Cherry Cake Chums
A Little Resource for Retro-Knitters
Knitting Needle Sizes
Old UK |
US |
Metric (mm) |
– |
50 |
25.0 |
– |
35 |
19.0 |
– |
19 |
16.0 |
– |
17 |
12.0 |
000 |
15 |
10.0 |
00 |
13 |
9.0 |
0 |
11 |
8.0 |
1 |
– |
7.5 |
2 |
– |
7.0 |
3 |
10 1/2 |
6.5 |
4 |
10 |
6.0 |
5 |
9 |
5.5 |
6 |
8 |
5.0 |
7 |
7 |
4.5 |
8 |
6 |
4.0 |
9 |
5 |
3.75 |
– |
4 |
3.5 |
10 |
3 |
3.25 |
11 |
– |
3.0 |
12 |
2 |
2.75 |
13 |
1 |
2.25 |
14 |
0 |
2.0 |
15 |
00 |
1.75 |
Crochet Hook Sizes
Metric (mm) |
UK / Canadian |
US |
2 |
14 |
– |
2.25 |
13 |
B/1 |
2.5 |
12 |
– |
2.75 |
– |
C/2 |
3 |
11 |
– |
3.25 |
10 |
D/3 |
3.5 |
9 |
E/4 |
3.75 |
– |
F/5 |
4 |
8 |
G/6 |
4.5 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
H/8 |
5.5 |
5 |
I/9 |
6 |
4 |
J/10 |
6.5 |
3 |
K/10/12 |
7 |
2 |
– |
8 |
0 |
L/11 |
9 |
00 |
M/13 |
10 |
000 |
N/15 |
Crochet Terms
UK Term |
US Term |
ss (slip stitch) |
Sl st (slip stitch) |
dc (double crochet) |
sc (single crochet) |
htr (half treble crochet) |
hdc (half double crochet) |
tr (treble crochet) |
dc (double crochet) |
dtr (double treble crochet) |
tr (treble crochet) |
ttr (triple treble crochet) |
dtr (double treble crochet) |
Yarn Weight
USA |
UK |
Australia |
Suggested needle (mm) |
Laceweight |
1 ply |
2 ply |
1.5–2.25 mm |
Fingering |
2 ply |
3 ply |
2.25– 3 mm |
Sock |
3 ply |
3 ply |
2.25— 3.25 mm |
Sport |
4 ply |
5 ply |
3.25— 3.75 mm |
DK/Light Worsted |
DK |
8 ply |
3.75— 4.5 mm |
Worsted |
Aran |
10 ply |
4.5— 5.5 mm |
Bulky |
Chunky |
12 ply |
5.5– 8 mm |
Super Bulky |
Super Chunky |
14 ply |
8 mm and up |
Ball Weight
Imperial |
Metric |
0.035 ounce (oz) |
1 grams (gms) |
1 oz |
28.35 gms |
16 oz / 1 pound (lb) |
0.45 kilograms (kg) |
2.204 lb |
1 kg (1,000 gms) |
Lengths Conversion
Imperial |
Metric |
0.039″ |
1 mm |
0.39″ |
1 cm |
39.37″ / 1 yard 3″ |
1 m |
1 inch |
2.54 cm |
12″ / 1 foot |
30.48 cm |
1 yard |
91.44 cm / 0.91 m |
by House Elf