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| Decision field | Open accessHook & Needle Diameter ReferenceGlobalRemove | Free + paidYarnpondGlobalRemove | Open accessApparel Grade-Rule & Size-Run Validation RecordGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Learn techniques | Find patterns & fit | Find patterns & fit |
| Area | Yarn | Patterns & fit | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Checking which U.S. alias the current Craft Yarn Council table gives a known metric package size before confirming project gauge | Running knit or crochet pattern tests | Auditing inherited grade rules or controlling a new multi-size pattern release from approved targets through sample evidence |
| Know before using | The reference is not a dimensional measurement, manufacturer inspection, UK or Canadian conversion, steel-hook chart, tool recommendation, yarn assignment, gauge result, or proof that a proposed tool will produce the required fabric. | The platform is for knit and crochet rather than sewing, and a profile, application, rating, or platform listing does not prove technical competence, availability, identity, or fit for a project. Prices and plan limits can change. Define the test or edit scope, sizes, yarn, deadlines, compensation, confidentiality, intellectual property, file handling, expected feedback, and dispute process in writing before work starts. | The record does not create a production grade, supply universal increments or breakpoints, validate a CAD file or fit population, reproduce licensed standards, or replace qualified anthropometric, pattern, technical-design, fit, quality, accessibility, safety, statistical, and user-research review. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Makers | Both | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Free + paid | Open access |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Community | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | First-party platform | Stitch Authority |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | The lookup reproduces the current public Craft Yarn Council metric and U.S. alias rows and follows the Council's warning that company letter and number labels vary; blank aliases remain blank instead of being inferred. | Yarnpond's current pages let knit and crochet designers publish public or private testing calls, select applicants, communicate with test teams, set milestones, collect feedback, post sample-making calls, and advertise tech-editing jobs. Testers can participate without charge, while designers pay per testing or job post or use a subscription, and tech editors maintain profiles and apply to posted work. | The guide cites current ISO body-table, size-designation, and garment-measurement boundaries plus two peer-reviewed studies that tested the relationship between conventional grade rules, anthropometric evidence, and garment fit; it requires product-specific target deltas and validation instead of publishing universal increments. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 16, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 | Jul 16, 2027 |
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