Description
Product Overview
This women’s shirt collar cropped cardigan is built on two different knit structures. The front body is worked in an all-over vertical rib, while the back body is worked in a smooth plain knit and the shoulder area is a plain-knit yoke. Shirt collar with a V-shaped neckline opening is the collar construction on this style, worked in plain knit with a notch, and the front is closed by a button placket with light brown wooden buttons.
The lower edge is cut as a curved shirttail hem rather than a straight line, and side patch pockets sit at the hips. Ribbing finishes the cuffs. The reference sample is photographed in an oat or cream ground; displayed colorways are reference shades only, and production colors are developed to the buyer’s palette. The body is cropped, ending around the hip.
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Key Features
- Vertical rib on the front body with a plain-knit back body
- Plain-knit shoulder yoke meeting the ribbed front
- Notched shirt collar in plain knit
- Button placket with light brown wooden buttons
- Curved shirttail hem on a cropped body
- Side patch pockets and ribbed cuffs
The change from rib to plain knit is the defining construction on this style, because it separates the front, the back and the yoke into three readable panels. For fiber selection, see our yarn material comparison guide.
Customization Options
- Construction: the split between ribbed front, plain back and plain yoke set from buyer reference
- Collar: notch shape, collar stand and the collar point length adjustable
- Placket: button count, button material and placket width adjustable
- Hem: the curve of the shirttail hem and the cropped length developed from buyer reference
- Pockets: patch pocket size and placement set from buyer reference
- Color: custom colors developed to the buyer’s palette; displayed shades are reference only
- Yarn: Material options are confirmed according to the design and target hand feel.
Suitable Buyers and Collections
Women’s labels after a shirt-collar layer that works over a knit rather than under it, and knitwear brands that make a change of knit structure the design point instead of a graphic. It suits private-label collections replacing a plain cropped cardigan, and online retailers who need the curved hem and the side pockets to show up in a product shot.
Custom Development Information
Send a cropped cardigan or knit top, a size chart and a color direction. The first thing we confirm is where the rib stops and the plain knit begins across the front, back and yoke, and the sample shows the collar, the placket and the curved hem.
MOQ is confirmed after reviewing the yarn, color, craftsmanship and order requirements. Sampling and production schedules are confirmed after all design details are approved. Where the rib meets the plain knit is agreed on the sample, as it decides how the panels are built.
Frequently Asked Questions
What collar does this cardigan use?
Shirt collar with a V-shaped neckline opening. The collar is worked in plain knit with a notch, and the notch shape and the collar point length are set from buyer reference.
How is the front closure fastened?
With a button placket closed by light brown wooden buttons, using horizontal slit buttonholes in the photographed sample.
Where do the rib and the plain knit meet?
The front body is ribbed, the back body is plain knit, and the shoulder is a plain-knit yoke, so the boundary runs across the upper body and around the armhole.
What shape is the lower edge?
A curved shirttail hem rather than a straight edge, on a body that is cropped around the hip.
Are there pockets on this cardigan?
Yes, side patch pockets at the hips. Their size and placement are developed from buyer reference.
Is there a knit difference between the front and the back?
Yes. The front is worked in a vertical rib and the back in a smooth plain knit, with a plain-knit yoke across the shoulder.
What material is used for this cropped cardigan?
Material options are confirmed according to the design and target hand feel, rather than fixed by this page.
Can the cropped length be adjusted?
Yes. Send the length and the hem curve you want, and we cut the body panel to match them on the sample.
Send a shirt-collar reference and your size chart, and we will mark where the rib stops on the sample.
