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Useful Conversions

We have put together the following list of useful conversions to assist in working out quantites and sizes.

Weights
50 grams = 1.763 ounces
100 grams = 3.526 ounces

Length
1 inch = 2.45 cm
1 yard = 91 cm

Knitting Needle Size Conversion

Metric	UK	US
2.50 mm	-	-
2.75 mm	12	2
3.00 mm	11	-
3.25 mm	10	8
3.50 mm	-	4
3.75 mm	9	5
4.00 mm	8	6
4.50 mm	7	7
5.00 mm	6	8
5.50 mm	5	9
6.00 mm	4	10
6.50 mm	3	10.5
7.00 mm	-	-
8.00 mm	0	11
9.00 mm	00	13
10.0 mm	000	15
12.0 mm	-	-
15.0 mm	-	19
20.0 mm	0	0

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Knitting Yarn Conversions

UK	US	Australia
2 ply	lace weight	2 ply
3 ply, 4 ply	fingering	3 ply, 4 ply
Double knit, DK	sport weight, double knit>	8 ply
Aran	worsted weight	10 ply
Chunky	bulky	12 ply

In addition to the above there are also fancy yarns (fashion yarns) which have a thickness and weight all of their own, and super chunky yarns that tend to be knitted on needles sizes of 8.00 mm and above.