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When you purchase a hand knitted, custom designed sweater, you want to make
sure it fits properly. The following
information should be helpful. First, take a garment that fits,
spread it out on a table in front of you and measure it. Then compare the
measurements to the information listed below.
Please feel free to ask for
adjustments. For instance, if you are tall, you
might want to have a sweater knitted for you that has three inches extra
length in the body and sleeves. If you are short, you can have shorter
sleeves and body. If you could use a little extra room across your
middle, please take a look at the Comfort Fit
Vest, a classic sweater vest which utilizes a clever knitting technique
allowing for extra width and length across the stomach area of a gentlemen's
vest or long sleeve sweater.
As we all know, cotton sweaters do shrink when they are washed and
dried the first time. I will add enough extra length to the body
and sleeves of your new hand knitted sweater to compensate for shrinkage. For
instance, if you order a custom designed sweater that is 23 inches long, when I
knit your sweater, I will make sure it is longer than 23 inches, to compensate
for shrinkage.
All custom knitted sweaters will have standard set-in sleeves, unless you
tell me otherwise. This is the usual type of sleeve found on most
garments. Click
here to look at the sleeve styles, then click "back" on your
browser to return to this page.
You can read more about hand knitted custom designs (including how to
send me something that fits you, so I can measure it), by
clicking here.
- To measure width: measure straight across the chest, from
one side to the other, below the sleeves.
- To measure length: measure straight down from the
shoulder (close to the neckline) to the bottom edge.
- To measure sleeve length: measure from the edge of the
sleeve where it joins the shoulder, down to the wrist, along the top edge of
the sleeve (not the bottom, underarm edge of the sleeve, which is shorter
than the top edge). Include the cuff in your measurement.
Infant Sweaters ($87.00)
- Size 0-3 months (fits an infant up to 13 lbs.): width 10.97 inches;
length 10.46 inches; sleeve 8.0 inches
- Size 3-6 months (fits an infant 13-18 lbs.): width 11.26 inches;
length 11.25 inches; sleeve 9.0 inches
- Size 6-12 months (fits an infant 18-22 lbs.): width 11.56 inches;
length 12.17 inches; sleeve 10.0 inches
- Size 12-18 months (fits an infant 22-26 lbs.): width 12.0
inches; length 12.69 inches; sleeve 11.0 inches
Toddler and Child Sweaters ($87.00)
- Toddler size 2: width 13.0 inches; length 13.46 inches; sleeve 12.5
inches
- Toddler size 3: width 13.34 inches; length 14.11 inches;
sleeve 13.0 inches
- Toddler size 4: width 13.93 inches; length 15.0 inches; sleeve
13.75 inches
- Child size 5: width 14.52 inches; length 15.89 inches; sleeve
15.0 inches
- Child size 6: width 15.12 inches; length 16.81 inches; sleeve
16.25 inches
Older Child Sweaters ($97.00)
- Older child size 7: width 16.3 inches; length 18.62 inches;
sleeve 17.25 inches
- Older child size 8: width 16.89 inches; length 19.67 inches;
sleeve 18.37 inches
- Older child size 10: width 17.78 inches; length 20.44 inches;
sleeve 19.5 inches
- Older child size 12: width 18.67 inches; length 21.21 inches;
sleeve 20.62 inches
- Older child size 14: width 19.56 inches; length 21.73 inches;
sleeve 21.75 inches
Sweaters for Ladies (from $150.00 and up, depending on
design)
- Ladies' size x-small (2-4): width 18.33 inches; length 21.27 inches;
sleeve 22.25 inches
- Ladies' size small (6-8): width 19.97 inches; length 22.29 inches;
sleeve 22.75 inches
- Ladies' size medium (10-12): width 21.07 inches; length 23.31
inches; sleeve 23.25 inches
- Ladies' size large (14-16): width 22.71 inches; length 23.82 inches;
sleeve 23.75 inches
- Ladies' size x-large (18-20): width 24.35 inches; length 24.84
inches; sleeve 24.25 inches
- Ladies' plus size X: width 23.37 inches; length 27.10 inches; sleeve
23.5 inches
- Ladies' plus size 1X: width 25.65 inches; length 27.35 inches;
sleeve 24.0 inches
- Ladies' plus size 2X: width 27.93 inches; length 27.86 inches;
sleeve 24.5 inches
- Ladies' plus size 3X: width 30.21 inches; length 28.12 inches;
sleeve 25.0 inches
- Ladies' plus size 4X: width 32.49 inches; length 28.62 inches;
sleeve 25.5 inches
- Ladies' plus size 5X: width 34.77 inches; length 28.62 inches;
sleeve 25.75 inches
- Ladies' Petite sizes 2-18 are also available
- Junior sizes 3-15 are also available
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Measurements are available upon request - click
here to email and ask about measurements for the sizes you are
considering
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In addition, ladies may order a more specific size,
for instance, a size 10 sweater rather than a size medium (10-12)
Sweaters for Men (from $150.00 and up, depending on
design)
- Men's size extra small (32): width 18.6 inches; length 24.83; sleeve
23.5 inches
- Men's size small (34-36): width 19.15 inches; length 24.95 inches;
sleeve 24.0 inches
- Men's size medium (38-40): width 21.34 inches; length 25.46 inches;
sleeve 25.0 inches
- Men's size large (42-44): width 23.53 inches; length 25.83 inches;
sleeve 26.25 inches
- Men's size x-large (46-48): width 25.72 inches; length 26.34 inches;
sleeve 26.5 inches
- Men's size xx-large (50): width 27.91 inches; length 26.59 inches;
sleeve 26.5 inches
- Men's size xxx-large (52): width 30.10 inches; length 26.9 inches;
sleeve 26.75 inches
Please note that sweaters size x-large, xx-large (and larger) are
knitted with side panels and seamed together, due to the width of my home knitting
machine, which is not as wide as an industrial machine. Click
here to see a photo and read more about this.
Measurements for skirts and pants are also available upon
request.
Hats are sized to correspond to the
sweater size, unless you tell me otherwise. For instance, a size 0-3
months sweater (to fit a baby weighing up to 13 lbs.) would
need
a 17 inch hat, unless you tell me to make it a little
smaller or larger.
The list of hat sizes available appears below.
- infant size preemie, 14 inch hat
- infant size newborn, 15.5 inch hat
- infant size 0 -3 months, 17 inch hat
- infant size 3 -6 months, 18 inch hat
- infant size 6 -12 months, 19 inch hat
- infant size 12 -18 months, 20 inch hat
- toddler sizes 2 - 4 and children's sizes 5 - 6, 21 inch hat
- children's sizes 7 -14, 22 inch hat
- size 23 inch hat fits most men and women
- size 24 inch hat fits extra large men and women
Elastic waist pull-on pants are available in infant
sizes 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months and 12-18 months, for $29. They
are also available in toddler sizes 2, 3 and 4 and in children's sizes 5 and 6,
for $39.
Elastic waist pull-on skirts are available in infant
sizes 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months and 12-18 months, for $29. They
are also available in toddler sizes 2, 3 and 4 and in children's sizes 5 and 6,
for $39, and in children's sizes 7-14, for $49.
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