Needle Sizes

The different systems of needle sizing have always confused the heck out of me. Personally, I use the metric numbers, but I often find a need to check a conversion chart to understand what is required for a pattern. Here you have it!


Metric
US
Old British
2.0 mm
0
14
2.25 mm
1
13
2.5 mm
1
13
2.75 mm
2
12
3.0 mm
2
11
3.25 mm
3
10
3.5 mm
4
10
3.75 mm
5
9
4.0 mm
6
8
4.5 mm
7
7
5.0 mm
8
6
5.5 mm
9
5
6.0 mm
10
4
6.5 mm
10.5
3
7.0 mm
-
2
7.5 mm
-
1
8.0 mm
11
0
9.0 mm
13
00
10.0 mm
15
000

2 comments:

  1. i just used this page as i needed to know what size in mm a US15 needle was. thanks for putting it up. its very handy to know this is here instead of having to google it every time.

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  2. Yay! I'm glad someone other than me is finding this to be of use :)

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