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| Decision field | Open accessKnitting Needle to Crochet Hook Size ChartGlobalRemove | Open accessFabric Purchase PlannerGlobalRemove | Free accountFOURSOURCE Supplier NetworkGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Learn techniques | Choose materials | Source production |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Yarn | Materials | Production |
| Best for | Finding the current CYC hook and needle aliases that share one known nominal metric diameter before confirming project gauge | Documenting how a pattern-based fabric quantity becomes an order length | Searching global apparel and textile production capabilities |
| Know before using | 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. | The planner adds and rounds user-entered lengths; it does not create a cutting layout, infer shrinkage or matching allowances, compensate for a width change, establish usable width, or prove that the order quantity is sufficient. | The company count is a changing platform claim. Search fields, profiles, certificates, locations, and account access do not independently verify the legal entity, factory ownership, capability, capacity, certificate validity or scope, compliance performance, delivery, or project fit. Confirm the site and subcontracting, credentials with issuers, samples, audits when appropriate, specifications, contracts, and commercial terms. |
| Practical access | |||
| For | Makers | Makers | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Open access | Free account |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority | Marketplace |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | Stitch Authority | Commercial marketplace |
| Source and review | |||
| What the source establishes | 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. | NIST defines 1 yard as exactly 0.9144 metre. Sewing & Craft Alliance guidance ties an applicable cutting layout to the exact view, size, fabric width, and nap condition and recommends layout work when listed conditions do not fit the project. | FOURSOURCE's current public network page presents an operator-reported global company count and country or territory search. It says logged-in users can narrow results by compliance certificates, product groups, fabric types, target groups, minimum order quantities, and other fields, with a free-trial and supplier sign-up route. |
| Linked page reviewed | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 28, 2027 | Jul 16, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 |
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