Dear Knitting Maker,
When I first began knitting some years ago, I used to get so confused trying to figure out what all the yarn sizes meant. And I never felt like I knew which needles to use when I wanted to create something new. Even today, I sometimes come across a vintage yarn that isn’t well labeled, and I have to do a little math in my head to determine which needles to use and what I might create with it.
I don’t know about you, but some days I feel like I have about ten million squirrels running around in my brain. Those are not the days when I need extra mental effort to figure out my yarn and needle sizes!
If anything, those are the days when I especially love to knit.
Yarn and Needle Sizes
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Knitting gives me a chance to slow things down and breathe. It’s a creative outlet that helps me focus, and it lets me give handmade gifts to friends and family. Bonus!
So, to make things easy, whether you’re a beginner or you have plenty of experience, but already have too many things on your mind, I’ve put together a Printable Chart of Yarn and Needle Sizes. It’s really streamlined the process for me when I want to start a new project, and I’d like to share it with you.
How to use your printable Yarn and Needle Sizes chart
You’ve seen the weight symbols and category names: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Lace, Super Fine, Fine, Light, Medium, Bulky, Super Bulky, Jumbo. You’ve seen the types of yarn in those categories: Fingering, DK, Worsted, Bulky. You’ve seen knitting gauge ranges: 33–40 sts, 16–20 sts, and so on. And, of course, you’ve crossed paths with needle sizes in both metric and U.S. size ranges.
With this printable Yarn and Needle Sizes chart, you don’t have to keep all of this information in your head. You don’t have to figure out the right needle and yarn combination for each project or pattern.
The printable guide offers you a 35-point chart detailing the most commonly used yarn gauges and needle sizes. Whether you want to make delicate lace shawls or a thick, cozy sweater, you’ll know exactly which yarn and which needles to use to get the results you want.
This chart makes it so easy to pair the right yarn and needles in a snap, so you can start that next project right away!
Give it a try! I hope you enjoy this guide and find it as helpful as I have!
Sincerely,
Caitlin Eaton
Executive Editor
I Like Knitting
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