Yarn equivalents

I got so fed up with trawling through my bookmarks every time I wanted to look something up that I decided to start a reference blog with all the details in one handy place.

I'm starting with a yarn equivalents table because I seem to be looking for that more than most LOL

UK	USA	Australia	Needle size	Approximate gauge*
2ply	Laceweight	2ply	1.5–2.25mm	32–34 sts
3ply	Light Fingering	3ply	2.25— 3 mm	32sts
4ply	Fingering	4ply	2.25— 3.25 mm	28 sts
Light DK	Sport	5ply	3.25— 3.75 mm	24–26sts
DK	DK/Light Worsted	8ply	3.75— 4.5 mm	22 sts
Aran	Worsted/Aran	10ply	4.5— 5.5 mm	18-20sts
Chunky	Bulky	12ply	5.5— 8 mm	14-15 sts
Super Chunky	Super Bulky		8mm and up	8-12 sts

* The approximate number of stitches over 4 inches/10cm