Tell me about your hooks

[Cuddlefish]

In Denmark I only know of hooks that have a size in milimeters. For instance it's 3.50 mm wide and 14 cms long. But what are the letter codes I often hear mentioned here about? I can't imagine that your hooks are really different from ours.

[Stacey]

The letter sizes are a wildly un-standardized system used here in the US...they're the most common way to identify sizes here but the actual size can vary between manufacturers. Someone posted this here recently--it's a great reference: http://www.turn-of-the-century.com/knitsize.htm (It shows, for example that a 10mm hook is called size P by one manufacturer and size N by another ) But if you're using patterns that call for letter-sized hooks it's useful for translating...

[faithpa76]

I've gone by the letters but have been discovering that they are horribly unpredictable, so I'm starting to go by mm (for my own sanity - lol). I wish hook sizes were more standardized in the US!

[Cuddlefish]

Whoa, I had no idea it could be made that complicated.

 

So the letters just refer to the mms, it's not something else entirely. Thanks for the link.