Lisa learned to knit in August 2003.
links
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Acorn Street Shop: Carries yarns
and knitting supplies. No online ordering.
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Alchemy Yarns: Beautiful Arts &
Crafts-inspired web site. Makes yarn and patterns sold elsewhere.
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Amazing Threads: Minnesota
shop with no online ordering.
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America's Alpaca: Alpaca
Fiber Cooperative of North America in Tennessee. Sells yarn and kits in
quantities for retailers, but it looks like they'll sell to other folks as
well. Members of the cooperative get a discount.
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Angel Hair Yarn
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Anny Blatt
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Arachne Designs
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Arelate Studio
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Awesome Ewe
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Baabajoes Wool Company
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Bag Smith
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Barking Lamb
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Bartlett Yarns
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Beehive Wool
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Bella Yarns
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Belisa Cashmere
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Berroco
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Betty Lampen
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Black Water Abbey Yarns
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Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill
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Blue Sky Alpacas
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Bonnie Franz Designs
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Bouton d'Or
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Boye needles
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Breckling Press
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Brittany Needles
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Brown Sheep Company
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Bryson Distributing
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Carodan Farm Wool Shop
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Carolina Homespun
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Cascade Yarns
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Catherine Knits
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Charm City Kids
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Cherry Tree Hill
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Cheryl Oberle Designs
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Cinnamon's Dye Pot
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Clover Needlecraft
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Coats & Clark
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Colorful Stitches
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Cotton Clouds
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Creative Corner
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Creative Fibers
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Dale of Norway
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Dancing Leaf Farm
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Dawn Brocco
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Deep Color
Studio
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Deluxe Yarns
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Denise Interchangeable Knitting
Needles
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Earth Guild
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Elann
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Eleganza Yarns
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Eucalan
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Exquisitely Angora
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Fiber Factory
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Fiber Loft
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Fiber Studio
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Fiber Trends
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FibreTECH
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Fiddlesticks Knitting
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Fiesta Yarns
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Flying Fingers Yarn Shop
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Folknits
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Frugal Knitting Haus
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Fuchsia Fleece
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Gingher
scissors
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Goddess Yarns
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Got Yarn
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Grand View Country Store
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Great Yarns
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Green
Mountain Spinnery
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Guernsey
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Habu Textiles
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Halcyon Yarn
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Handworks Gallery
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Harrisville Designs
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Hemp for Knitting
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Himalaya Yarn
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Hudson Valley Sheep & Wool
Company
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In the Bag
project bags
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Interweave Press
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JCA Crafts
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Jilly
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Jo-Ann
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Kaleidoscope Yarns
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Karabella Yarns
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Kate Knits
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Kathryn Alexander Designs
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Kertzer
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Knit and Stitch
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Knit 'n' Tyme
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Knit One
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Knit Shop
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KnitKnack
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Knitted Heirloom Lace
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Knitter's Review Boutique
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Knitters Underground
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Knitting Bag
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Knitting Basket
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Knitting Board
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Knitting Club
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Knitting Fever
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Knitting Loft
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Knitting Parlor
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Knitting Software
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Koigu Wool Designs
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Lakeside Fibers
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LaLana Wools
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Lambspun
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Lantern Moon
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Let's Knit
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Lion & Lamb Shop
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Lion Brand Yarn - Vickie had a
great homespun from them.
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Lonesome Pet
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Lorna's Laces
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Louet Sales
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Lumenet
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Maine Merino
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Mango Moon
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Marr Haven Wool Farm
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Martingale & Company
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Mary Maxim
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Minnow Knits
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Morehouse Merino
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Mountain Colors
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Muench Yarns
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Naked Sheep
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Nancy's Knit Knacks
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Needful Yarns
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Needlearts
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Needles and Things Tote
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Needlework Unlimited
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New York Knits
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Nordic Fiber Arts
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Oat Couture
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Organic Yarn
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Ott-Lite
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Paradise Fibers
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Patons
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Patterns and
Kits
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Patternworks
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Penny Straker Knitting Patterns
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Personal Threads
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Plymouth Yarns
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Pollywogs
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Ram Wools
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Rebecca Magazine
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Riversong Farms
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Rosie's Yarn Cellar
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Rovings
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Royal Yarns
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Russi Sales
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Sawyer Brook Distinctive Fabrics
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School Products
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Schoolhouse Press
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Sealed with a Kiss
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Seaport Yarn
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Silverbrook Fiber Arts &
Sheepskins
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Simpatico Yarns
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Simpson & Company
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Skacel
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Skein Lane
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Smiley's Yarns
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Stitches Market
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Straw
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Strickwear
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String
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Susan's Fiber Shop
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Tahki Stacy Charles
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Taos Sunflower
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Tradewind Knitwear Designs
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Tricoter
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Unicorn Books
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Unique Kolours
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Vogue Knitting
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Weavettes
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Weaving Works
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WEBS
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Websters
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Wee Woolies by Jolen
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West Valley Alpacas
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White Lies Designs
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Wildfiber
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Wildwood Knit Shop
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Willows End
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Woodland Woolworks
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Wool Connection
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Wool Gatherers:
eBay store browsable by brand only.
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Woolie Ewe: yarns
browsable by brand, fiber content, or name, but not weight. Does offer
online ordering, though.
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Wool Works: no online ordering.
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Wooly West: no online ordering
(unless you count e-mailing then calling your credit card number in, or
printing the order form and sending it to them).
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Yarn Barn: yarns only browsable
by brand, not by weight, and no online ordering.
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Yarn Barn of Kansas: yarns only
browsable by brand, not by weight.
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Yarn Company: great browsing, but
no way to order online :(
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Yarn Forward: easy to browse
yarns by weight then fiber and brand, plus easy online ordering.
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Yarn Heaven: yarns only browsable
by brand, not by weight.
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Yarn Lady: yarns only browsable by
brand, not by weight.
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Yarniverse: yarns only browsable
by fiber content, not by weight.
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Yarns by Design: no color
images, so hard to know what to order!
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Yarns International: no
online ordering; printable order form only.
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yarn types
yarn weight
symbol & category names |
1 super
fine |
2 fine |
3 light |
4 medium |
5 bulky |
6 super
bulky |
type of yarns
in category |
sock,
fingering, baby |
sport, baby |
DK, light
worsted |
worsted,
afghan, aran |
chunky, craft,
rug |
bulky, roving |
knit gauge
range in stockinette stitch to four inches |
27-32 |
23-26 |
21-24 |
16-20 |
12-15 |
6-11 |
recommended
needle in metric size range |
2.25-3.25 |
3.25-3.75 |
3.75 |
4.5-5.5 |
5.5-8 |
8+ |
recommended
needle US size range |
1-3 |
3-5 |
5-7 |
7-9 |
9-11 |
11+ |
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needle sizes
US |
metric (millimeters) |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2.25 |
2 |
2.75 |
3 |
3.25 |
4 |
3.5 |
5 |
3.75 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
4.5 |
8 |
5 |
9 |
5.5 |
10 |
6 |
10.5 |
6.5 |
11 |
8 |
13 |
9 |
15 |
10 |
17 |
12.75 |
19 |
15 |
35 |
19 |
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