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Custom Mock Neck Sweater Manufacturer

A mock neck is a collar that has to hold its height without a fold to hide behind. Height and recovery are decided in the rib, and most of them get it wrong by 20mm.

Custom knit sweater with a raised mock neck collar

Technical specifications

MOQ100 pcs per design
Sampling72 hours
Production2–3 weeks after approval
Gauge3G–18G depending on structure

The collar is the product — everything else is support

A mock neck sits high without folding over, so there is nothing to disguise a collar that has lost its height. Two things decide whether it holds: the rib structure and the collar's own length above the neckline.

Too short and it reads as a badly made crew. Too long and it collapses under its own weight after a wash, because the rib has no recovery left.

We knit the collar as its own piece at a firmer gauge than the body, with the length calculated from the finished neckline rather than from the pattern block.

What you customise on a wholesale mock neck

Collar height is the first number to fix; the rest follows.

  • Collar height — from a shallow mock at 4cm to a full turtleneck
  • Rib — 1x1, 2x2, or a plain knit stand with a rib top edge
  • Body — plain, cable, textured relief, or jacquard with a solid collar
  • Fit — slim, regular, or oversized with a dropped shoulder
  • Yarn — acrylic, cotton, wool blend, cashmere blend, recycled
  • Labels and packaging — woven neck label, care label, hang tag, polybag

Every option you choose on this style

Yarn
MerinoLambswool blendCottonCashmere blendAnti-pilling acrylicGRS recycled
Colour
Pantone-matched solidMarlTonal collarContrast collar edgeUp to 13 colours per chart
Size & fit
XS–3XLSlimRegularOversized with dropped shoulderYour own size chart
Design & pattern
Plain bodyCableTextured reliefJacquard with solid collarRib all over
Trims & hardware
Collar height 4cm to full turtleneck1x1 or 2x2 ribPlain stand with rib top edgeFirmer gauge than the body
Labels & packaging
Woven main labelCare and fibre labelHang tagPolybagRecycled mailerCarton

Anything not listed is still worth asking about — send the reference and we will tell you whether it can be knitted, and what it changes in the quote.

How a custom mock neck sweater is made here

The collar is knitted separately so its gauge is not forced to match the body's.

  1. Chart and program — collar knitted as its own piece at a firmer gauge, length set from the neckline
  2. Sample — a physical sample in 72 hours, washed once before you judge the height
  3. Knitting and linking — body panels and collar knitted, collar linked at the specified angle
  4. Finishing — washed and pressed without stretching the collar out of shape
  5. Inspection and dispatch — collar height measured cold and after washing

Wholesale order terms

Order typeCustom and wholesale only — every piece knitted to your artwork, no stock catalogue
SamplingFastest 72 hours; normally 3–7 days from artwork confirmation
Bulk production2–3 weeks after sample approval
PricingQuoted per project — yarn, colour count, structure, trims and quantity set the number
DeliveryDDP to USA & EU (freight and duties included) · FOB / EXW on request
PaymentDeposit to lock machine slots, balance before shipment · T/T, PayPal, L/C
Pricing

Why we don't publish a price

A custom product has no universal price. Two orders for what looks like the same sweater can land far apart, because the number is built from the specifics below — and a factory that quotes you a figure before asking these questions has not costed your order at all.

  • Yarn and material — acrylic, cotton, wool and cashmere are different products, not the same product at three prices — the fibre decides hand feel, weight and cost together
  • Size and fit — a kids' size and an adult 2XL draw different yarn on a different machine setup, and a full size curve spreads the fixed cost differently
  • Knitting structure — a plain jersey knit and a textured relief or intarsia panel run at different speeds on different machines — the construction is the single biggest driver of machine time
  • Colour count — every additional colour in a jacquard chart means another yarn feed and another colour change on every row, so a 3-colour motif and a 13-colour all-over pattern are not close in cost
  • Wastage and yield — complex charts, textured structures and cut-and-sew patterns lose more material on the machine. That loss rate is a real line in the cost, and it moves with the design
  • Quantity — pattern charting and machine programming are fixed costs — the longer the run, the thinner they spread across each piece
  • Trims and packaging — woven labels, hang tags, foil boxes, polybags and Pantone-matched yarn all add per piece, and each one is a separate quote line

Send us your design (a sketch or a phone photo is enough), your size range, your quantity and your delivery destination. We come back with a costed quote against the actual product you are buying — usually within one business day. No charge, no commitment. Request a quote →

How much does it cost? A made-to-order product has no single list price, but there is a published starting point: 100% acrylic with a three-colour jacquard, DDP to the USA. Everything above that is built from your yarn and material, your size range, the knitting structure and colour count, the wastage the design produces, your quantity, and the trims and packaging you choose. Change any one of those and the price changes. The current figure, the eight variables that move it and the terms behind it are in our cost guide: https://bentepromo.com/blog/bulk-personalized-christmas-sweaters-cost-per-unit. Send your design, size range, quantity and delivery destination and we return a costed quote against the actual product you are buying, usually within one business day.

Questions buyers ask first

How much does it cost?

A made-to-order product has no single list price, but there is a published starting point: 100% acrylic with a three-colour jacquard, DDP to the USA. Everything above that is built from your yarn and material, your size range, the knitting structure and colour count, the wastage the design produces, your quantity, and the trims and packaging you choose. Change any one of those and the price changes. The current figure, the eight variables that move it and the terms behind it are in our cost guide: https://bentepromo.com/blog/bulk-personalized-christmas-sweaters-cost-per-unit. Send your design, size range, quantity and delivery destination and we return a costed quote against the actual product you are buying, usually within one business day.

Why does my mock neck lose its height after a few washes?

Because the collar was knitted at the body's gauge with too little recovery, and each wash takes a little more out of it. A collar knitted as its own piece at a firmer gauge, at a length calculated from the neckline, holds. Ask for the collar height to be measured after one wash on the pre-production sample — that number is the one that matters.

Are you a factory or a trading company?

We own the knitting floor in Dalang, Dongguan. Knitting and linking happen on our own machines, and woven work is ours as well. Anything outside those — certain finishing, printing on some materials, hard goods — comes from partner workshops, and we say which is which instead of claiming everything is in-house.

What do you need from me to quote?

Artwork or a reference image, the size range, the quantity you have in mind, and the destination country. A vector file is best but a sketch or a phone photo is enough to start — our CAD team turns it into a knit chart and sends it back for your approval before anything runs.

Buyer Protection

How We Protect Your Order

Your money and quality are covered at every step. We welcome third-party inspection (SGS, QIMA, BV) before you pay the balance.

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30% deposit, 70% on delivery

Never 100% upfront — pay the balance only before shipping.

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Letter of credit (L/C)

We accept L/C — the strongest buyer protection available.

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Photo approval before dispatch

Photos and video at every stage, approved by you.

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Factory visits welcome

Come see your order being made on our Dalang floor.

Send the artwork and the quantity

A vector is ideal, a sketch is enough. You get a knit chart, a yarn recommendation and a costed quote against the actual product you are buying — usually within one business day.

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