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Needle & Hook Size Converter

Knitting & Crochet

Instantly convert knitting needle and crochet hook sizes between US, UK, metric, and Japanese systems.

Type any size β€” metric, US number, UK, or Japanese β€” to find all equivalents. Try "8" or "5mm".

Metric (mm)USUK (old)JapaneseYarn Weight
2 mmUS 014JP 0Lace
2.25 mmUS 113–Lace / Fingering
2.5 mmUS 1.5–JP 1Fingering
2.75 mmUS 212JP 2Fingering
3 mmUS 2.511JP 3Fingering / Sport
3.25 mmUS 310JP 4Sport / DK
3.5 mmUS 4–JP 5DK
3.75 mmUS 59–DK
4 mmUS 68JP 6DK / Worsted
4.5 mmUS 77JP 7Worsted
5 mmUS 86JP 8Worsted / Aran
5.5 mmUS 95JP 9Aran
6 mmUS 104JP 10Aran / Bulky
6.5 mmUS 10.53JP 11Bulky
7 mm–2JP 12Bulky
7.5 mm–1JP 13Bulky
8 mmUS 110JP 14Bulky / Super Bulky
9 mmUS 1300JP 15Super Bulky
10 mmUS 15000–Super Bulky
12 mmUS 17––Jumbo
15 mmUS 19––Jumbo
19 mmUS 35––Jumbo
25 mmUS 50––Jumbo

πŸ’‘ Quick Reference

  • Metric (mm) is the universal standard β€” when in doubt, go by mm.
  • UK old sizes run backwards β€” UK 14 is tiny (2mm), UK 000 is huge (10mm).
  • Japanese sizes start at 0 (2mm) and go up. Common in Japanese knitting books.
  • Crochet hooks use both letters and numbers in the US β€” patterns may use either.

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