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Yarn Weights Guide

This document provides a translation of Japanese yarn weight terminology and the corresponding gauge ranges, needle/hook sizes, and approximate meters per 100g. It includes the following Japanese weight categories from finest to bulkiest: 極細 (lace/cobweb), 合細 (light fingering/baby), 中細 (sport), 合太 (DK/light worsted), 並太 (worsted/aran), 極太 (bulky/rug), and 超極太 (super bulky/roving). Gauge ranges are given in stitches per 10cm along with the related needle sizes and yarn meter amounts per 100g. Common English yarn weight equival

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Yarn Weights Guide

This document provides a translation of Japanese yarn weight terminology and the corresponding gauge ranges, needle/hook sizes, and approximate meters per 100g. It includes the following Japanese weight categories from finest to bulkiest: 極細 (lace/cobweb), 合細 (light fingering/baby), 中細 (sport), 合太 (DK/light worsted), 並太 (worsted/aran), 極太 (bulky/rug), and 超極太 (super bulky/roving). Gauge ranges are given in stitches per 10cm along with the related needle sizes and yarn meter amounts per 100g. Common English yarn weight equival

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Japanese

 Yarn  Weight  Terminology  


Approx.  Gauge  
Japanese     Approx.  Japanese     Approx.  Equivalent     CYCA  Weight    
Per  10  cm/  
Yarn  Type   Needle  Size   Term(s)   Standard  
Approx.  Meters  per  100g  
0  –  3  
極細   33  –  40  sts/10cm   (Hook:  lace  14  to   Lace,  cobweb  
600m+  per  100g    lace  0)    

27  –  32sts/10cm   2  –  4   Light  fingering,  


合細   (Hook:  lace  0  to  3/0)     fingering,  sock,  baby  
360  –  600m  per  100g  

中細   27  –  32  sts/10cm   3  –  5   Sport  


250  –  360m  per  100g   (Hook:  2/0  to  4/0)  

合太   23  –  26  sts/10cm   5  –  7  
DK,  light  worsted  
180  –  280m  per  100g   (Hook:  3/0  to  5/0)    

並太   6  –  8  
16  –  20  sts/10cm   Worsted,  aran  
(Hook:  5/0  to  6/0)  
140  –  200m  per  100g  

9  –  14  
極太   12  –  15  sts/10cm   (Hook:  6/0  to  8/0)   Bulky,  rug,  cra=  
80  –  140m  per  100g  

6  –  11  sts/10cm   15  or  larger  


超  極太   (Hook:  8/0  to  Jumbos)   Super  bulky,  roving  
Under  100m  per  100g  

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