Needle Sizes


UK

US

GAUGE OVER 10CM

AVERAGE NEEDLE SIZE

2ply/Lace

Fingering 10-count

30 – 32 sts

2.25mm – 2.75mm

3ply

Fingering

27 – 30 sts

2.75mm – 3.25mm

4ply

Fingering

23 – 26 sts

3.25mm – 3.75mm

Double Knitting (DK)

Sportweight/DK

21 – 24 sts

3.75mm – 4.5mm

Aran

Worsted

16 – 20 sts

4.5mm – 5.5mm

Chunky

Bulky

12 – 15 sts

5.5mm – 8mm

Super Chunky

Super Bulky

6 – 11 sts

8mm or larger

Needle Sizing


UK (mm)

2

2.25

3

3.25

3.5

3.75

4

4.5

5

5.5

6

6.5

7

7.5

8

8.5

9

10

12

15

16

19

20

25


USA

0

1

2

-

3

-

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

10 1/2

-

11

13

15

17

-

19

35

36

50

Old UK/
Canada

14

13

12

11

10

-

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

00

000

-

-

-

-

-

-