How to guesstimate a size?

[Mom w/a Motif]

I don't know if this is the right place to put this, either... I am wondering how do you know how big to make something? Like say a pattern is only up to a size two, but you need to make a size four. How would you (not having the child by you) know how wide/tall you make it? (Does that make sense? I hope so...) I want to make this sweater for my niece, but she is a size four... I suppose I could look through magazines to find a general size..... But if anyone knows of an online handy source, that would be so great.

 

Thanks in advance if anyone can help!

 

Tina

[shebear]

Try this site:

 

http://www.fibergypsy.com/common/children.shtml

[nightowl]

Here's another, Tina!

 

It has babies', children's, women's, men's and head sizes

 

Smiles,

[Mom w/a Motif]

Awesome!! Thank you SOOOO much!! :hug :hug I also am just finishing up a baby sweater (Dots' Cuddle Me Hooded Baby Sweater), and I have NO idea what size it is. I used a smaller hook than called for. So this will help me in more ways than one.

 

Thanks Nightowl and shebear!!

 

Tina

[Yearnin' for Yarn]

Here's another, Tina!

 

It has babies', children's, women's, men's and head sizes

 

Smiles,

 

Wow! what a cool site. I bookmarked it; it might be very useful in the future.

 

Thanks for sharing

Nicole

[head2toepets2go]

You can also go to a store and find the cheapest thing in the size you need and buy it (think thirft store - kids clothes for 25-cents!) and then you have an object to compare you work to. Sometimes, especially in kids clothes, the biggest difference is the length of the sleeves. I know when I look at something that says "38-inch circumference" and I have to visualize 19" across and then the length, and then the arms, it just drives me crazy BUT if I actually see the size I want to make it, its so much easier for me. This works well if you're making more than one thinng (baby sweaters for charity, or if you need a size 5 next year you know it just needs to be a little bit bigger)

 

Hope this helps,

Fran

 

ps- smiley makes, we need a "measuring smily"

[crochetbycharlene]

Thanks for these!