Knitting, Crochet & Quilting Reference Charts

Reference charts

Printable charts for the sizes crafters look up most: yarn weights, hook and needle sizes, blanket sizes and quilt sizes, each in imperial and metric with a quick converter or calculator where it helps.

Yarn Weight Chart

Weights 0 to 7 with gauge, needle and hook sizes.

Answers: Which yarn weight is DK or worsted, and what gauge, needles and hooks go with it?

Crochet Hook Size Chart

Millimeter, US letter and UK sizes side by side.

Answers: What is an H-8 hook in millimeters, or a 5 mm hook in US letters?

Knitting Needle Size Chart

Metric, US and old UK needle sizes.

Answers: What is a US 8 needle in millimeters, and what is it in old UK sizes?

Blanket Size Chart

Common crochet and knit blanket sizes, lovey to king.

Answers: How big is a throw, crib, twin or queen blanket in inches and centimeters?

Quilt Size Chart

Quilt sizes for every bed, with a mattress size calculator.

Answers: What size quilt fits my bed, and which batting package goes with it?

Where the numbers come from

The yarn weight chart follows the Craft Yarn Council's Standard Yarn Weight System, published at www.YarnStandards.com. Hook and needle conversions use the standard millimeter sizes printed on tools. Blanket and quilt sizes are common sizes from published size charts; they vary a little between sources, so each chart says so and the matching calculator lets you enter your own measurements.

Using the charts with the calculators

Each chart links to the calculators that use it. For example, once you know your yarn weight and blanket size, the blanket yarn calculator turns them into yards and skeins, and the quilt calculator turns a quilt size into backing, batting and binding.