The Black and Gray Striped Sweater is shown with broad dark bands alternating with finer gray texture. The selector calls its one color “Black”; the current gallery makes clear that it is a black-and-gray pattern. If you are between two sizes, the useful question is how much the published measurements really separate them. Here, every adjacent size adds only 2 cm to each listed dimension.

Write a four-column comparison before choosing

Measure a sweater you already like while it is flat. Record chest around the garment, shoulder width, sleeve from shoulder seam to cuff and back-center length using the same endpoints as closely as you can. The listing gives M/L/XL/2XL chest figures of 106/108/110/112 cm; shoulder 53/55/57/59 cm; sleeve 56/58/60/62 cm; and back-center length 62/64/66/68 cm. Write your reference garment next to each row. Do not substitute your body circumference for a finished-sweater measurement; the garment-measurement guide explains the difference.

Work through a close call

Suppose your reference sweater measures 109 cm chest and 65 cm back-center length. L is 1 cm narrower and 1 cm shorter than that reference on the published chart. XL is 1 cm wider and 1 cm longer. The listing allows a 1–3 cm difference in flat-laid manual measurement, so those one-centimetre differences cannot decide the size by themselves. Compare your reference shoulder and sleeve measurements next. If they also fall between two adjacent chart rows, ask for a fresh flat measurement of the actual garment or decide which dimension you can tolerate changing. A label such as XL does not resolve a difference that is smaller than the stated measuring allowance.

Check where the pattern will be seen

The gallery shows stripes across the body and sleeves with dark ribbed-looking cuffs and hem. Before buying, place a photo of the sweater beside the coat or trousers you would wear with it. If your coat stays open, the horizontal bands remain visible down the front; if it usually closes, only the upper stripes may show. This visual check is separate from fit. The source does not give pattern placement measurements for every size, so do not expect a particular band to land at the same point on your torso as it does on the model.

The listing states 90% acrylic and 10% polyester, with M through 2XL choices. It does not provide a care label, tested warmth or a guarantee about the visible pattern location. Use the chart as a shortlist, then resolve any close measurements with the seller before ordering.