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| Decision field | Open accessQuiltMapGlobalRemove | Open accessKnittyGlobalRemove | Open accessPattern Grading & Size-Run Validation RecordGlobalRemove | Open accessKnitting Needle to Crochet Hook Size ChartGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | ||||
| Primary job | Choose materials | Find patterns & fit | Find patterns & fit | Learn techniques |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Materials | Yarn | Patterns & fit | Yarn |
| Best for | Finding quilt-material sellers and adjacent quilting services by country or map | Free editorial knitting patterns and techniques | Auditing inherited grade rules or controlling a new multi-size pattern release from approved targets through sample evidence | Finding the current CYC hook and needle aliases that share one known nominal metric diameter before confirming project gauge |
| Know before using | Coverage is quilting-specific and uneven by country; businesses can pay for enhanced features, and community or owner updates do not verify inventory, service quality, hours, or availability. | Free access does not grant commercial reproduction or sale rights; uses beyond one personal copy must be resolved with the designer or author. Knitty says it tries to avoid errors but disclaims responsibility for pattern and technique inaccuracies. Check the live page for corrections, verify gauge and measurements, and confirm permission before any commercial use. | 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. | A shared nominal diameter does not make a knitting needle and crochet hook interchangeable or predict equal gauge or fabric. The reference is not a physical measurement, manufacturer inspection, UK or Canadian conversion, steel-hook chart, tool recommendation, yarn assignment, or project approval. |
| Practical access | ||||
| For | Makers | Makers | Apparel brands | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Directory | Reference | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | First-party platform | First-party platform | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority |
| Source and review | ||||
| What the source establishes | QuiltMap describes free public search and free basic listings, community submissions and claims, and country routes covering North America, Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. | Knitty currently publishes web-only editorial issues containing original knitting and crochet patterns and articles. Its legal page states that patterns are free for one person's personal use, identifies each designer or author as the copyright holder, and explains that verified pattern corrections are posted in bright pink on the pattern page. | 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. | Rechecked July 28, 2026. The lookup reproduces the current public Craft Yarn Council metric and U.S. alias rows, aligns hooks and needles only when their nominal millimetre value matches, and leaves missing rows or aliases unfilled. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jan 11, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 | Jul 27, 2027 | Jul 28, 2027 |
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