Size and fit

How the TCOT range is cut

Sizes in the range run S to 3XL. The table below is counted from the pieces on sale today, so it shows what is actually available in each size rather than what a size chart says exists.

What is actually available in each size today
Size	Pieces on the shelf	Shelves it appears on	Starts at
S	167	7	$8.79
M	61	7	$9.99
L	75	7	$9.49
XL	64	7	$9.49
XXL	44	7	$9.49
3XL	24	5	$9.49

Between two sizes, take the larger one in knitwear and the smaller one in shells. A cardigan that is roomy reads as a cardigan. A shell that is roomy reads as a borrowed coat.

Measure a garment, not yourself

Find the top you like most, lay it flat and measure four things: the chest across the front, the body length from the back neck, the sleeve from the shoulder seam, and the shoulder width seam to seam. Write them down once, then compare a garment with a garment from then on.

Between two sizes

In knitwear take the larger size, because a cardigan wants room. In shells take the smaller one, because a shell already carries room for what goes underneath. In a button front, fit the chest and accept the rest.

Plus sizes are drafted, not graded

We draft the plus sizes on their own pattern block rather than scaling them up from a small. Body width and length grow, shoulder width grows much less, and the armhole grows more than either. That is why a shoulder seam still sits on the shoulder.

The full guide to finding your size

Start here