Crochet Hook Comparison Sizes

Millimeter sizing is the most accurate of crochet hook sizes because it s a direct measurement.

Crochet hook comparison sizes.

The craft yarn council of america cyca an industry trade association has collated a table of crochet hook and knitting needle sizes from de facto industrial standards and elicited the cooperation of its member organizations in adopting. Well i hope that s cleared up the confounded complexity of crochet hook sizes. Steel hooks sizing are reversed compared to regular crochet hooks. With steel hooks the higher the number the smaller the hook.

They are sized differently. Crochet hook size charts navigation menu my bookshelf. Hook sizes are measured in millimeters and are available from as small as 2 mm to 20 mm or bigger. Us and metric crochet hook sizes.

The metric sizing is generally what i refer to here in australia and so i have placed aus nz in the metric hook size column. You ll want to find the millimeter equivalent before you start. There are however no uniform procedures for indicating these measurements. Please note that this chart does not include steel hooks.

Take a screenshot of the chart and mark it as a favorite in your phone. Accurate knitting needle and crochet hook sizing is important for both crafts. One tip for you. This should help you avoid any confusion regarding which crochet hook size to use.

The diameter of a hook shaft determines the size of the hook and the size of the stitches that are made. That way when you. Crochet hook conversion chart. American numbered crochet hook sizes.

Us steel hook sizes see headline further down the sizing with letters numbers are almost parallel. Here at b hooked you ll find millimeter sizes in all our patterns but sometimes you ll encounter only a letter number used in patterns from other sources. While crochet hooks use letters instead of numbers to differentiate sizes in the us they use good old and arguably less confusing millimeters elsewhere to tell sizes apart. American letter crochet hook sizes.

Shop for crochet knitting quilting and sewing patterns as well as card making projects and supplies beading kits yarn fabric and more at annie s. In each country crochet hooks can differ in size and that is why there is a need for this crochet hook conversion chart. Crochet hook size conversion chart. One equal hook can for the most part have both a numbered size a letter size.

I hope you like my crochet hook conversion chart and will never be perplexed befuddled of flummoxed again. This crochet hook sizes conversion chart compares metric mm measures to us terms. The usual rule of thumb is the bigger or thicker the yarn the bigger size hook you will need. Now we don t have to google and double check the hook size terminology every time we read a pattern.