STANDARD BODY MEASUREMENTS/SIZING 1.

Most crochet and knitting pattern instructions will provide general sizing information, such as the chest or bust measurements of a completed garment. 2. Many patterns also include detailed schematics or line drawings. 3. These drawings show specific garment measurements (bust/chest, neckline, back, waist, sleeve length, etc.) in all the different pattern sizes. 4. To insure proper fit, always review all of the sizing information provided in a pattern before you begin. 5. These sizing charts show Chest, Center Back Neck-to-Cuff, Back Waist Length, Cross Back, Sleeve Length, Upper Arm, Armhole Depth, Waist and Hip. 6. These are actual body measurements for babies, children, women, and men in both inches and centimeters. 7. When sizing sweaters, the fit is based on actual chest/bust measurements, plus ease (additional inches or centimeters). 8. The chart entitled Fit recommends the amount of ease to add to body measurements if you prefer a close-fitting garment, an oversized garment, or something in-between. IMPORTANCE OF BODY MEASUREMENTS 1. In order to construct garments that fit well, body measurements must be taken with precision. 2. You can draft original patterns based on these measurements which can be used as the basis of a variety of styles. 3. You may buy commercial patterns, but to select the pattern of correct size and later to make pattern adjustments to fit your figure you have to know your own measurements. CHILD/YOUTH SIZE CHARTS

WOMAN SIZE CHARTS

IMPORTANCE OF A STANDARD SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT

1. Humans have throughout the time experienced with math in order to solve problems. 2. Many cultures have made their own functional systems for dealing with math related problems. 3. As time went past, different cultures wanted to trade with each other, hence they realized they had a problem. 4. One party could not understand how the other party did calculations. 5. And this lead to misinterpretations and problems. Today (for the last century or so) we have tried to make a standard for everything so that misinterpretations and disagreements in trade and science does not happen. 6. One meter is the same all over the world. Where as One foot is not the same all over the world. 7. One Liter is the same all over the world where as one Gallon is not. United States is far behind regarding this standardization process of using the "new" standardized Sl system. 8. One could argue that it would be easier to use the "American system" instead over the rest of the world, and of course this could work. 9. The problem is though that even within America there are same words of measurement but different actual values may still apply. 10. Another problem is that a lot of the old methods include multiples of 12 and 20. 11. This makes it harder to work with when it comes to math. 12. The Sl standard acknowledges all of this and all measurements are made of multiples of 10. 13. If we buy a packet of 10 eggs, we buy 10 eggs. If we buy 10 packets, we know that 10 times 10 is 100. 14. With the Sl standard we do not operate with quantities as in units of 12 or 20 or other except where it is not practical due to limitations of packing. 15. Any standard of measurement is intended to simplify and unify. 16. In the US, you widely use Fahrenheit. 17. In Europe we use Celsius.

18. This has caused many problems for people trying to make a cake after an American recipe. and likewise problems for Americans trying an European recipe. 19. It takes time to adjust to new methods and new standards, but the outcome is to the better of the entire world.