Peninsula Art Supplies & Textile Artistry.
Peninsula Art Supplies & Textile Artistry.
Knitting & Crochet Conversion Charts

Knitting Needles

Metric (mm) 2.00 2.25 2.75 3.00 3.25 3.75 4.00 4.50
UK/Canada 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7
US 00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Metric (mm) 5.00 5.50 6.00 6.50 7.00 7.50 8.00 9.00
UK/Canada 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 00
US 7 8 9 10 10.5 11 12 13

Metric (mm) 10.00              
UK/Canada 000              
US 15              

Crochet Hooks

Metric (mm) 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.25 3.50 3.75
UK/Canada 14 13 12 --- 11 10 9 ---
US --- B / 1 --- C / 2 --- D / 3 E / 4 F / 5

Metric (mm) 4.00 4.50 5.00 5.50 6.00 6.50 7.00 8.00
UK/Canada 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 0
US G / 6 --- H / 8 I / 9 J / 10 K / 10.5 --- L / 11

Metric (mm) 9.00 10.00 11.50 16.00 19.00      
UK/Canada 00 000 --- --- ---      
US M / 13 N / 15 P / 16 Q S      

Yarns

Australia/UK 2 ply 3 ply 4 ply 5 ply 8 ply 10 ply 12 ply 14 ply
US lace weight light fingering fingering sport DK, double knitting sport, light worsted aran worsted chunky bulky

Note: Knitting needle/crochet hook sizes produced by different manufacturers may have slight variations in size. Likewise there may be variations in yarn weights/thicknesses. The charts above are approximate comparisons.

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