Fit, measurements and washing
Measure the child, not the label.
Every number on this page is a flat, unstretched measurement in centimetres, taken after the piece has been washed once. Nothing is a nominal size.
Two measurements settle almost everything
Stand the child against a door frame without shoes, mark the top of the head with a pencil, and measure to the floor. That height in centimetres is the Danish size, and it is the only number we need from most people.
If the child is broad across the chest, add the second measurement: a tape around the widest part of the chest, under the arms, snug but not pulled. Compare it with the chest column below, remembering that our figure is half the garment laid flat and yours is all the way round — so a 32 cm garment chest fits a 62 cm chest with room to breathe.
Between two sizes, take the larger. The hems and cuffs are made to be let down twice, which is worth a whole winter.
The tables
Flat and unstretched, in centimetres, after the first wash. A garment is cut 1 cm either side of these numbers.
Knitted pieces
Havgus Cardigan · Fjordby Pullover · Rugbrød Jumper · Tern Knitted Set
| Size | Child height | Chest, flat | Shoulder to hem | Sleeve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 56–62 | 27 | 32 | 21 |
| 74 | 68–74 | 30 | 36 | 25 |
| 86 | 80–86 | 32 | 41 | 29 |
| 98 | 92–98 | 35 | 45 | 33 |
| 110 | 104–110 | 38 | 49 | 37 |
| 116 | 110–116 | 40 | 52 | 39 |
Woven pieces
Marsk Everyday Set · Dagny Pinafore · Søndag First Set
| Size | Child height | Chest, flat | Full length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 74–80 | 30 | 38 |
| 92 | 86–92 | 32 | 44 |
| 104 | 98–104 | 34 | 50 |
| 116 | 110–116 | 36 | 56 |
Shoes are measured by the inside of the sole: 18/19 is 11.5 cm, 20/21 is 12.8 cm, 22/23 is 14.1 cm.
Washing and mending
Wool wants washing far less often than you think
Air a cardigan overnight on a chair and most of the day comes out of it. When it genuinely needs washing: wool programme, 30 °C, wool detergent, no softener, spin at 600 or less, then dry flat on a towel away from the radiator. Never hang a wet knitted piece from a hanger — it grows 3 cm in a night.
Soup, mud and grass come out with cold water and patience. Blood comes out with cold water alone. If something has already been through a hot wash and felted, post it to us before you give up on it; we can often open it out again, and if we cannot we re-knit it inside the first year.
Everything else people ask
Choosing a size
My child is 94 cm. Size 92 or 98?
98. A knitted piece bought at the top of its range is finished by Christmas; bought one size up it carries two winters and is then handed on still in shape. The only time we say otherwise is a first set for a newborn, where loose sleeves get in the way of feeding.
The child will not stand still to be measured.
Lay a jumper they already wear flat on the floor and measure it instead: across the chest an inch below the armhole, and from the shoulder seam to the hem. Send us those two numbers and we will match them to a size. It works better than a height for broad or very slim children.
Do the twelve pieces run the same?
The knitted pieces do, because they are all worked on the same block. Woven pieces are cut straighter and sit closer, which is why they have their own table. The Dagny Pinafore is the one exception in both families: it is deliberately long, and most people size down for it.
Living with it
It pilled after three weeks. Is that a fault?
No. The heavier two-ply wool sheds its short fibres for the first month, mostly under the arms and on the cuffs. Take them off with a comb, not a razor, and it stops. A yarn that never pills has been coated in resin to stop it, and that is the yarn we decided not to buy.
What do I do about moths?
Store clean — moths eat the milk and sweat, not the wool. Wash at the end of the season, fold in a cotton bag with a cedar block, and keep it out of the loft. If they find it anyway, freeze the piece for 72 hours, then send it to us and we will re-knit the holes.
Is mending really free?
Yes, for as long as the piece is in a family we sold it to, second and third child included. You pay the postage to Fjaltring; we pay it back. Sigrid mends on Tuesdays and the queue is rarely longer than a fortnight.
How do swaps and returns work?
60 days to return anything unworn and unwashed, using the label in the parcel; free inside Denmark. A swap for a different size is free anywhere we post, for a full year, because children do not grow on a 60-day schedule.
Send us a height.
We will send back a size.
Maren answers these herself, usually within two working days. If the piece you want is sold out, say so and we will write when it is back.