wikipedia
Top-down sweater
A top-down sweater is worked from the neckline toward the hem and cuffs.
What it is
Top-down sweater construction lets the knitter shape the yoke first and often try the garment on during the process. Raglan, round yoke and drop shoulder styles can all be worked top down.
How Ruke patterns use it
Top-down construction is a major Ruke garment structure. The corpus repeatedly contains yoke, body, sleeve, hem and cuff sections, showing the typical flow from neck or yoke toward the lower edges.
Examples
Yoke (from neck to armpit) appears in 18 parsed pattern structures.
Yoga Summer Sweater is worked from the top down with raglan shaping and later separates into body and sleeves.
When to use it
Use it when explaining sweaters worked from the neckline down toward body hem and cuffs.
What to check
Check yoke depth, try-on points, sleeve separation, body length and whether increases match the selected size.