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7 mm knitting needles

7 mm knitting needles have no US number in the Craft Yarn Council chart; they are sold by their millimeter size.
On old UK and Canadian needles and patterns the same size is number 2.
They are in the recommended needle range for 5 Bulky yarn (Chunky, craft, rug).

Needles around 7 mm

Needles around 7 mm
USmmOld UKYarn weights
106 mm45 Bulky
10½6.5 mm35 Bulky
—7 mm25 Bulky
118 mm05 Bulky, 6 Super Bulky
139 mm006 Super Bulky

Yarn weights for 7 mm needles

Yarn weights for 7 mm needles
WeightKnit gaugeNeedles
5 Bulky12–15 sts per 4 in (10 cm)5.5–8 mm (US 9–11)

The same size in crochet hooks

A 7 mm crochet hook is 7 mm.
Sizes from the Craft Yarn Council’s Hooks & Needles standard; old UK / Canadian numbers are the wire-gauge sizes used before metric. Go by the millimeter size printed on the needle.

Frequently asked questions

What US size is a 7 mm knitting needle?

None: 7 mm has no US number in the Craft Yarn Council chart. Buy it by its millimeter size.

What yarn goes with 7 mm knitting needles?

They are in the recommended needle range for 5 Bulky yarn (Chunky, craft, rug).

Why don’t UK and US needle numbers match?

Old UK numbers come from a wire gauge where bigger numbers are thinner; US numbers grow with the needle. Millimeters are the same everywhere.