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Needle Sizes and Yarn Conversion Charts Yarn thicknesses and terms and needle sizes vary between the UK, US and Australia and NZ. These tables show the approximate conversions. If in doubt always check your tension!

Needle Sizes

UK

US

Metric

13

1

2.25mm or if a tight knitter use 2.5mm

12

2

2.75mm

11

 No equivalent: use 2/3 depending on your tension

3mm

10

3

3.25mm

9

5

3.75mm

8

6

4mm

7

7

4.5mm

6

8

5mm

5

9

5.5mm

4

10

6mm


Yarn Conversions

UK

Australia

US

Tension

3-ply

3-ply

Sock or Fingering

32 stitches and 40 rows to 10 cm. (4 inches) on a 3 1/4 mm (US 3) needle.. 

4-ply

4-ply

Fingering/Sport

28 stitches and 36 rows to 10 cm. (4 inches) on a 3 1/4 mm (US 3)needle.

Double Knitting (DK)

8-ply

Light Worsted

22 stitches and 30 rows to 10 cm. (4 inches) on a 4 mm (US 6) needle.

Aran

10-ply

Worsted

18 stitches and 24 rows to 10 cm (4 inches) on a 5 mm (US 8) needle.

Chunky

20-ply

Bulky

15 stitches and 20 rows to 10 cm. (4 inches) on a 6 mm (US 10) needle

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