KNITTING
NEEDLE SIZE CONVERSION
CROCHET HOOK SIZE CONVERSION
STEEL CROCHET HOOK SIZE CONVERSION
TIPS ON TENSION
YARN TENSION
/GAUGE
(in stocking stitch, measured over 10 cm or 4") |
| Weight |
No. stitches over 10 cm |
Needle Size |
| 2 Ply Fingering |
34 sts. |
3.25mm |
| 3 Ply Fingering |
32 sts. |
3.25 mm |
| 4 Ply Fingering |
28 sts. |
3.25 mm |
| Sport Weight |
24 sts. |
3.75 mm |
| Double Knit |
22 sts. |
4.0 mm |
| Knitting Worsted |
20 sts. |
4.5 mm |
| Aran Weight |
18 sts. |
5.0 mm |
| Chunky |
15 sts. |
6.0 mm |
| Bulky |
13 sts. |
6.5 mm |
| Super Bulky |
11 sts. |
7.5 mm |
| KNITTING NEEDLE CONVERSION CHART |
| Canadian & UK Sizes |
Metric (mm) |
USA |
| |
15 |
19 |
| |
12 |
17 |
| 000 |
10 |
15 |
| 00 |
9 |
13 |
| 0 |
8 |
11 |
| 1 |
7.5 |
|
| 2 |
7 |
|
| 3 |
6.5 |
10.5 |
| 4 |
6 |
10 |
| 5 |
5.5 |
9 |
| 6 |
5 |
8 |
| 7 |
4.5 |
7 |
| 8 |
4 |
6 |
| 9 |
3.75 |
5 |
| |
3.5 |
4 |
| 10 |
3.25 |
3 |
| 11 |
3 |
|
| 12 |
2.75 |
2 |
| |
2.5 |
|
| 13 |
2.25 |
1 |
| 14 |
2 |
0 |
| 15 |
1.75 |
|
| CROCHET HOOK CONVERSION CHART |
| Canadian & UK Sizes |
Metric (mm) |
USA |
| |
15 |
Q |
| 000 |
10 |
N 15 |
| 00 |
9 |
M 13 |
| 0 |
8 |
L 11 |
| 2 |
7 |
|
| 3 |
6.5 |
K 10.5 |
| 4 |
6 |
J 10 |
| 5 |
5.5 |
I 9 |
| 6 |
5 |
H 8 |
| 7 |
4.5 |
7 |
| 8 |
4 |
G 6 |
| |
3.75 |
F 5 |
| 9 |
3.5 |
E 4 |
| 10 |
3.25 |
D 3 |
| 11 |
3 |
|
| |
2.75 |
C 2 |
| 13 |
2.5 |
|
| 13 |
2.25 |
B 1 |
| 14 |
2 |
|
| STEEL CROCHET HOOK CONVERSION CHART |
| Canadian & US Sizes |
Metric (mm) |
UK |
| 00 |
2.7 |
|
| 0 |
2.5 |
00 |
| 1 |
2 |
1 |
| 2 |
1.95 |
|
| 3 |
1.85 |
|
| 4 |
1.75 |
2 |
| 5 |
1.7 |
|
| 6 |
1.6 |
|
| 7 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
| 8 |
1.25 |
3 |
| 9 |
1.15 |
|
| 10 |
1 |
4 |
| 11 |
0.8 |
|
| 12 |
0.75 |
5 |
| 13 |
0.7 |
|
| 14 |
0.6 |
6 |
|
