Comparison Chart

Knitting Needles

Metric	S.Bates	Clover	Turbo(US#)
1.5			000
1.75			00
2.0	0	0	0
2.25	1	1

2.5			1
2.75	2	2
3.0			2
3.25	3	3	3
3.5	4	4	4
3.75	5	5	5
4.0			6
4.25	6	6
4.5	7	7	7
5.0	8	8	8
5.5	9	9	9
6.0	10	10	10
6.5	10.5	10.5
7.0			10.5
8.0	11	11	11
9.0	13	13	13
10.0	15	15	15

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Crochet Hooks

Aluminum (Yarn) Hooks

Metric	S.Bates		Turbo(US#)
2.0			(A/0)
2.25	(B/1)
2.5			(B/1)
2.75	(C/2)
3.0			(C/2)
3.25	(D/3)		(D/3)
3.5	(E/4)		(E/4)
3.75	(F/5)		(F/5)
4	(G/6)		(F/5)
4.5			(G/6-7)
5	(H/8)		(H/8)
5.5	(I/9)		
6	(J/10)		(J/10)
6.5	(K/10.5)	
7			(K/10/5)
8			(L/11)
10	(N)		(N/15)
11.5	(P)
12			(O)
15			(P/16)
16	(Q)
19	(S)

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Steel (Thread) Hooks

Metric	S.Bates	Turbo(US#)
2.70	00	
2.55	0
2.00	1
1.95	2
1.85	3
1.75	4	6
1.70	5
1.60	6
1.50	7	8
1.25	8	10
1.15	9
1.00	10	12
 .80	11
 .75	12	14
 .70	13
 .60	14	16

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