A long cable-knit jumper you can wear as a dress

This cable-knit jumper by AT is long enough to count as a short dress. The maker gives a total length of 90 cm, and on the models it ends at mid-thigh. Thick cables run down the body and the sleeves, the collar is a turtleneck, and the cut is wide.

It comes in one size with a chest of 130 cm. The yarn is 42% acrylic, 30% polyester and 28% nylon, and there are five colours.

At a glance

Brand AT, models 185729, 185732, 185737, 185738 and 185740
Colours Green (mint), violet (lilac), grey, taupe, brown (camel)
Material 42% acrylic, 30% polyester, 28% nylon
Size One size
Total length 90 cm
Chest 130 cm
Collar Turtleneck
Care Follow the sewn-in label (the maker's data has no care text)

The piece: five colours of one long jumper

The supplier describes a long sweater with an oversize cut, a textured pattern, long sleeves with a puffed shape and a turtleneck. It says the length reaches before the knee and that you can also wear the sweater as a short dress.

The texture is a cable pattern, as the photos show. The collar, the cuffs and the hem are ribbed. The shoulders are dropped and the sleeves are wide through the arm before they narrow into the cuff.

The colour names are the supplier's. In the photos green is a soft mint, violet a lilac and brown a camel. The fourth colour is listed as beige and looks taupe, which is how we sell it.

Who it's for

For you if you live in knitwear from October to March and want one piece that covers the hips. Over jeans it is a long jumper. With tights and boots it is a dress.

One size with a chest of 130 cm is roomy on most figures. On a small frame it will be very oversized, and that is the look in the photos.

Closer look: the maker's data and the photos

  • Oversize, loose cut (maker's data)
  • Textured pattern (maker's data): thick cables in vertical rows (photos)
  • Turtleneck (maker's data), ribbed (photos)
  • Long sleeves with a puffed shape (maker's data), gathered into ribbed cuffs (photos)
  • Length before the knee (maker's data), mid-thigh on the models (photos)
  • 42% acrylic, 30% polyester, 28% nylon (maker's data)
  • One size: 90 cm long, chest 130 cm (size table)

Fabric and feel: an acrylic blend

The yarn is a blend of 42% acrylic, 30% polyester and 28% nylon. There is no animal fibre in that list. The supplier says the acrylic gives warmth and softness and suggests the jumper for colder days.

In the photos the knit is chunky. The cables stand out clearly from the surface, and the fabric has enough weight to hang straight from the shoulders.

Fit and silhouette: wide and long

The maker's table has one row: total length 90 cm, chest 130 cm. Those numbers describe a jumper that is much wider than the body inside it.

To see where 90 cm ends on you, hold a tape measure at the top of your shoulder. On the models, who wear it with jeans and as a dress, the hem lands at mid-thigh. If you plan to wear it as a dress and you are tall, check that length first.

Size chart (cm)

Size Total length Chest
One size 90 130

Source: the maker's size table, the same for all five colours. It does not say how the chest was measured; at 130 cm we read it as the full width of the jumper.

Styling: jeans or bare legs

The photos show both options. The mint and the grey jumper are worn as a short dress, the mint one with chunky cream boots. The lilac, taupe and camel ones go over flared or straight jeans, once with tall boots pulled over the jeans.

We would add thick tights for the dress version in winter. A belt at the waist changes the shape completely, if you want less volume.

When to wear it

The supplier suggests colder days. Wear it for a walk in the woods, a day of working from home, a Christmas market or a Sunday lunch with family.

Care: follow the label

The maker's data has no care instructions, so go by the label sewn into the jumper.

Chunky knits in general keep their shape longer when you dry them flat and store them folded. On a hanger a long, heavy jumper tends to stretch.

The wow detail: cables on the sleeves too

Many cable jumpers keep the pattern to the front panel. Here the cables continue over the back and all the way down the sleeves. Combined with the wide arm, that gives the sleeves a sculpted look, and it is what you notice first in the side views.

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Our promise

Ships from the maker's wholesale partner in Poland, inside the EU, with tracking. The wholesaler lists up to 5 days to prepare an order; within the EU delivery usually takes 2–7 business days after dispatch. Delivery is free within the EU on orders from €69; below that it costs €4.95 in the Netherlands and €6.95 elsewhere in the EU.

You have 14 days after delivery to ask for a return, as long as the jumper is unworn and still has its tags. Our promise is plain: if what arrives does not match what this page says, send it back within 14 days and we refund you.

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