Monday, August 18, 2008

How many stitches fit on a circular needle?

Minimum number of stitches that will fit around a circular needle based on gauge and needle size:

Your gauge in st. per in. ........ Length of circular needle

.......................... 16" .. 24" .. 29" .. 36"

3 ........................ 48 .. 72 .. 90 .. 120

3.5 ........................ 56 .. 84 .. 105 .. 135

4 ........................ 64 .. 96 .. 120 .. 150

4.5 ........................ 72 .. 108 .. 135 .. 165

5 ........................ 80 .. 120 .. 150 .. 180

5.5 ........................ 88 .. 132 .. 165 .. 195

6 ....................... 96 .. 144 .. 180 .. 216

6.5 ....................... 104 .. 156 .. 195 .. 234

7 ....................... 112 .. 168 .. 210 .. 252

7.5 ....................... 120 .. 180 .. 225 .. 270

8 ....................... 128 .. 192 .. 240 .. 288

8.5 ....................... 136 .. 204 .. 255 .. 306

9 ....................... 144 .. 216 .. 270 .. 324


Anyone with a calculator could figure this out but when you just want to move the stitches onto a circular needle this chart will come in handy. *note* I didn't make this up it was given to me by a sales rep years ago.

Thank you Julia for unearthing this out of my Library.

~MuM


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