KNITTING NEEDLES

US Metric UK US Metric UK
0 2 mm 14 10 6 mm 4
1 2.25 mm 13 10 1/2 6.5 mm 3
2 2.75 mm 12 - 7 mm 2
3 3.25 mm 10 - 7.5 mm 1
4 3.5 mm - 11 8 mm 0
5 3.75 mm 9 13 9 mm 00
6 4 mm 8 15 10 mm 000

7 4.5 mm 7 17 12 mm -
8 5 mm 6 19 16 mm -
9 5.5 mm 5 35 19 mm -

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CROCHET HOOKS
US Metric UK US Metric UK
- 2 mm 14 H-8 5 mm 6
B-1 2.25 mm 13 I-9 5.5 mm 5
- 2.5 mm 12 J - 10 6 mm 4
C-2 2.75 mm - K - 10 1/2 6.5 mm 3
- 3 mm 11 - 7 mm 2
D-3 3.25 mm 10 L - 11 8 mm 0
E-4 3.5 mm 9 M - 13 9 mm 00

F -5 3.75 mm - N - 15 10 mm 000
G-6 4 mm 8 P 15 mm -
- 4.5 mm 7 Q 16 mm -

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 COMMON KNITTING ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviation Meaning Abbreviation Meaning

st stitch knit 2 stitches together; single

k2tog
k knit right-leaning decrease

p purl purl 2 stitches together; single

p2tog
sl slip right-leaning decrease

sl1k slip one knitwise slip 2 stitches knitwise, knit

ssk them through the back loop;
sl1p slip one purlwise single left-leaning decrease
lp loop
slip 2 stitches knitwise, return
RS / WS right side / wrong side these 2 stitches to left needles
ssp and purl them together through
yo yarn over
back loop only; single left-
CO / BO Cast on / Bind Off leaning decrease

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COMMON CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviation Meaning Abbreviation Meaning

st stitch FLO front loop only

ch chain BLO back loop only
sc single crochet lp loop
hdc half-double crochet FP front post
dc double crochet BP back post
tr treble crochet sl st slip stitch
inc increase sp space
dec decrease sk skip

yo yarn over MC main color

RS / WS right side / wrong side CC contrasting color

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 LENGTH & WEIGHT
US Metric US Metric US Metric
1/8" 3 mm 3" 7.6 cm 1 yard 0.91 m
1/4" 6 mm 4" 10.2 cm 10 yards 9.1 m
1/3" 8 mm 5" 12.7 cm 50 yards 45.7 m
3/8" 10 mm 6" 15.2 cm 100 yards 91.4 m
1/2" 12 mm 7" 17.8 cm 500 yards 457.2 m
5/8" 16 mm 8" 20.3 cm 1000 yards 914.4 m
2/3" 17 mm 9" 22.8 cm

3/4" 19 mm 10" 25.4 cm 1 ounces 29 g

1" 25 mm 11" 27.9 cm 1 3/4 ounces 50 g
2" 5 cm 12" 30.5 cm 3 ounces 100 g

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CROCHET TERMS CROCHET CHART SYMBOLS (US)

US UK slip stitch single crochet
2 together
sl st ss
chain (ch) (sc2tog)
sc dc double crochet
single crochet (sc) 2 together
hdc htr
(dc2tog)
dc tr
half double crochet (hdc)
tr dtr
3 dc cluster
dtr trtr
double crochet (hdc)

gauge tension 5 dc cluster

treble crochet (tr)
yarn over (yo) yarn over
hook (yoh)

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 YARN WEIGHT
1 - Super 6-super
0 - Lace 2 - fine 3 - light 4 - medium 5 - Bulky 6 bulky
- Super
fine
bulky
Sock, Worsted, Chunky,
Type of yarns Fingering, Sport, baby, Bulky,
fingering, DK, 8 ply afghan, aran, craft, rug,
1/2/3 ply 5 ply roving
baby, 4 ply 10 ply 12 ply
Knit gauge in
33 - 40 st 27 - 32 st 23 - 26 st 21 - 24 st 16 -20 st 12 -15 st 6 - 11 st
stockinette
Needle size
1.5 - 2-25 2.25 - 3-35 3.25 - 3.75 3.75 - 4.5 4.5 - 5.5 5.5 - 8 >8
mm
Needle size
000 - 1 1-3 3-5 5-7 7-9 9 - 11 > 11
US
Crochet gauge
32 - 42 dc st 21 -32 st 16 - 20 st 12-17 st 11 - 14 st 8 - 11 st 5 - 9 st
in sc
Crochet hook steel 6,7,8 K10 1/2 -
B1 - E4 E4 - 7 7 - I9 I9 - K10 1/2 > M13
US or B - 1 M13
Crochet hook
1.4 - 2.25 2.25 - 3.5 3.5 - 4.5 4.5 - 5-5 5.5 - 6.5 6.5 - 9 >9
mm
Above information is a guideline only
Commonly used gauge is given for 4" / 10 cm square
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