No, the US numbers don't mean millimetres - see http://www.yarnstandards.com/hooks.html for a table of equivalents.
It only shows US - mm sizes, not the UK sizes I'm accustomed to, but it's what you asked about <G>. Margery. ================================================ [email protected] in North Hertfordshire, UK ================================================ > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Francis Busschaert > Sent: Friday 06 February 2009 15:08 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [lace] numbers of knitting needles > > hallo to all > i need a fast answer > is the knitting needle numbering from USa "american " > needles the same > as the numbers we use in europe > here a number 10 is 10mm dimameter > is this the same in the USA or is there quite a difference > > many kind regards > > francis > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing > the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected] > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
