Inside: The Men Sizes Chart includes standard body measurements for men from size S to XXL.
How long should I make the sleeves for a medium sweater?
How wide do the shoulders on a size XL vest need to be?
I’ve got your answers!
There’s nothing more frustrating than spending hours working on a project and not getting a good fit. The Men Sizes Chart includes 5 common measurements you need to knit or crochet sweaters, vests and other garments.
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For other sizes, please see the following:
Baby Sizes Chart
Child Sizes Chart
Women Sizes Chart
Men Sizes Chart
To see how to take these specific measurements, I recommend checking out the Standard Body Sizing page from the Craft Yarn Council.
To figure out how many stitches to cast on knitting or loom knitting, I recommend my Interactive Knitting Calculators. They do the math for you!
For those interested, the following formulas are used to calculate the number of stitches to cast on and number of rows to reach the desired length. First knit a gauge swatch at least 4″ x 4″
Cast-On:
S = stitches in swatch
W = width of swatch in inches
S/W = stitches per inch
dW = desired width
Cast On = dW x (S/W)
Rows Needed:
R = rows in swatch
L = length of swatch in inches
R/L = rows per inch
dL = desired length
Rows Needed = dL x (R/L)
Hat Sizes:
Visit my Hat Sizes Charts page for standard head measurements and recommended hat lengths from Preemies to Adults.
Karen
Saturday 1st of March 2025
How do I know what size needle and what length circular needle
GoodKnit Kisses
Wednesday 5th of March 2025
Generally, you choose a needle size based on the yarn you are using. You should see a recommended needle size and gauge on the yarn packaging. Once you pick a needle size you would make a gauge swatch to see how big your stitches are. After you figure out your gauge, you can use my Knit and Crochet Calculators to help you determine how many stitches to cast on based on the size measurement. As far as what length circular you will need, you just want to make sure that the number of stitches fit comfortably on the cord. It can be shorter than your cast on width since the stitches on the cord will be packed together. I hope this helps!
Karen
Saturday 1st of March 2025
Needed to know this for a long time, don’t know if I completely understand how to do this, this will be my first big project. I’m making a vest for my fiancé