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KNITTING HINTS AND TIPS

The following hints and tips are provided to answer some commonly asked knitting and crochet questions. Click on the titles below for more information.

Comparison Of Metric, US and UK/Canadian Knitting Needle Sizes

Comparison Of Metric, US and UK/Canadian Crochet Hook Sizes

Knitting Abbreviations

Crochet Abbreviations

Metric	US	UK/Canadian
2	0	14
2.25	1	13
2.75	2	12
3	3	11
3.25	4	10
3.75	5	9
4	6	8
4.5	7	7
5	8	6
5.5	9	5
6	10	4
6.5	10½	3
7	10½	2
7.5	11	1
8	11	0
9	13	00
10	15	000

Comparison Of Metric, US And UK/Canadian Knitting Needle Sizes
Depending on what country your knitting pattern originated in, the knitting needles required may be listed as metric sizes, US sizes or UK/Canadian sizes.
The table below gives a comparison of these different sizes, from smallest to largest.

Comparison Of Metric, US and UK/Canadian Crochet Hook Sizes
Depending on what country your crochet pattern originated in, the crochet hook required may be listed as metric sizes, US sizes or UK/Canadian sizes.
The table below gives a comparison of these different sizes, from smallest to largest.

Knitting Abbreviations
Below are commonly used knitting abbreviations and an explanation of what they mean.

alt = alternate.
approx = approximately.
beg = begin/ning.
CC = contrast colour.
cm = centimetres.
cn = cable needle.
cont = continue.
dec = decrease.
foll = following.
garter st = knit every row.
inc = increase/increasing.
incl = including/inclusive.
ins = inches.
K = knit.
MC = main colour.
M1 = make 1 - pick up loop which lies before the next stitch, place on left-hand needle and knit into back of loop.
P = purl.
patt = pattern.
psso = pass slipped stitch over.
p2sso = pass the two slipped stitches over.
rem = remain/ing.
rep = repeat.
rnd = round.
RS = right side.
sl = slip.
stocking st = knit one row then purl one row.
st/s = stitch/es.
tbl = through back of loop.
tog = together.
WS = wrong side.
ybk = yarn back.
yft = yarn front.
yfwd = yarn forward.
yon = take yarn over top of needle into knitting position, thus making a stitch.
yrn = take yarn right round needle into purling position, thus making a stitch.

Crochet Abbreviations
Below are commonly used crochet abbreviations and an explanation of what they mean.

alt = alternate.
approx = approximately.
beg = begin/ning.
CC = contrast colour.
ch = chain.
ch sp/s = chain space/s.
cm = centimetres.
cont = continue.
crab st = work as for dc but work from left to right so stitches are worked backwards.
dc = double crochet (in American patterns called single crochet).
dec = decrease.
dtr = double treble.
foll = following.
htr = half treble.
inc = increase/increasing.
incl = including/inclusive.
ins = inches.
lp/s = loop/s.
MC = main colour.
patt = pattern.
qtr = quadruple treble.
rem = remain/ing.
rep = repeat.
rnd = round.
RS = right side.
sc = single crochet.
sl = slip.
sl st = slip stitch.
sp/s = space/s.
st/s = stitch/es.
tog = together.
tr = treble (in American patterns called double crochet).
ttr = triple treble.
WS = wrong side.
yoh = yarn over hook.

Metric	US	UK/Canadian
2	-	14
2.25	B/1	13
2.5	-	12
2.75	C/2	-
3	-	11
3.25	D/3	10
3.5	E/4	9
3.75	F/5	-
4	G/6	8
4.5	7	7
5	H/8	6
5.5	I/9	5
6	J/10	4
6.5	K/10	3
7	-	2
8	-	0
9	-	00
10	-