Description
Product Overview
This women’s ribbed knit cardigan is worked in an all-over vertical rib and closed by a ribbed button placket with five mottled brown buttons. The neckline is a V shape finished with a ribbed V band, and ribbing also closes the cuffs. The reference samples are photographed in a sage or olive ground, a violet ground and a cream ground; those are reference shades only, and production colors are developed to the buyer’s palette.
The fit is the defining point on this style: it is cut with a dropped shoulder into a short boxy body, and the hem sits at the high hip rather than at the waist or lower. The body is plain in color with no pattern or logo. A macro view shows the rib loop structure clearly at close range.
Fiber choices are compared in the material guide; this cropped cardigan sits alongside the women’s knit pullover range and the wider custom women sweater collection.
Key Features
- All-over vertical rib across the body and sleeves
- Ribbed V band at the neckline
- Ribbed button placket with five mottled brown buttons
- Dropped shoulder into a short boxy body
- Hem sitting at the high hip
- Solid color with no pattern or logo
The short length changes what the cardigan works with, so it is usually developed as a layer over a tee or a knit rather than as a longline piece. Development support is under our start a knitwear project with your reference.
Customization Options
- Length: body length and the hem position on the body developed from buyer reference
- Rib: rib width and density set from buyer reference
- Neckline: V depth and the width of the ribbed V band adjustable
- Placket: button count, button style and the placket rib width adjustable
- 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.
- Sizes: Custom sizes are available based on the buyer’s size chart.
Suitable Buyers and Collections
Labels that keep the layer short: women’s knitwear brands adding a cropped ribbed cardigan to a core range, and private-label collections replacing a longline version with one that stops at the hip. Buyers coordinating a rib direction across cropped cardigans and pullovers will find it slots into the same set, and online retailers get a high hip hem that reads clearly in a product shot.
Custom Development Information
An existing ribbed cardigan, a size chart and a color direction gets us started. We fix the rib width and the body length against it, then knit a sample where the neckline, the placket and where the hem sits can all be checked.
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 hem falls is settled at the sample stage, because the body panel is cut to suit it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the fit of this cardigan?
A dropped shoulder into a short boxy body, with the hem sitting at the high hip rather than at the waist.
Where does the hem sit on the body?
At the high hip, which is what makes the cardigan read as a cropped layer over a tee or a knit.
What neckline does this cardigan use?
A V neckline finished with a ribbed V band, with the depth and band width set from buyer reference.
How many buttons are on the placket?
Five mottled brown buttons sit on the ribbed placket of the reference sample, and both count and style can be changed.
What rib runs through the body?
An all-over vertical rib across the body and the sleeves, clearly visible in the loop structure at macro range.
Which colors is this cardigan shown in?
A sage or olive ground, a violet ground and a cream ground. All are reference shades only.
Can the length be developed longer?
Yes. Body length and where the hem falls are taken from your reference and signed off on the sample.
What reference do you need before sampling?
An existing ribbed cardigan or knit top, a size chart and a color direction. Where you have no drawing, a photo of the length you want is enough.
Tell us the length you want and the size chart behind it, and we will cut a sample to that spec.
