Weight (UK)

Weight (USA)

Weight (Australia)

Suggested needle (mm)

 2 Ply

     Laceweight

 2 Ply

 1.5 – 2.25

 3 Ply

     Light Fingering

 3 Ply

 2.25 – 3.0

 4 Ply

     Fingering

 4 Ply 

 2.25 – 3.25

 Light DK

     Sport

 5 Ply

 3.25 – 3.75

 DK

     DK/Light Worsted

 8 Ply

 3.75 – 4.5

 Aran

     Worsted/Aran

 4.5 – 5.5

 Chunky

     Bulky

 12 Ply

 5.5 – 8.0

 Super Chunky

     Super Bulky

 8.0 +

mm

old UK

US

2.75

12

2

3.25

10

3

3.5

9

4

4

8

6

4.5

7

7

5

6

8

5.5

5

9

6

4

10

SIZE

Height

1.6m

1.64m

1.68m

1.72m

1.76m

1.8m

Bust (cm)

74/81

82/89

90/97

98/105

106/115

116/125

Bust (in)

29/32

32/35

35/38

38/42

42/45

45/49

Waist (cm)

51/58

59/66

67/74

75/82

83/94

95/108

Waist (in)

20/23

23/26

26/29

30/33

33/37

37/43

Hips (cm)

80/87

88/95

96/103

104/111

112/121

122/131

Hips (in)

31/34

34/38

38/41

41/44

44/48

48/52

0

no stitches, times or rows

-

no stitches, times or rows for that size

*

repeat instructions between the asterisks as many times as instructed

()

work the instructions inside the brackets as many times as instructed

alt

alternative

approx

approximately

beg

beginning

bet

between

ch

chain stitch

ch sp

chain space

circ

circular needles

cm

centimeters

cn

cable needle

cont

continue/continuing

dc

double crochet

dec

decrease/decreasing

dpn

double pointed needle(s)

dtr

double treble crochet

foll

following

htr

half treble crochet

inc

increase/increasing

K

knit

kfb

knit into the front and back of the next stitch

K2tog

knit 2 stitches together

kwise

knitwise

lp

loop

m1

make one stitch by picking up the horizontal loop before the next stitch and knitting into the back of it

m1p

make one stitch by picking up the horizontal loop before the next stitch and purling into the back of it

meas

measure (s)

mm

millimeters

n1 (2,3)

needle 1 (2,3)

p

purl

pb

place bead

pm

place marker

p2tog

purl 2 stitches together

prev

previous

psso

pass the slipped stitch over

pwise

purlwise

rem

remain/remaining

rep

repeat/repeating

rev st st

reverse stocking stitch

RS

the right side

skpo

slip one, knit one, pass the slipped stitch over

sl1

slip one stitch

sl st

slip stitch

ssk

one by one, slip the next two stitches knitwise. Put your needle through the front loop of both slipped stitches and knit them together

st(s)

stitch/stitches

st st

stocking stitch (RS row k, WS row p)

tbl

through the back of the loop(s)

tr

treble crochet

WR

the wrong side

wyib

with the yarn in back

wyif

with the yarn in front

yb

yarn back

yfwd

yarn forward (between knit stitches)

yoh

yarn over hook

yon

yarn over needle (between a purl and a knit stitch)

yrn

yarn round the needle (between purl stitches and between a knit and a purl stitch)