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Decision fieldOpen accessKnitting-Pattern Interpretation & Project-Release RecordGlobalRemoveOpen accessFabric Mass Unit ConverterGlobalRemove
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Primary jobFind patterns & fitChoose materials
Also useful forNo additional job recordedNo additional job recorded
AreaPatterns & fitMaterials
Best forTracing written or charted knitting instructions without assuming every publisher uses the same abbreviation, chart path, symbol, size, or stitch-count conventionTranslating the same fabric mass-per-area result between metric and U.S. customary listings
Know before usingThe record does not validate a pattern, translation, license, size, yarn, quantity, needle, gauge, chart, fit, modification, accessibility need, care method, safety outcome, or finished project, and it does not replace the current publisher instructions and relevant experienced instruction.The result is a numerical unit conversion, not a new measurement or conformance decision; it does not establish sample or lot representativeness, significant digits, drape, warmth, opacity, thickness, stretch, strength, shrinkage, durability, sewability, end use, target, or tolerance.
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Location or jurisdictionGlobalGlobal
AccessOpen accessOpen access
FormatStitch AuthorityStitch Authority
Source typeStitch AuthorityStitch Authority
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What the source establishesThe guide cites current Craft Yarn Council voluntary pattern, abbreviation, chart, schematic, tool, and gauge guidance plus Knitting Guild Association chart guidance; it preserves publisher-specific definitions, input-output stitch math, construction, corrections, and reversible tests.The calculator uses the NIST SP 811 Appendix B.8 conversion from avoirdupois ounces per square yard to kilograms per square metre and links to a source-reviewed fabric mass record for method, sampling, conditioning, and product controls.
Linked page reviewedJul 16, 2026Jul 27, 2026
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