How to Design a Custom Sweatshirt You Will Actually Wear
A custom sweatshirt should feel like your favorite old college crewneck from day one: soft, easy and full of personality. Here is how to design a custom crewneck you will actually wear, whether it is for you or a gift.
Step 1: Pick your size
Our Classic Patch Crewneck comes in sizes XS to XL with a relaxed, easy fit. Want that oversized, borrowed-from-your-boyfriend look? Size up one. Buying a gift and not sure? The recipient's usual sweatshirt size is the safest bet.
Step 2: Choose your color
- Cream: clean and elevated, great for spring and summer nights.
- Heather Grey: the timeless collegiate crewneck.
- Hunter Green: preppy, collegiate and easy to wear with everything.
- Black: sharp and modern, made for bright, bold patches.
Step 3: Choose a theme for your patches
The best custom sweatshirts tell a story. Pick one idea and build around it:
- A place you love: New York, your college town or your summer beach spot.
- A hobby: tennis, sailing, riding.
- Lucky charms: horseshoe, clover, cherry.
- Sweet and girly: bows, cherries, smileys.
Step 4: Add your initials
Pick up to 3 A to Z letter patches to monogram your sweatshirt. Letters count toward your 5 included patches, so you might do 2 initials plus 3 favorite designs. Need ideas? Read our monogrammed sweatshirt guide.
Step 5: Get the layout right
- Center chest: best for one large statement patch or your initials.
- Left chest: a small, preppy placement for a single patch.
- Scattered: 3 to 5 patches spread across the front for a collected look.
See more layouts in our patch placement guide.
Custom sweatshirt ideas to steal
- Heather Grey + New York + bow + cherry + clover
- Hunter Green + a whale + an American flag
- Cream + a single palm tree on the left chest
- Tennis vibes + your initials on either side of a racket patch
Ready to design?
Every piece is hand-applied and made to order, and orders ship in 7 to 10 business days. Design your custom sweatshirt.
