written instructions. I’m sick of these instagram pattern makers thinking that their shitty product is with an insane amount of money for a subpar experience.