The Pattern Parlour
I sell vintage and used knitting and crochet patterns from the 1940s to the current day. Plus there's a section for used knitting, crochet and craft magazines.
The price you see is the cost without the postage charge.
Use the drop down menu's at the top of the page to choose which category and sub category.
Thanks and enjoy!
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Knitting Needle Conversions
UK | Metric | USA |
14 | 2.00 | 0 |
13 | 2.25 | 1 |
12 | 2.75 | 2 |
11 | 3.00 | - |
10 | 3.25 | 3 |
- | 3.50 | 4 |
9 | 3.75 | 5 |
8 | 4.00 | 6 |
7 | 4.50 | 7 |
6 | 5.00 | 8 |
5 | 5.50 | 9 |
4 | 6.00 | 10 |
3 | 6.5 | 10.5 |
2 | 7.00 | - |
1 | 7.50 | - |
0 | 8.00 | 11 |
Tension:
It is essential to check your tension before starting your garment. If there are too many stitches to the pattern tension, it is too tight and you should change to a larger size needle. If there are too few, your tension is too loose and you should change to a smaller size needle.
You could also browse:
Alice Rose Patterns to find more pre-owned and vintage patterns. Plus a choice of 1940s/1950s patterns in PDF format.
Use the filters at the top of the page, to filter to a category if you prefer.