Article Australian Crochet Hook and Knitting Needle Printable Sizing Charts.

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Australian Crochet Hook And Knitting Needle Sizes

Free Printable Size Charts!

Are you new to crochet or knitting? OR Are you just repicking up those hooks and needles after a few years off? Which to be honest I did and found the terminology for everything some abbreviations and yes sizing had changed, which I found confusing.

Knitting needle sizes can be confusing. That’s because different countries have different ways of numbering their knitting needles.

While the US and the UK use the same metric sizes, their numbering systems run in opposite directions.

In the US, needle sizes start at 0 and increase to 50. However, in the UK, sizes start at 14 and go up to 000.

In Japan, knitting needles use different standard metric sizes, starting at 2.1 mm and going up to 25 mm.

Confused yet?

This is a Free Printable of Australian Crochet hook and Knitting needle sizes To help guide you with them all.

 

printable needle sizing chart

PICKING UP THOSE TOOLS AGAIN AFTER A FEW YEARS OFF?

Then this free printable pdf file for you with all the crochet hook and australian needle knitting needle sizes will help you come up to date with the modern needles. When you often see imperial they relate to the original needle sizes which are still used world wide today. This free printable is for Australian needles.

What is My Knitting Needle Size?

If you have knitting needles from all over the world or of unknown origins, your best bet for identifying their size is by using a knitting gauge.

A knitting gauge is a small tool made of plastic, metal or wood. Like a slice of Swiss cheese, it has a bunch of variously sized holes all over it. Unlike Swiss cheese, these holes are precisely sized for measuring knitting needles! Like most yarn stores we too have them available for you to purchase. Here is a link to our needle sizes gauges as there's quite a few different styles available to purchase. Needle Gauges.

 

knitting needle gauge

 

This is how it works:

Take your mystery needle and poke it through a similarly-sized hole in the knitting gauge.

If the needle slides in smoothly and sits snugly in the hole, then you’ve just identified your needle size. Mystery solved!

A knitting gauge is super useful, and every knitter should have one in their toolbox.

Thankfully, there’s one to suit every knitter’s personality and needs, from animal lovers to those looking for plain utilitarian plastic. Below, some highly-rated favourites:

Knitting Needle Size Chart Printable

To make your knitting easier, I’ve made a printable of these charts, which you can download below.

Print it out, laminate it, and keep it handy for future questions on knitting needle sizes. JPG File and PDF sizing charts available.

And there you are! May these two knitting needle size conversion tables help you on your knitting journey!

Press the button below to download your free copy of the australian pdf file of crochet hook and knitting needle needle sizes.

 

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