Sweater Body
The sweater body is the main section of a sweater or cardigan covering the torso, meaning the front and back considered together, without sleeves or yoke.
Explanation
The sweater body refers to the torso section of a sweater or cardigan, meaning the front and back knitted together in the round, without sleeves and without the yoke or neckline. In top-down knitting, the body is often knitted as a continuation downward from the yoke, while the sleeves are set aside on waste yarn and finished later. In bottom-up knitting, the body is knitted first, often starting from the ribbing and working upward, before stitches are picked up for sleeves or they are sewn on at the end.