Crafting Charts and Guides
Common Knitting Pattern Abbreviations
Common Knitting Pattern Abbreviations
Use the table below to understand the most common knitting pattern abbreviations.
Knitting abbreviation
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Yarn Fibre Types & Guide
Yarn is simply ANY long continuous length of interlocked animal, plant or synthetic fibres. Most commonly used in crafting.
We will explore below yarns used for crochet and knitting.
How To - Download a digital pattern
Download a digital 'PDF' pattern
Once you have selected your downloadable pattern, click ‘Add to cart
Your product will now be available withi...
Shoe Size Conversion Chart
Children's Shoe Sizes
UKSizes
USASizes
EuropenSizes
4
5
20
4½
5½
21
5
6
22
6
7
23
7
8
24
8
9
25
8½
9½
26
9
10
27
10
11
28
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Clothing Size Conversion Chart
The following tables include clothing size conversion information for the UK, USA and Europe.
The tables can be used as a reference guide to help ensure you are working to the correct sizes for each region.
Yarn Weights Chart & Guide
Yarn weight refers to the 'thickness' of your yarn. To thicken strands of yarn they are twisted together or 'folded' hence the thickness of a yarn can be named the 'ply'
The chart below helps understand the types of yarn and there relative thickness, watch the video below as Tilde demonstrates different types of yarn and how to measure thickness.
Knitting Needle and Crochet Hook Size Conversion Chart
Why is needle size important?
It is essential to use the correct needle size for your chosen pattern and yarn type to give your knitting the correc...