US UK Gauge Average Needle Size
Fingerling 2ply / Lace 30 -32 sts 2.25mm - 2.75mm
Fingerling 3ply 27 - 30 sts 2.75mm - 3.25mm
Fingerling 4ply 23 - 26 sts 3.25mm - 3.75mm
Sport / DK DK 21 - 24 sts 3.75mm - 4.5mm
Worsted Aran 16 - 20 sts 4.5mm - 5.5mm
Bulky Chunky 12 - 15 sts 5.5mm - 8mm
Super Bulky Super Chunky 6 - 11 sts 8mm or larger

 

Needle Sizing Abbreviations
US Metric UK Crochet
0 2.0 14 -
1 2.25 13 B
1.5 2.5 - -
2 2.75 12 C
2.5 3.0 11 -
3 3.25 10 D
4 3.5 - E
5 3.75 - F
6 4.0 8 G
7 4.5 7 -
8 5.0 6 H
9 5.5 5 I
10 6.5 4 J
10.5 6.5 3 K
- 7.0 2 -
- 7.5 1 -
11 8.0 0 L
13 9.0 00 -
15 >10 000 -
0 no stiches, times or rows
- no stiches, times or rows for that size
alt alternate
approx approximately
beg beginning
bet between
bo bind off
C4F C4F(cable 4 front) slip two stitches on to cable needle, hold at front of work, k2, k2 from cable needle
C4B
(cable 4 back) slip two stitches onto cable needle, hold at back of work, k2, k2 from cable needle
ch chain stitch
ch sp chain space
circ circular needles
cm centimeters
cn cable needle
co cast on
cont continue (ing)
dc double crochet
dc2tog (insert hook into next stitch, yarn over hook, pull through loop) twice, yarn over hook, pull through all three loops on hook
dec decrease (ing)
dpn double pointed needles
dtr double treble crochet
foll following
htr half treble crochet
inc increase (ing)
k knit
kfb knit into the front and back of the next stich
k2tog knit two stiches together
kwise knitwise
lp loop
m1
make one stitch, by picking up the horizontal loop before next stitch and knitting into back of it
m1p
make one stitch, by picking up the horizontal loop before next stitch and purling into back of it
meas measure (s)
mm millimeters
N1(2,3) needle 1 (2,3)
p purl
pb place bead
pfb purl into the front and back of next stitch
pm place marker
p2tog tog purl two stiches together
prev previous
psso pass slipped stiches over
p2sso pass two slipped stiches over and off needle
pwise purlwise
rem remain (ing)
rep repeat (ing)
rev st st reverse stocking stich (p on RS row, k on WS row)
rm remove marker
RS right side
s2kpo slip 2 together, knit 1, pass slipped stitches over
skpo slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stich over
sk2po slip next stich purlwise, knit two together, pass slipped stich over and off the needle
sl 2, k1, p2sso slip next two stitches knitwise at the same time, knit one, pass both slipped stitches over
sl1 slip one stich
sl st slip stich
ssk one by one, slip the next two stitches knitwise. Put your left needle through the front loops of both slipped stitches and knit them together.
st(s) stich (es)
st st stocking stich (k on RS row, p on WS row)
tbl through the back of the loop(s)
tr treble crochet
w&t (on knit rows) take the yarn between the needles to the front of the work, slip the next stitch from the Left Hand needle to the Right Hand needle purlwise, take the yarn between the needles back to its original position, slip the stitch back to the Left Hand needle and turn (on purl rows) take the yarn between the needles to the back of the work, slip the next stitch from the Left Hand needle to the Right Hand needle purlwise, take the yarn between the needles back to its original position, slip the stitch back to the Left Hand needle and turn
WS wrong side
wyib with yarn in back
wyif with yarn in front
yb yarn back
yfwd yarn forward (between knit sts)
yo work yfwd / yon / yrn as appropriate
yoh yarn over hook
yon yarn over needle (between a purl and a knit st)
yrn yarn round the needle (between purl sts and between a knit and a purl st)
y2rn wrap yarn twice around needle
* repeat instructions following the asterisk as many times as instructed
()[] work instructions inside the brackets as many times as instructed

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