There used to be TWO sets of sizes for British crochet hooks.
The bigger ones for use with knitting yarns were the same as the old
British knitting needle sizes, The steel hooks for use with finer
crochet cottons had a different set of sizes although the two sets of
numbering did overlap a bit. see:
http://www.crochettreasures.com/conversion.htm
Also someone mentioned engineering wire gauges - the old British
knitting needle/crochet hooks are actually (imperial) Standard Wire
Gauge or SWG, whilst the old American sizes are American Wire Gauge or
AWG, aslo known as Brown & Sharp. They are both indirect sizes which
mean that the higher the number the finer the wire/needle/hook. See:
http://www.colomar.com/Shavano/conductor.html
I don't know what system the old British steel hooks followed.
On 12 Feb 2009, at 16:36, [email protected] wrote:
The Canadian/UK seem to be the old imperial sizes.... at least they
are when I look at the few I've got!!
Yes, they are! We even had for a while conversion gauges made of metal
or
plastic with graduated holes in them listing the US, CAN and MM sizes
on
them. CAN equaled BRITISH.
I have a few still, somewhere. If you would like one, let me know by
sending me your address.
Lucie DuFresne
Ottawa Canada
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