Crochet Hook Knitting Needle Size Comparison

Standard knitting needle and crochet hook sizes.

Crochet hook knitting needle size comparison.

There was such a good response to the knitting needle size conversion chart that it seemed like a crochet chart was in order too. Knitpro addi and more. A hook gauge is used for measuring both knitting needles and crochet hooks. The size of a crochet hook is determined by the diameter of its shaft.

This crochet hook conversion chart covers crochet hook sizes for the u s u k. Next to the corresponding little symbol you can see there are three different numbers listed. It s time to start a new project. Note about steel hooks.

The usual rule of thumb is the bigger or thicker the yarn the bigger size hook you will need. That s because different countries have different ways of numbering their knitting needles. However in the uk sizes start at. In each country crochet hooks can differ in size and that is why there is a need for this crochet hook conversion chart.

Crochet hook size charts navigation menu my bookshelf. C 2 3 25 mm 3. While the us and the uk use the same metric sizes their numbering systems run in opposite directions. Metric diameter us knitting needle number corresponding crochet hook size 2 25 mm 1.

However sometimes patterns will only specify one or the other that s where this needle conversion chart comes in handy. The diameter of a knitting needle or crochet hook determines the size of the knitted crocheted stitches. D 3 3 5 mm 4. October 17 2018 march 25 2019 jorge.

The smallest steel hook is a 14 or 9 mm. Knitting needle and crochet hook size charts. Knitting needle conversion chart pdf. While crochet hooks use letters instead of numbers to differentiate sizes in the us they use good old and arguably less confusing millimeters elsewhere to tell sizes apart.

Knitting needle sizes can be confusing. Needles and hooks usually include both us needle sizes and mm. Needles and needle sets. In the us needle sizes start at 0 and increase to 50.

Shop for crochet knitting quilting and sewing patterns as well as card making projects and supplies beading kits yarn fabric and more at annie s. The diameter of a hook shaft determines the size of the hook and the size of the stitches that are made. The metric sizing is generally what i refer to here in australia and so i have placed aus nz in the metric hook size column. They are sized differently than regular hooks.

We choose our yarn with some very cool colors then we check out the label to find which size needles that the yarn calls for. Hook sizes are measured in millimeters and are available from as small as 2 mm to 20 mm or bigger. Interchangeable circular single and double point needles and needle sets. B 1 2 75 mm 2.

Steel crochet hooks are generally used with lace weight yarns and crochet threads.