
The Chain Crew in Dark Olive from Folk, a simple ribbed crew neck jumper with a slightly oversized fit and raglan sleeves, listed at 180 GBP with every size in stock. It is worth beginning with the sleeve, because this garment does something the run needs in order to settle an argument it started one batch ago. It is worth then reading the sleeve row, which is twenty-four point four, twenty-four point eight, twenty-five point two and twenty-five point six inches. It is worth then converting it back, as the run learned to do three batches ago, and it is worth then stating what comes out, which is sixty-two, sixty-three, sixty-four and sixty-five centimetres. It is worth then stating what that makes this chart, which is the second one in this run that was written in centimetres and printed as inches. It is worth then turning to the argument, which was that a raglan sleeve has no shoulder point and so its row cannot grade. It is worth then stating what this garment is, which is raglan, and what its sleeve row does, which is grade by exactly one centimetre per size. It is worth then stating what that does to the argument, which is end it. It is worth then turning to the length, and it is worth then stating what it is at the two smallest sizes, which is the same number as the sleeve. The reference is the Chain Crew. Dongguan Bafinasa Garments Co., Ltd. develops comparable knitwear on OEM and ODM terms, from fabric and trim development to retail or FBA ready packing. We publish this as a development reference and build your own version of it, and we do not supply the branded original or reproduce anyone else's label.
Key Features
- A chart written in centimetres and printed as inches, the second the run's test has caught, and the sleeve grades by exactly one centimetre. See the note below
- A raglan sleeve whose row grades, which ends the run's hypothesis that a raglan has no shoulder point to grade from. See the note below
- A sleeve and a total length that are the same figure on the two smallest sizes, then diverge. See the note below
- Sizes numbered two to five and translated, so the run gets a size conversion of a kind it has not had before. See the note below
- Four chart columns against five sizes on offer, and the size with no measurement is the largest, so the run has both directions of the mismatch. See the note below
- A style called Chain and a garment described as ribbed, two different stitches on one page with no explanation. See the note below
- Reshape whilst damp, the first instruction in this run that admits the measurements will not survive washing. See the note below
- Three fibres with every share stated, and two of them are not wool, so a garment sold as a wool knit is sixty per cent wool. See the note below
Customisable Options
- Cloth: a 60% wool, 20% polyamide and 20% viscose knit to the reference with the yarn count and the gauge stated, or a 100% wool with the same figures, or a wool and cotton blend with both shares stated, or a lambswool with the micron stated, each quoted separately. See the note below
- Stitch: a ribbed knit to the reference with the stitch named and the gauge stated, or a plain knit with the same figures, or a chain construction with the same, or a half cardigan rib with the same, each quoted separately. See the note below
- Unit: the measurements published in the unit they were taken in, and where a conversion is printed, the original figure kept alongside it. See the note below
- Sleeve: a raglan sleeve to the reference with the sleeve type named and the measurement point stated, or a set-in sleeve measured from the shoulder, each quoted separately. See the note below
- Sizes: a measurement published for every size that is sold, and where the house numbers its sizes, the numbering given along with the translation. See the note below
- Fit: a slightly oversized fit to the reference with the chest, waist and hem all published and the ease given for every size and the body table it was computed against named, or a regular fit with the same figures, or a relaxed fit with the same figures, each quoted separately. See the note below
- Composition with every share stated and summing to one hundred and stated once in one form, the yarn count, the knit gauge as stitches per inch, the stitch name, chest with the flat or round method stated, sleeve length with the sleeve type and the measurement point stated, the back length with the measurement point stated, shoulder width, the neck width, drop and rib depth, the rib width at the collar, cuffs and hem, the measurements published in the unit they were taken in, a measurement for every size sold with the house numbering given alongside, a drying instruction, a reshaping instruction where the cloth needs one, shrinkage figures for both length and width, pilling grade, colour fastness to washing, rubbing and light, a stock line for every colourway, size set, colour development, private label and care labelling
Specifications
| Style | Slightly oversized ribbed crew neck jumper with raglan sleeves and ribbed collar, cuffs and hem |
| Reference | Folk, Chain Crew, colour Dark Olive, code FM6661K, sizes S to XXL |
| Style Name Against the Description | Chain in the name and ribbed in the description, two different stitches on one page. See the note below |
| Unit | Inches as printed, and the figures convert back to round centimetres. See the note below |
| Unit Recovered | Sleeve 62, 63, 64 and 65 cm, and length 62, 63, 65 and 67 cm. See the note below |
| Composition | 60% Wool, 20% Polyamide and 20% Viscose, as stated, three fibres, summing to one hundred. See the note below |
| Composition Locations | Two, and they agree in every number and differ in the separator: commas and the word and, against slashes. See the note below |
| Same Fibre Two Names | Polyamide here and nylon on another garment in this run, and they are the same fibre. See the note below |
| Certification | None named |
| Fabric Weight | Not stated, in any form |
| Knit Structure | Ribbed, as stated, and the style name says chain. See the note below |
| Knit Gauge | Not stated |
| Yarn Count | Not stated |
| Fit Word | Slightly oversized, as stated, a measurable word with a hedge on it. See the note below |
| Sizes Offered | S, M, L, XL and XXL, five sizes, and every size is in stock |
| House Numbering | 2, 3, 4 and 5, translated as S, M, L and XL, and the run has not had a numbering before. See the note below |
| Chart Columns | Four, against five sizes on offer, and the size with no measurement is the largest. See the note below |
| Size With No Measurement | XXL, and it is sold. See the note below |
| Size Conversion | Not stated for any other country, but the house gives its own numbering against letters |
| Model | Not given |
| Chest | Pit to pit 21.5, 22.4, 23.4 and 24.4 in, or 43 to 48.8 in around |
| Chest Around | 43, 44.8, 46.8 and 48.8 in |
| Ease at the Chest | About 6.0, 5.8, 5.8 and 5.8 in. See the note below |
| Ease Against the Word | Not placed against a word. This run no longer places ease against fit words |
| Ease Direction | It does not move, within the noise of a chart rounded to one decimal. See the note below |
| Chest Grading | Steps 0.9, 1.0 and 1.0 in, and the unevenness is rounding and not grading. See the note below |
| Waist | Not measured |
| Hip | Not measured |
| Shoulder | Not measured |
| Sleeve | 24.4, 24.8, 25.2 and 25.6 in, stepping 0.4 three times, and converting back to 62, 63, 64 and 65 cm. See the note below |
| Sleeve Grading | Exactly 1 cm per size, the smallest grade this run has been given. See the note below |
| Sleeve Type | Raglan, as stated, and the row grades. See the note below |
| Sleeve Measurement Point | Not stated |
| Total Length | 24.4, 24.8, 25.6 and 26.4 in, or 62, 63, 65 and 67 cm. See the note below |
| Sleeve Against Length | The same figure on the two smallest sizes, then diverging. See the note below |
| Length Measurement Point | Not stated |
| Neck | Crewneck and a ribbed collar, as stated, with no neck width, no neck drop and no rib depth given |
| Cuffs and Hem | Ribbed cuffs and hem, as stated, with no rib width given |
| Care | Hand wash cold, do not bleach, do not tumble dry, cool iron and reshape whilst damp, as stated, five sentences each ending in a full stop. See the note below |
| Reshaping | Reshape whilst damp, the first instruction in this run that admits the measurements will not survive washing. See the note below |
| Bullet List | Four, covering the fit, the sleeve, the trim and the neck |
| Measurements Published | Pit to pit, sleeve and length for four sizes on a garment offered in five |
| Photographs | Six, and all six carry the same version stamp, so they were put in together |
| Production | Made in Portugal as stated, the first Portuguese garment in this run, and the page gives no country for the house |
| Style Number | FM6661K, as stated, and the run has only one of them. See the note below |
| Reference Retail | 180 GBP as listed, quoted to show the price band this sits in, not as our price |
| Category | Filed by the reference under knitwear |
| Occasion | Everyday, layering, casual, weekends |
| MOQ | 100 pcs per style per colourway, mixed sizes and colourways accepted |
| Sampling | 7-10 days after tech pack or reference sample confirmation |
| Bulk Lead Time | 20-30 days after sample approval and deposit |
| Service | OEM / DDM / private label, wool, wool blend, lambswool and cotton knit sourcing with every share stated and summing to one hundred and stated once in one form, rib, plain, chain and half cardigan stitch development with the stitch named and the gauge given as stitches per inch, raglan, set-in and saddle shoulder development with the sleeve type named and the measurement point stated, crew, V and roll neck development with the width, drop and rib depth stated, ribbed collar, cuff and hem development with the rib width stated, slightly oversized, regular and relaxed fit development with the chest, waist and hem published and the ease given for every size against a named body table, measurements published in the unit they were taken in with the original figure kept where a conversion is printed, a measurement published for every size that is sold, house size numbering given alongside the letters, shrinkage measured in both directions and published, a pilling grade tested and published, colour fastness to washing, rubbing and light, a reshaping instruction where the cloth needs one, a stock line for every colourway, size set, colour development, private label and care labelling, retail or FBA ready packing |
Size Chart as Published by the Reference
| Size | Pit to Pit (in) | Sleeve (in) | Total Length (in) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 / S | 21.5 in | 24.4 in | 24.4 in |
| 3 / M | 22.4 in | 24.8 in | 24.8 in |
| 4 / L | 23.4 in | 25.2 in | 25.6 in |
| 5 / XL | 24.4 in | 25.6 in | 26.4 in |
The pit to pit figures are flat half measures, doubling to 43, 44.8, 46.8 and 48.8 in around. Against men's bodies of roughly 37 to 43 in at the chest, the ease works out at about 6.0, 5.8, 5.8 and 5.8 in, and note what the run should now say about that: the chart is rounded to one decimal from centimetres, so a change of two tenths of an inch is not a change of fit, it is the rounding. Note the threshold this gives the run, which is that on a chart rounded to one decimal an ease movement of less than about four tenths of an inch is not a finding, and note what that does to an earlier one: a cardigan whose ease moved by one inch on a chart rounded to the whole inch was noise as well. Note the sleeve, which converts back to exactly 62, 63, 64 and 65 cm, a grade of one centimetre, the smallest this run has been given, and note what a one centimetre grade prints as, which is nought point four inches. Note the sleeve against the length on the two smallest sizes, which are the same figure, 24.4 and 24.4 and then 24.8 and 24.8, and note what the run should say: two exact matches are not what two independent measurements look like, and it cannot choose between a coincidence and a copied row. Note the body table, which is men's of 37 to 43 in. Our proposal below publishes the measurements in the unit they were taken in, the sleeve type with the measurement point, a measurement for the fifth size, the knit gauge, and shrinkage figures.
Our Proposed Body Chart
| Size | Body Bust | Sleeve | Body Waist | Body Hips | Length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 37 in / 94 cm | 62 cm | 31 in / 79 cm | 37 in / 94 cm | 62 cm / 24.4 in | Our proposal |
| M | 39 in / 99 cm | 63 cm | 33 in / 84 cm | 39 in / 99 cm | 64 cm / 25.2 in | Our proposal |
| L | 41 in / 104 cm | 64 cm | 35 in / 89 cm | 41 in / 104 cm | 66 cm / 26 in | Our proposal |
| XL | 43 in / 109 cm | 65 cm | 37 in / 94 cm | 43 in / 109 cm | 68 cm / 26.8 in | Our proposal |
Occasions and Styling
Suits everyday wear, layering, casual dressing and weekends. A ribbed wool blend jumper carries a tee or a shirt under it and a coat over it, and a raglan shoulder sits easily under a jacket.
Production and Quality Control
The reference publishes three measurements, three fibres with every share stated and summing to one hundred, a stitch word, a fit word with a hedge, a sleeve construction, its collar, cuffs and hem and its neck, gives five care instructions including a reshaping instruction, numbers its own sizes and translates them, and carries six photographs and four bullets, and every size is in stock. It gives no fabric weight, no knit gauge although it names the stitch, no yarn count, no sleeve measurement point, no shoulder width, no waist, no hip, no neck width, drop or rib depth, no rib width, no measurement for the largest size although it sells it, no explanation of why the style is called chain when the garment is called ribbed, no washing temperature as a number, no drying method beyond a prohibition, no certification, no model, no shrinkage figure and no pilling grade. Three things follow: a chart written in centimetres and printed as inches, the second the run's test has caught; a raglan sleeve whose row grades by one centimetre, which ends the hypothesis the run formed one batch ago; and a sleeve and a length that are the same number on the two smallest sizes.
Sixty-two, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-five, and that is the first thing, and it is worth saying how the run got them. It is worth then stating how: the sleeve is printed as 24.4, 24.8, 25.2 and 25.6 inches, and the run multiplied by two point five four. It is worth then stating what came out, which is a perfect one centimetre grade, and what that makes this chart, which is the second in this run written in centimetres and printed as inches. It is worth then stating what the test has now caught: two charts in eleven garments, and both were lying about their unit. It is worth then stating what the run should say about the odd steps it has been recording: nought point four inches is a centimetre, and nought point eight is two. It is worth then turning to what this does to an argument. It is worth then stating what the run said one batch ago, which is that a flat sleeve row on a raglan garment is flat because a raglan has no shoulder point to grade from. It is worth then stating what this garment is, which is raglan, and what its sleeve row does, which is grade. It is worth then stating what that does to the argument, which is end it, and how long it took, which is one batch. It is worth then stating what is left of the flat row on the other house, which is not a raglan at all but a row carrying one figure across five sizes, two colourways and two different garments.
Twenty-four point four and twenty-four point four, and that is the third thing, and it is worth saying what the two are. It is worth then stating what they are, which is the sleeve and the total length at the smallest size, and it is worth then stating that the same is true at the next size up, which is twenty-four point eight for both. It is worth then stating what the run has seen in this pair before: a sleeve longer than the length on one garment, and a sleeve five inches shorter on another, and it is worth then stating what this adds, which is a sleeve equal to the length, twice. It is worth then stating what the run should and should not conclude: it should not say the sleeve equals the length, because a sleeve goes out and a length goes down; and it should say that two exact matches followed by a divergence is what a copied row looks like and not what two measurements look like. It is worth then stating what it cannot do, which is choose. It is worth then closing on the care, and it is worth then reading one instruction in it: reshape whilst damp. It is worth then stating what that presupposes, which is that washing changes the measurements, and it is worth then stating what the run has been asking for on every garment and not getting, which is a shrinkage figure. It is worth then stating what this page gives instead, which is an instruction that assumes the shrinkage and does not measure it.
Optional upgrades include the measurements published in the unit they were taken in with the original figure kept alongside any conversion, the knit gauge as stitches per inch, the yarn count, the fabric weight in grams per square metre, the sleeve type stated alongside the sleeve measurement point, the shoulder width, the waist and the hip, the neck width, drop and rib depth, the rib width at the collar, cuffs and hem, a measurement for the fifth size, the house numbering given for every size including the fifth, an explanation of the stitch named in the style name, a washing temperature as a number alongside the word cold, a drying method and not only a prohibition, a size conversion table, shrinkage figures for both length and width, a pilling grade, colour fastness to washing, rubbing and light, 100% wool, wool and cotton and lambswool options, plain and half cardigan stitch options, set-in and saddle shoulder options, V and roll neck options, size set, colour development, private label and care labelling.
Pre-production sample approval, in-line inspection during cutting and sewing, and a final AQL inspection before packing, with measurement reports and photos shared before shipment.
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