Good enough is good enough. Dimensions of knitwear　

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The best thing about sweaters and other knitwear is that they are comfortable to wear. This is due to the stretch and contraction of the knitted fabric caused by loops, which is a characteristic of knitwear.
In woven fabrics, weft yarns are woven into warp yarns, so they do not stretch either horizontally or vertically. This weave structure makes the clothes stable and keeps their shape.
On the other hand, knitwear is very comfortable to wear because it stretches and shrinks in accordance with the body's movements due to the looped nature of the knitted fabric.
However, this advantage of comfort also has an annoying problem: it is difficult to determine the exact dimensions of the garment.

One of UTO's main features is the custom order service, which allows us to "make to the customer's desired measurements," but this is a big risk.
　
The basic sizes of our products are clearly indicated on the sales page of our website. However, it is extremely difficult to make each piece of knitwear individually and fit it exactly as specified.
Most knitwear is mass-produced, and the finishing process for sizing usually involves placing the knitwear in a formwork of the same size and applying hot steam to fix the size.
We do not have a sweater formwork because we insist on producing the same size as knitted.
When knitting a sweater, we follow a blueprint (count sheet) that tells us how many stitches to knit for how many centimeters wide, how many stitches to knit for how many centimeters long, and so on. Basically, it is a digital method.
In addition, the size of cashmere knitwear is different from the size of the finished product.
Cashmere knitwear is finished by a process called shredding, which gives it a certain texture, but the process causes a certain amount of shrinkage, so we have to calculate the amount of shrinkage in order to knit to your size.

Since this is a custom order, we make instructions for each individual customer, and it is a very difficult process.
It is only natural that the number of stitches or the number of times of knitting is changed in the area being changed, but even if the number of stitches or the number of times of knitting is accurate, the final width or length may not come out as it is, but slightly different. This happens more often than we would like to say. We make subtle adjustments based on our long years of experience. I think "making it up" is the perfect word for it.

The original yarn is very important for cashmere knitwear, which has such subtle differences. Even if the same count yarn is used for knitting, different spinning companies produce different dimensions. The difference is due to the difference in raw materials and the number of twists used by each spinning company, so UTO Cashmere will continue to use the same company's cashmere yarn of the same count.

Since knitwear is characterized by stretching and shrinking, there may be an error in each measurement and each person who measures it. It is common knowledge for professionals, but there are also random measurements that come from differences in color shading.
Many people say, "I can't understand why there are differences in centimeters, since this is a high-grade fashion product and the meticulousness of millimeters is natural. This is especially true of woven fabric specialists. However, the good thing about knitwear is that it is not so easy to make.
How many centimeters would your sweater be if you pulled it horizontally? It would easily stretch by about 30%, and the length would shorten by about 10% as a reaction. This is how loose knitwear is.
When importing sweaters from Europe and other countries, it is written in the contract from the beginning that even if they are the same size and color with the same part number, a claim for a 3 percent irregularity will not be accepted. This is by no means to say that a little difference is a matter of course.

First of all, please understand that "knitwear is a loose fit, and that is why it is a loose fit". After all, the Japanese word for knitwear is "Meriyasu" (莫大小).