i have a pattern that calls for #000/12mm needles. i thought #000 were really small? but the pattern says this blakent is knit on large needles? am i missing something?
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It is probably using the old UK sizing system where the smaller the number the larger the needle (opposite of the US custom). According to this chart, you would want US size 15 or 17 needles.
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thank you!!! i just saw some humugous needles at hobby lobby and wondered what to use them on!! i guess i know now!! :D
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Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere!
They call it PMS because MadCow Disease was already taken.
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