Size/Price Information

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. You might want to take a look at all of the sleeve styles, then click "back" on your browser to return to this page.

If you are particular about the fit of your sweaters, I encourage you to send me something that fits you, like a sweatshirt or old sweater, so I can measure it. You could include a note when you send it, for instance saying something like, "I'd like my new sweater to be two inches longer in the body and sleeves than this one." That way, I will have the exact measurements to use for the new design. I will return both when the new design is ready. I promise I will take good care of your garment!

When choosing a garment to send to me for measuring, please keep these two things in mind: please don't send me a stretchy garment to measure, like a ribbed sweater (stretchy garments are smaller when spread out flat to measure than when you are actually wearing them), and please make sure that the garment is clean. You would not believe some of the things that people send me!

Due to the width of a home knitting machine, sweaters size extra-large or larger will be knitted in panels. You can read more about this technique and see a photo of a sweater actually knitted using this technique on the page for tall or hard-to-fit sizes.

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 $175.00 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

In addition, ladies may order a more specific size, for instance, a size 10 sweater rather than a size medium (10-12)

Personalized sizes, customized to your own specific measurements, are available at no extra charge. Standard measurements are available upon request - click here to email and ask about measurements for the sizes you are considering, as well as any changes you may wish to make.

Sweaters for Men (from $175.00 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.

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