Quote Originally Posted by Tartan Hiker View Post
Here's another thought.

Like Hamish said, if you think the sweater needs to be "fixed" at the bottom, it is perhaps too long. But, even if it is an OK length, it may be too "big". I have several sweaters that were just too big around for me. I'm 6'3", and if a sweater is not "long" sized, I have to buy an extra-large to get the sleeve length I need. That means that it was made to fit around someone with considerably more girth than I have. Thus the sweater hangs badly, in my opinion.

My fix is to take up the slack along the side seams. Most sweaters are joined along a seam from the arm pit to the hem. Turn the sweater inside out and stitch (small and numerous by hand...use a machine if you can) another seam inside the first. I'll take up several inches at the hem end, tapering to nothing at the arm pit. When done, just cut off the excess material (which includes the original seam) and you're done. By fitting a bit more snugly at the waist, you solve the need to tuck or roll or otherwise adjust the bottom of the sweater.
I'm with you on this one. I'm 6'2", and most shirts and sweaters to fit my arm length ends up baggy. I stitched my T-shirt size one down lately cause my wife thinks it's dang sexy, but I still like the arms to be full length. I was wanting to ask the question for two reasons. Firstly, most sweaters would add an incredible amount of bulk under the belt. Don't like that idea. Secondly, if left to hang, how low should it hand? I was thinking an inch or so above the sporran at the lowest. My wife is thinking of knitting me a sweater, and I was wondering if having it made a little shorter so it hangs better. Something like a kilt specific vest or jacket is shorter. Just wondering.

Thanks so much for the advice so far!