ETA: Please disregard request below; people have commented with some extremely useful links:
http://www.yarnstandards.com/babysize.html (clothing measurements for knitters)
http://www.yarnstandards.com/childsize.html
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/growthcharts/charts.htm (gov’t standards including head circumference)
Thanks!
Hey, for future knitting purposes, could those of you who have kids (or who are around kids often) do me a favor? I am interested in measurements of heads (for hats) and feet (for socks). The problem with not having kids of my own is that I really don’t have a good feeling for how big they are at different ages. I know it varies of course, but then knitting stretches. 🙂
What I need are quick measurements around the circumference of the head and/or length of feet and width at their widest point – if it’s easier, use a circumference of the foot, just tell me which. There’s no need to be painstakingly precise, just reasonably accurate; as I say, knitting stretches. I also need the age of the child. I’m mostly interested in babies up to say age 10. (I don’t need the children’s names, though: this is statistics, and I do not want to violate their privacy. Anonymous comments are fine too.) If I get more than a couple of replies, I will create a spreadsheet and share it here, for the convenience of other crafters. I’ll include averages too, if I get more than one answer per a given age.
Thanks in advance!!
Hats, sweaters and blankets always appreciated. Booties are another matter. They sound good in theory and look cute as the dickens, but almost impossible to keep on a baby’s feet. At least that’s been my experience, I had squirmy kids. Then once they got old enough to figure out how to take clothes off (about 18 months) they did their best to be naked for the next 6-8 years. Wolf, especially. He used to be quite the nature boy. 🙂