Expert: Bea Harrell - 5/11/2008

Question
QUESTION: My aunt crocheted a border but has not left a pattern and I would like to try it.
Have you a web-site to which I can post a photo for you to look at and hopefully work out for me?

Tania

ANSWER: Hi, Tania:

Just send it to me @
firekeeper2@sbcglobal.net


Best,  Bea

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QUESTION: Kia ora Bea
As i live in New Zealand, I am unfamiliar with your crochet needle sizes.  Will you  tell me please, what would be the New Zealand equivalent of your size J-10.
Also am I able to get the equivalent wool sizes e.g. 8 ply etc
Many thanks
Tania

Answer
Hi, Tania:  Here is the requested info. I hope it's what you need!
Best Wishes,  Bea

table in one of your e-newsletters to help out everyone in other parts of the world."

This is a great suggestion, Estelle! Following is a list of sizes for both yarn and thread crochet hooks. The yarn hook sizes give the U.S. letters and numbers, millimeter designations and the comparable U.K. sizes (where applicable). The thread hook sizes give the U.S. numbers, millimeters and comparable U.K. sizes (again, where applicable). While I have seen some slight variations in hook sizes in a number of other published charts, the conversions below seem to reflect the most commonly found designations.

Yarn Hook Sizes

U.S. Metric U.K.
B-1 2.25mm 13
C-2 2.75mm 12
D-3 3.25mm 10
E-4 3.5mm 9
F-5 3.75mm 8
G-6 4mm 7
H-8 5mm 6
I-9 5.5mm 5
J-10 6mm 4
K-10 1/2 6.5mm 3
L-11 8mm 0
M/N-13 9mm 00
N/P-15 10mm 000
P/Q 15mm  
Q 16mm  
S 19mm  

Steel Thread Hook Sizes

U.S. Metric U.K.
16 0.60mm  
14 0.75mm 7
13 0.85mm 6 1/2
12 1.00mm 6
11 1.10mm 5 1/2
10 1.15mm
5
9 1.25mm 4
8 1.50mm 3
7
1.65mm 2 1/2
6 1.80mm 2
5 1.90mm 1 1/2
4 2.00mm 1
3 2.10mm 1/0
2 2.20mm 2/0
1 2.25mm 3/0
0 2.50mm 00
00 2.70mm