Conversion table knits
Note that the conversion table does not apply to the older US steel strips (eg BOYE), where e.g. size 13 is used for a thin tights.
| Size mm | UK | US |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2.25 | 13 | 1 |
| 2.5 | 12 | - |
| 2.75 | 12 | 2 |
| 3.0 | 11 | 3 |
| 3.25 | 10 | 3 |
| 3.5 | 9 | 4 |
| 3.75 | 9 | 5 |
| 4.0 | 8 | 6 |
| 4.5 | 7 | 7 |
| 5.0 | 6 | 8 |
| 5.5 | 5 | 9 |
| 6.0 | 4 | 10 |
| 6.5 | 3 | 10.5 |
| 7.0 | 2 | - |
| 7.5 | 1 | - |
| 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 12.0 | - | 17 |
| 15.0 | - | 19 |
| 20.0 | - | 35 |
| 50.0 | - | 50 |