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Knitting Needle Conversion Chart
| Metric Sizes | US Sizes | UK Sizes |
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| 2.0 mm | 0 | 14 |
| 2.25 mm | 1 | 13 |
| 2.75 mm | 2 | 12 |
| 3.0 mm | 3 | 11 |
| 3.25 mm | 4 | 10 |
| 3.5 mm | 5 | - |
| 3.75 mm | 5 | 9 |
| 4.0 mm | 6 | 8 |
| 4.5 mm | 7 | 7 |
| 5.0 mm | 8 | 6 |
| 5.5 mm | 9 | 5 |
| 6.0 mm | 10 | 4 |
| 6.5 mm | 10.5 | 3 |
| 7.0 mm | - | 2 |
| 7.5 mm | - | 1 |
| 8.0 mm | 11 | 0 |
| 9.0 mm | 13 | 00 |
| 10.0 mm | 15 | 000 |
| 12.0 mm | 17 | - |
| 15/16.0 mm | 19 | - |
| 19/20.0 mm | 35 | - |
| 25.0 mm | 50 | - |
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Measurement Conversion
Enter a value and click 'Convert'
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Yarn Comparison Chart
| UK | US |
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| 2 ply | lace |
| 4 ply | fingering |
| DK | sport |
| aran | worsted |
| chunky | bulky |
| super chunky | super bulky |
This is only a guide and comparative tension
to your pattern should always be checked
before commencing any project.
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Three-Needle Bind Off
Courtesy of Gudrun Johnston
You will have two needles (one behind the other) holding the sets of stitches to be joined with right sides facing each other. Insert a third needle (this can be a separate DPN or you can use the other end of one of the circulars holding the stitches) into first st on front needle and first st on back needle, and knit them together. *Repeat this for the next st on the front and back needles. Draw the first st worked over the second st.*
Repeat from * to * until the desired number of sts have been bound off. Break yarn and draw through remaining st.
Short Rows
Courtesy of Gudrun Johnston
For right side rows work to turning point, slip 1 st purlwise, bring yarn to front of work, slip st back to left needle and move yarn to the back of the work and turn.
For wrong side rows work to turning point, slip 1 st purlwise, move yarn to back of work, slip st back to left needle and bring yarn to front of work and turn.
To pick up wraps on the right side, work to the wrapped st and insert the right needle under the wrap and knit it together with the st on the needle.
To pick up wraps on the wrong side, work to the wrapped st and with the right needle pick up the wrap from behind and place it on the left needle. Purl the wrap and wrapped st together.
Provisional or open Cast On
(Taken from The Knitter's Companion by Vicki Square)
To begin, knot the working yarn to about a yard's worth of waste yarn. Use your right thumb to hold the knot against the knitting needle in your right hand
- Hold the yarns in your left hand as you would for long tail cast on, with the working yarn over the needle and the waste yarn over your thumb.
- Work as for the long tail method, inserting the right needle up into the waste yarn on your thumb, around the working yarn on your index finger, and down through waste yarn loop on your thumb.
- Remove your thumb from the loop and pull the needle gently to adjust tension. Repeat for the desired number of stitches.
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