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| Decision field | Open accessEU Personal Protective Equipment RegulationEuropean UnionRemove | Open accessAustralia Basic Patternmaking CompetencyAustralia · OceaniaRemove | Open accessKnitting Needle to Crochet Hook Size ChartGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Check standards | Find patterns & fit | Learn techniques |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Standards | Patterns & fit | Yarn |
| Best for | Starting an EU/EEA PPE scope and conformity review with the current law, Commission guidance, harmonised-standard publications, and official notified-body route | Scoping training, hiring, assessment, or evidence requirements for basic textile-product pattern development and testing in Australia | Finding the current CYC hook and needle aliases that share one known nominal metric diameter before confirming project gauge |
| Know before using | This is a legal and guidance starting point, not a product classification, risk assessment, standard selection, technical file, test plan, notified-body appointment, EU type-examination certificate, declaration, CE-mark approval, or legal opinion. Confirm the actual intended and foreseeable use, risk category, current law, applicable essential requirements, conformity route, economic-operator duties, destination rules, and evidence before placing PPE on the market. | This is a competency and assessment reference, not an instructional course, pattern file, qualification by reading, provider recommendation, professional license, or proof that a person can perform the work. The route does not establish enrollment availability, teaching quality, fees, support, recognition outside Australia, or product-specific fit. Confirm the current unit status, packaging rules, prerequisites, registered provider, assessment conditions, local requirements, and actual evidence before relying on it. | 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. |
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| For | Apparel brands | Both | Makers |
| Location or jurisdiction | European Union | Australia · Oceania | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Open access |
| Format | Reference | Reference | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | Government guidance | Official registry | Stitch Authority |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | The Commission page says Regulation (EU) 2016/425 covers the design, manufacture, and marketing of PPE and connects manufacturers to the essential health and safety requirements, current PPE guidelines, harmonised-standard publications, and NANDO notified-body list. The linked consolidated legal text was current to May 29, 2026 at the checked date. | Australia's National Training Register publishes current unit MSTAT3002, Develop patterns using basic patternmaking principles. The release document describes interpreting textile-product design specifications, considering fabric performance, selecting tools and equipment, developing patterns, testing the result, and making alterations. Release 1 was generated December 22, 2022 and merged two earlier units. Current Australian apparel and live-production qualifications list MSTAT3002, while the current diploma also exposes advanced individual-fit, alteration, and fit-model units. | 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 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Next review due | Oct 14, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 | Jul 28, 2027 |
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