Body measurements used for garment grading

This page includes the most up to date body measurements that I (Andrea Crețu of Yarnandy) use to grade garment patterns. Earlier versions can be found in my garment patterns.

If you want to help improve the quality of this data, you can contribute with your body measurements here.

See this article about how I got to the values in these tables.

You may use these numbers for your own designs, but you may not copy and paste these tables on your website and claim as your own.

Body measurements in cm

First is a table with measurements in centimeters.

Measurement (cm)/Size	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
A. Neck circumference	30	32	34	36	37	38	39	41	42	43	44	45
A2. Neckline*	52	53	54.5	55.5	57	58	59.5	60.5	61.5	63	64	66.5
B. Armscye circumference	35	37	40	43	46	50	50	53	57	60	64	67
C. Bicep circumference	26	28.5	31	33.5	36	38.5	41	43.5	46	48.5	51	56
D. Elbow circumference**	20	21	23	24	26	27	28	30	31	33	34	37
E. Wrist circumference	13.5	14	14	14.5	15	15	15.5	16	16	16.5	17	17.5
F. Shoulder circumference	96	100	105	109	113	118	122	126	131	135	139	148
G. Shoulder length	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	14	14	14	15	15
H. Shoulder width	35	36	38	39	40	41	43	44	45	46	48	50
I. Arm length	50	51	52	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56
J. Upper bust circumference	84	86	88	92	94	96	100	102	104	106	108	112
K. Bust circumference	78	86	95	103	111	120	128	137	145	153	162	170
L. Under bust circumference***	68	76	85	93	101	110	118	127	135	143	152	160
M. Waist circumference	60	68	76	85	93	101	109	117	125	134	142	150
N. High hip circumference	71	81	91	102	112	122	132	142	152	163	173	183
O. Full hip circumference	84	93	103	112	122	131	141	150	160	169	179	188
P. Back length to waist	41	41	41	42	43	43	44	45	46	48	51	53
Q. Back length to high hip	45	47	48	50	52	52	54	57	58	60	63	65
R. Back length to full hip	62	63	65	66	67	69	70	72	73	74	76	77
Waist to hips	4	6	7	8	9	9	10	12	12	12	12	12
Yoke depth	17	18	19	21	21	22	22	22	23	24	25	26

* see discussion above about neck circumference vs. neckline
** calculated as the average between bicep and wrist
*** calculated as difference of 10 cm from full bust

Body measurements in inches

Here’s the same table, but with inches.

Measurement (“)/Size	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
A. Neck circumference	12	12.75	13.5	14.5	14.75	15.25	15.5	16.5	16.75	17.25	17.5	18
A2. Neckline*	20.75	21.25	21.75	22.25	22.75	23.25	23.75	24.25	24.5	25.25	25.5	26.5
B. Armscye circumference	14	14.75	16	17.25	18.5	20	20	21.25	22.75	24	25.5	26.75
C. Bicep circumference	10.5	11.5	12.5	13.5	14.5	15.5	16.5	17.5	18.5	19.5	20.5	22.5
D. Elbow circumference**	8	8.5	9.25	9.5	10.5	10.75	11.25	12	12.5	13.25	13.5	14.75
E. Wrist circumference	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.75	6	6	6.25	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.75	7
F. Shoulder circumference	38.5	40	42	43.5	45.25	47.25	48.75	50.5	52.5	54	55.5	59.25
G. Shoulder length	4.75	4.75	4.75	5.25	4.75	4.75	4.75	5.5	5.5	5.5	6	6
H. Shoulder width	14	14.5	15.25	15.5	16	16.5	17.25	17.5	18	18.5	19.25	20
I. Arm length	20	20.5	20.75	21.5	22	22	22	22	22.5	22.5	22.5	22.5
J. Upper bust circumference	33.5	34.5	35.25	36.75	37.5	38.5	40	40.75	41.5	42.5	43.25	44.75
K. Bust circumference	31.25	34.5	38	41.25	44.5	48	51.25	54.75	58	61.25	64.75	68
L. Under bust circumference***	27.25	30.5	34	37.25	40.5	44	47.25	50.75	54	57.25	60.75	64
M. Waist circumference	24	27.25	30.5	34	37.25	40.5	43.5	46.75	50	53.5	56.75	60
N. High hip circumference	28.5	32.5	36.5	40.75	44.75	48.75	52.75	56.75	60.75	65.25	69.25	73.25
O. Full hip circumference	33.5	37.25	41.25	44.75	48.75	52.5	56.5	60	64	67.5	71.5	75.25
P. Back length to waist	16.5	16.5	16.5	16.75	17.25	17.25	17.5	18	18.5	19.25	20.5	21.25
Q. Back length to high hip	18	18.75	19.25	20	20.75	20.75	21.5	22.75	23.25	24	25.25	26
R. Back length to full hip	24.75	25.25	26	26.5	26.75	27.5	28	28.75	29.25	29.5	30.5	30.75
Waist to hips	1.5	2.5	2.75	3.25	3.5	3.5	4	4.75	4.75	4.75	4.75	4.75
Yoke depth	6.75	7.25	7.5	8.5	8.5	8.75	8.75	8.75	9.25	9.5	10	10.5

* see discussion above about neck circumference vs. neckline
** calculated as the average between bicep and wrist
*** calculated as difference of 10 cm from full bust

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