Knitting


Knitting Needle Conversion Chart

Knitting needles are numbered in different ways. This chart gives the metric sizes with the US and old UK sizes. This is handy if you are referring to an international or old knitting pattern.

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Old ­UK
US
2.0
140
2.25
131
2.75
122
3.0 mm11
3.25 mm103
3.5 mm-4
3.75 mm95
4.0 mm86
4.5 mm77
5.0 mm68
5.5 mm59
6.0 mm410
6.5 mm310 1/2
7.0 mm2-
7.5 mm1-
8.0 mm011
9.0 mm0013­
10.0 mm00015­
12.0 mm-17
16.0 mm-19
19.0 mm-35
25.0 mm-50
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