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| Decision field | Open accessKnitting Needle to Crochet Hook Size ChartGlobalRemove | Free + paidHandweaving.net Draft ArchiveGlobalRemove | Open accessPattern Grading & Size-Run Validation RecordGlobalRemove |
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| Decision fit | |||
| Primary job | Learn techniques | Learn techniques | Find patterns & fit |
| Also useful for | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded | No additional job recorded |
| Area | Yarn | Techniques & repair | Patterns & fit |
| Best for | Finding the current CYC hook and needle aliases that share one known nominal metric diameter before confirming project gauge | Researching loom-ready weaving structures and drafts | Auditing inherited grade rules or controlling a new multi-size pattern release from approved targets through sample evidence |
| 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. | A visible drawdown is not automatically a complete, corrected, rights-cleared, or loom-compatible project plan. Full draft data and advanced tools require a renewing subscription, and historical sources can contain errors or unclear provenance. Check shafts, treadles, tie-up, sett, yarn, floats, repeats, copyright status, and WIF compatibility before committing a warp. | 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 | Makers | Apparel brands |
| Location or jurisdiction | Global | Global | Global |
| Access | Open access | Free + paid | Open access |
| Format | Stitch Authority | Reference | Stitch Authority |
| Source type | Stitch Authority | First-party platform | Stitch Authority |
| Account, payment, and exit | |||
| Access scope | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Weaver deciding whether viewing a draft is enough or a working WIF file and editing tools are required. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Before an account | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Browse the Ralph Griswold archive, download archive documents, and view draft drawdowns without a paid subscription. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Free-account boundary | Not yet reviewed at this level. | A free basic account adds clipboards. Full drafts, working files, and browser drafting tools remain outside the free account. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Payment boundary | Not yet reviewed at this level. | A monthly or annual recurring subscription unlocks full drafts, WIF downloads, and browser drafting and editing tools. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Cancellation or exit | Not yet reviewed at this level. | Cancel from the account page. Renewal stops at the next renewal date, paid access remains until then, and the provider states that refunds are not given. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
| Saved work and data | Not yet reviewed at this level. | The checked page does not explain bulk export or deletion for clipboards or contributed drafts. Retain local copies of WIF files and source material before exit. | Not yet reviewed at this level. |
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| 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. | Handweaving.net currently exposes the Ralph Griswold digital archive, document downloads, draft drawdown views, basic-account clipboards, and video tutorials without a paid subscription. Its subscription page reserves full drafts, WIF downloads, draft creation and editing, color tools, profile and block substitution, arrangement, repeats, and related browser tools for subscribers. The current page states that plans renew until canceled, cancellation takes effect at the next renewal, access remains until then, and refunds are not offered. | 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 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Next review due | Jul 28, 2027 | Jan 24, 2027 | Jul 27, 2027 |
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