List of Standard Crochet Hook Sizes
The Craft Yarn Council of America (CYCA), an industry trade association, has collated a table of crochet hook sizes from de facto industrial standards and elicited the cooperation of its member organizations in adopting them to regularize sizing in the United States. The listed gauge systems are also widely used internationally. Their broader applicability is further highlighted by their normalization with the metric system, which the CYCA members have agreed to have appear prominently on their packaging. A hook gauge is used for measuring crochet hooks. The size of a crochet hook is determined by the diameter of its shaft. Standard knitting needle…
