Cardigan Manufacturer

The cardigans we make

Ribbed and button-through cardigans in fine gauge, and open-stitch, crochet-look pieces — the grey button-through and cream open-stitch cardigans in the gallery are our own production. A button-through cardigan also features in our school-uniform range.

Each is knitted to shape: the panels are knitted as finished pieces on flat-bed machines, linked together and finished by hand, rather than cut from cloth. That is what makes a cardigan a different order from a sweatshirt.

What changes compared with a pullover

The front opening adds work a pullover does not have, which is why a cardigan is its own style rather than a pullover with a split down the middle. If you are costing both, treat them as two styles, each with its own setup.

We confirm gauge, yarn composition and yarn count against a reference garment or tech pack before quoting, because those decide the machine, the setup time and the price.

Minimum, colours and lead time

Cardigans are sweater-knit garments and start at 500 pieces per style, against 50 for jersey hoodies and tees. The minimum is per style, not per size — your size run sits inside it — and within one design you can generally run more than one colourway, with the split confirmed at quote.

Add 7–10 days to standard 12–15 day production for a custom knit and dye run, with sampling in front. Cardigans are an autumn-winter product, so confirm in the first half of the year if you can.

When a cardigan is not the right order here

If you need a cardigan in the tens of pieces, we are not the right factory: the setup is amortised over a long run, and 500 pieces per style is where it works. Small-run knitters exist and for a first test of a design they can be the right trade, at a much higher price per piece.