Crochet

Here is a handy chart to refer to when following crochet patterns and tutorials from different countries:

Metric (mm)
UK
US
2.0 mm
14 -
2.25 mm
13 1/B
2.5 mm
12 -
2.75 mm
12 2/C
3 mm
11 -
3.25 mm
10 3/D
3.5 mm
9 4/E
3.75 mm
- 5/F
4 mm
8 6/G
4.5 mm
7 7
5 mm
6 8/H
5.5 mm
5 9/I
6 mm
4 10 / J
6.5 mm
3 10 1/2 / K
7 mm
2 -
8 mm
0 11/L
9 mm
00 13/M&N
10 mm
000 15/N&P
15.75mm or 16mm
- P/Q

 
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