knit-to-crochet conversion

Generally, the label gauges I've seen match the needle and the hook in mm. US Needle size 8 is 6mm, but it looks like thick and thin bulky yarn so maybe it means 8mm? Especially if you have to get 12sts/10 cm wide.

sue

My needle gague claims that a U.S. size 8 is 5mm. But as Suzee says for a gague of 12sts per 10cm something bigger is probably needed.

VP

Oops you're right, 6mm is a US10. Sorry about that....

sue

Nope, a US8 is a 5mm needle. For crochet you'd want to start with a size H hook.

But honestly, gauge on a scarf is pretty irrelevant no matter if you're knitting it or crocheting it. Chain on as many as you want the thing to be wide, then just crochet back and forth until you run out of yarn.

Exactly, the hook size really doesn't matter unless you are doing things like clothes and other such things that need to fit a certain size and look a certain way. If you find that your scarf is a bit too stiff then go up a hook size, if you find it too droopy go down a hook size. Another thing you might try is just visually compare the yarn with other yarn that you know the hook size for, that will at least give you an educated guess.

Yes, I was going to suggest that, if it's not long enough make one end a different colour. Scarves are very forgiving :-)

Mary

WoolyGooly skrev:

Hehe shows how much I know about knitting. Thanks all for your advice. I called a shop this morning, and she said to start with a size 8 hook. I checked my hooks and it says H/8- 5MM. So I'll start with that.

I got a christmas gift from my friend, she knitted me a scarf and a pair of some fingerless gloves for me. If I didn't know she knitted, I would have thought she bought them. Perfect fit too!

Does that ball band really say 12 stitches to 10 inches? Not 12 stitches to 10 centimeters (4 inches)? To get 1.2 stitches to one inch would take very thick yarn and jack pins.

Modern ball bands do not generally use the old sizing. Instead of saying "Size 8 pin" (or "Size 6 needle"), they say "5 mm." If this yarn calls for 8 mm pins (or needles), that is UK size 0, US size 11.

I've never found that the mm size of a knitting needle has much to do with the size of the crochet hook useful for picking up dropped stitches or adding a border to an afghan. For example, when using (US)

If I've figured it out correctly, I think I'd try a 6.5 mm crochet hook, or thereabouts. American J, K, or L (K is that size exactly), old UK 4, 3, or 0.

Cece

This might help with the needle problem

Just found this too!

Thanks for the advice

Reading back on my own post, I had a good giggle. Of course it should say cm. I live in Denmark ( I'm Danish American), the Danish word for needle is 'pind' so I subconsciously said pin.ha. I decided to go for a size 8 crochet hook and just go for it. I bought 4 skeins. I bought the crochet stitch bible and am thinking of making a simple pattern.

Amber

I figured she meant 10cm, since that's the size most gauges use.

Right, you'd use one smaller than what you're knitting with. But for crocheting something to get a similar size gauge, you'd want a larger size.

sue

I finished the scarf! I used a size 10=BD crochet hook and 4=BD balls of yarn. Here is a link to it:

I finished the scarf! I used a size 10=BD crochet hook and 4=BD balls of yarn. Here is a link to it:

Amber

I finished the scarf! I used a size 10=BD crochet hook and 4=BD balls of yarn. During the middle of it, I realized the one side was getting smaller, so I decided to increase from there. That's the side going across the neck, and the ends drape over each other. I have a kilt pin to put through it.

It's the latest one in my webshots album:

Nice colourway Amber!

VP

Oh Amber that is nice to read , i will see later if i can see this photos , some places i can`t open any page {?] What a great sollution to solve ,,,, mirjam