Knitting Needle Conversion Chart
Knitting needles (or knitting pins) appear to have different sizes depending on which country you are in and even where your pattern was published. It can be terribly confusing, especially for the novice knitter.
Here is a handy knitting needle conversion chart to help you.
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| US | Metric | UK |
| 000-000 | 0.7 mm | - |
| 000-00 | 1 mm | - |
| 00-00 | 1.2 mm | - |
| 000 | 1.5 mm | - |
| 00 | 1.75 mm | - |
| 0 | 2 mm | 14 |
| 1 | 2.25 mm | 13 |
| 1.5 | 2.5 mm | - |
| 2 | 2.75 mm | 12 |
| 2.5 | 3 mm | 11 |
| 3 | 3.25 mm | 10 |
| 4 | 3.5 mm | - |
| 5 | 3.75 mm | 9 |
6 | 4 mm | - |
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| US | Metric | UK |
| 7 | 4.5 mm | 7 |
| 8 | 5 mm | 6 |
| 9 | 5.5 mm | 5 |
| 10 | 6 mm | 4 |
| 10½ | 6.5 mm | 3 |
| - | 7 mm | 2 |
| - | 7.5 mm | 1 |
| 11 | 8 mm | - |
| 13 | 9 mm | 0 |
| 15 | 10 mm | 000 |
| 17 | 12.75 mm | - |
| 19 | 15 mm | - |
| 16 mm | - |
| 35 | 19 mm | - |
| 50 | 25 mm | - |
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