BY WEIGHT

BY WEIGHT

The weight of the yarn will determine what size knitting needles or hook will be needed for the yarn you intend to use for your project…Below is a guide to yarn weight / thickness and terminology with the recommended size needles or hook.

Yarn WeightYarn NamesMetric Needle SizeUS Needle SizeMetric Hook SizeUS Hook Size
2 - 3 plyLaceweight, light fingering, superfine2.25 - 3.25mm0 - 21.5 - 2.25mmB
4 plySock, fingering, baby, fine2.5 - 3.5mm1 - 32.25 - 3.5mmC - D
5 plySport, baby2.75 - 4mm2 - 43.5 - 4.5mmD - G
8 plyDK, double knit3.75 - 4.5mm3 - 64.5 - 5.5mmG - I
10 plyWorsted, aran4.5 - 5.5mm6 - 85.5 - 6.5mmI - K
12 plyChunky, bulky5.5 - 8mm8 - 116.5 - 9mmK - N
14 plySuper chunky, super bulky8 - 12.75mm11 - 179 - 15mm