The S row for the Zip-Up Raglan Sleeve Openwork Hooded Cardigan lists a sleeve length of 29.9 inches and a body length of 23.6 inches. Those numbers measure different paths. A sleeve figure longer than the body is not, by itself, evidence that the size chart is wrong.

Ask where the sleeve measurement starts

The specification identifies raglan sleeves. Before comparing 29.9 inches with a cardigan you own, establish the starting point used in this chart. Ask whether the measure runs from a neck reference, a shoulder reference or another point, and where it ends at the cuff.

Use the same path on your reference garment. A sleeve measured from one seam cannot be compared directly with a measurement that begins somewhere else. The chart’s XL row gives 32.5 inches, while 2XL gives 33.5 inches; interpreting that change still depends on the measuring convention.

Make a three-line comparison

1. Arm coverage: record the confirmed sleeve-measuring path and where you want the cuff to finish.
2. Body coverage: compare the body length independently. The chart lists 26 inches in XL and 26.8 inches in 2XL.
3. Layer underneath: identify the actual top you will wear, then compare body room using the chart’s bust convention.

This keeps a preference for longer arm coverage separate from a need for a longer hem. Increasing a size may change both, so check the entire row rather than one sleeve number.

Choose the layer and color together

The design is described as openwork, hooded and zip-up, with a drawstring. Compare the selected gallery with your intended inner top. Its color can become part of the outfit where the knit pattern exposes the layer beneath; inspect the actual pattern rather than assuming every option provides identical visual coverage.

The choices include paired color names such as Orange/Gray and Khaki/White, alongside names such as Green and Deep Red. Select the exact option before making a color comparison.

The listing records 100% acrylic, highly stretchy fabric and an unlined body. It also says “Sheer: No”; neither that field nor a photograph establishes how every inner color will appear in every light. Follow the actual care label. The online entry specifies cold hand washing and no tumble drying. See the care-label guide for help interpreting instructions.