https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:28:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394502 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:38:10 +0000 Ket 2394502@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Indigoprint</b>, thank you for such a lovely compliment! &lt;3 Yes, that is the most accepted viewpoint: avoid hemlines ending at the widest part. And that's typically what I go by. I'm planning to knit this cardigan so it ends far away from widest point. My earlier dilemma was more about knitting it semi-cropped. But after much discussion I realize it could look a bit weird since it's such a thick, thick wool and gauge.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394473 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 03:06:05 +0000 Indigoprint 2394473@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First off you knitting skills are phenomenal. So anything you knit will be FAB. But I know as a tiny knitter you are planning.<br /> Is there not a fashion suggestion to not have a hemline at your widest part for the most flattering silhouette ? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394467 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 01:20:14 +0000 Ket 2394467@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Janet</b>, not late at all—I’m still knitting ha Ugh! Yes, the dreaded crotch point. I totally agree with you. I think I’m going to try a few inches above my knee. We’ll see! I’m nervous as I’ve never knit a sweater for myself in such a heavy gauge and yarn. Could be amazing or could be a disaster… and it’s hard to anticipate which it will be until it’s knit up and I can try it on. Anyhoots, will share when it’s finished! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394377 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:01:24 +0000 Janet 2394377@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m late to this, but I understand about the flattery aspect of sweaters/tops that end right at that widest point — for me, that is the low hip and it lines up with the crotch point, which makes the effect doubly unappealing. I really do not like hems ending at the crotch point! </p> <p>I would choose either just a few inches shorter for a slightly cropped effect — cheeky and easy to throw on — or a decidedly long length for 70s drama. Either version would look fab with dresses and skirts and flared pants and jeans! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394367 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:49:15 +0000 Ket 2394367@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Lisa</b> I just love this feedback! Thank you I will share photos once it’s finished, probably in next few weeks or so. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394313 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:29:24 +0000 Lisa 2394313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm late to this one, but a long sweatercoat worn open will be lovely on you with your height!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394287 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:32:55 +0000 Ket 2394287@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Jenni</b>, you make some excellent points! And what a memory you have! I didn't except anyone to remember my Kibbe ID or anything. Anyway, as an SD, I do think the longer length will suit me far better. This cardigan will probably come really close to the length of my beloved clove cardigan (you have a stellar memory!) Pelvic shelf -- I mean where the top of my hip bones jut out. I have a very deep, large, wide pelvis. Instead of my torso being a continuous, smooth, long line until the outer thigh and lower hip, my hip bones dramatically jut or flare out right the height of my navel. I sometimes have to make some dressing and alteration tweaks to accommodate it. Yes, re: hip dip/thigh crease! That is the area I meant. I don't worry about wide upper thighs/hips gobs. But this is going to be a very chunky sweater, so I know it's going to highlight wherever its hemline lands ha!<div><br /></div><div><b>bj1111</b>, I adore cocoon shapes!! Unfortunately, this yarn is so thick and chunky, I think the actual weight of the sweater at mid-calf length would likely be uncomfortably heavy. (Think wearing an area rug lol!) Could be wrong, but that's my initial gut feeling. I don't regret knitting this sweater but it could turn out to be a major flop. So we'll see ha! I'll report back!</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394086 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 20:03:05 +0000 bj1111 2394086@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m with @JenniNZ. Have you considered something mid calf knit a bit of a cocoon shape to be accommodate a curvier figure without being too overwhelming at the top? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394067 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 05:18:55 +0000 Jenni NZ 2394067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have a lot of replies already so mine may be redundant… but I have several thoughts so here goes!<br /> Harking back to Kibbe…I know you don’t want to be too constrained by Kibbe, but as (I think you have said) a Soft Dramatic, which length would suit that more? Maybe the longer length?<br /> Would the longer length also be more similar to your beloved clove cardigan?<br /> I lean towards the longer length looking more dramatic and also keeping you warm and cosy inside in the winter.<br /> I’m not sure what a “pelvic shelf” is, would have to look that up, I’m guessing it could be what I have always called “love handles”? And I presume a thigh crease is where the angle of the groin meets the edge of the body? Which for me is where my “hip dip” is. I know for me at times my upper thigh area has been wider than my hips. It isn’t currently, but I feel noticing which is wider may influence what is more flattering. I don’t think I have worried about that so much in the last few years but I used to. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394058 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:20:45 +0000 Ket 2394058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you, <b>Angie</b>!!! That is the direction I am going!! Will post when it’s finished the yarn is a dappeled yarn and… it’s <i><b>burgundy</b> dappled with <b>lilac</b></i>, <i>pine, and russet.</i> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394057 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:05:49 +0000 Angie 2394057@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes to the burgundy coatigan you posted, <b>Ket</b>! No belt, chunky, and that can work well :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394056 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:38:15 +0000 Ket 2394056@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Lise</b>, thank you!! That is really helpful to hear. I do love my boho and longer honors that vibe better. And such a good idea about using a regular belt or another belt if and when I want to. So I do KWYM :D&nbsp;<div><br /></div><div><b>Carol</b>, my hips have always been a tug of war. I love my curves, but not looking extra wide. So back and forth I go ha! I do think longer is probably going to be better for me. I like waist length cardigans but when they're lighter weight.&nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394055 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:27:34 +0000 Star (Lise) 2394055@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You can always use a regular leather or some other belt when you want to IYKWIM. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394054 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:26:52 +0000 Carol 2394054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ket---probably because I don't think wide hips look bad. Stuff that ends at the widest part of my calf I find horrifying --hip stuff, no.&nbsp;</p> <p>Maybe your general style is more the longer, esp. with a belt. I still think the shorter is different, but if the waist definition is important to you, is there a way to do that that would work better than a belt?</p> <p>It does seem like you know what you are doing, so whatever you end up deciding will probably be best. If you do the shorter with a belt, as long as you make sure the belt is well-situated, and not too close to the bottom, it would probably work.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394053 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:24:43 +0000 Star (Lise) 2394053@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KET I like both longer examples you have now posted and think longer will totally suit you and your boho lite vibe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394052 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:21:58 +0000 Ket 2394052@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Angie</b>, yay for more 2 cents! &nbsp;This style actually doesn't call for a belt. I was going to make one for waist definition. But hearing you explain this, I see that won't be necessary. (Kind of relief; it's boring to knit a belt, ha!) So I guess now it's really which length will feel better. I'm kind of leaning toward mid thigh... but you can give me even more 2 cents on that! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394051 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:09:57 +0000 Angie 2394051@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><u>More 2 cents </u>:)</p> <p>Heavy chunky knits aren't all that comfortable belted. They fall open too. Chunky heavy knits tend to drape better sans belt. The weight keeps them in place that way, IYKWIM.&nbsp;</p> <p>Now that you KNOW you'll wear a sweater coat inside - may I suggest finding a style without a belt.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394050 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:09:27 +0000 Ket 2394050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Carol</b>, a length in-between would essentially end at the widest point of my hips -- a length that I've both been told and have observed to make me look visually wider. So I tend to go for lengths above or below widest point of hips.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394049 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:08:09 +0000 Ket 2394049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is pretty similar to the weight and bulk of my in-progress sweater, though mine might still be heavier.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394048 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:07:33 +0000 Carol 2394048@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Would there be a problem doing in between the two lengths?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394047 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:03:40 +0000 Ket 2394047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Angie</b>, I always love your two cents! I actually think I will wear a long, heavy sweater coat. Whatever length I make it, it won't fit under my winter coat. I do plan to wear this inside for warmth and coziness. And if it doesn't work out, well, I can always undo the knitting. (Time lost, but not yarn.)</p> <div><br /></div><div>I am not opposed to wearing it shorter, I'm just worried about how much bulk it would be around my upper hip (pelvic shelf) area at a shorter length. I think once it's belted it could look and feel a bit like a very heavy peplum?? Any thoughts on my concern??<br /></div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394044 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:59:52 +0000 Angie 2394044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b><u></u></b><u>My two cents:&nbsp;</u></p> <p><b>Ket,</b> will you wear a long heavy sweater coat? You might grab a proper coat or jacket instead of a sweater coat when you're heading out the door. This has been a CONSTANT problem with sweater coats and clients!!! Sweater coats are not real coats, and don't layer well under coats.&nbsp;</p> <p>Will you wear a sweater coat inside? Turns out that many people don't - when they thought they would.&nbsp;</p> <p>You might find a shorter sweater in a heavy yarn much easier to wear inside AND out.&nbsp;</p> <p>The answers to these questions will determine the right-length-for-you :)&nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394039 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:43:34 +0000 Ket 2394039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Carol</b>, that is a really helpful photo that you shared. Mine would be another inch or two longer. However, seeing it, I kind of wonder if a belted cardi at this length would be too much of a risk?? Or be too bulky around my upper hips. Hmm....</p> <p><b>Lise</b>, that does makes a lot of sense. Like you, we have many cold months, often 5-6 months of cold and snow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394038 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:39:39 +0000 Star (Lise) 2394038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote longer. I think a longer cardi makes more sense in a heavier yarn, practically and aesthetically. I have many cooler months where I live too and always prefer some extra back coverage. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394037 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:37:42 +0000 Carol 2394037@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I definitely think the shorter is a more fun risk, as long as you have an idea of how to style it!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-with-cardigan-length#post-2394033 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:25:39 +0000 Ket 2394033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm knitting a cabled and textured cardigan in super chunky yarn.&nbsp;I'm debating how long to make it. I want it to be flattering on me.&nbsp;</p> <div><br /></div><div>My two cardigan length options are:</div><div><br /></div><div>23-24" long, meaning it hits 3-4 inches above my upper thigh crease. This length is above the widest point of my hips.&nbsp; </p> <p>Mid-thigh length, closer to 30-34 inches long, or 3-4 inches below my upper thigh crease. This length is also below widest part of my hips.&nbsp;</p> <p>Again, this is a very chunky knit wool. Think heavy sweater coat territory. And it's got cabling and textured stitches all over it.&nbsp;I'm 5'11" tall, and quite curvy. &nbsp;This cardigan is belted so it will have waist definition.</p> <p> </div><div>I love the idea of a shorter cardigan, but given the heavy gauge of this cardi, I wonder if it would look imbalanced --almost top heavy?&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>On the flip side, a longer, mid-thigh length is extra warm and cozy. &nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>What do you all think? I do not have any stock photos as I've heavily modified an existing pattern to get what I want. So the photos are all in my imagination. :} I did find two images that are close to the lengths I mentioned above.&nbsp;</div></p>