On Feb 13, 1:19*pm, Laura Conrad wrote:
"Bea" == Bea Whitson writes:

* * Bea I bought some yarn manufactured by a German company. *For
* * Bea needle size it shows 2,5 3,5. *I'm not familiar with needle
* * Bea sizes using commas.

Europeans often use commas where we would use periods. *And their
knitting needle sizes are measured in millimeters. *The table I found
http://knitting.about.com/od/toolsandsupplies/a/needlesize.htm says
that 2.5 mm is between an American 1 and 2, and a 3.5 mm is an American
4.

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Laura * )
(617) 661-8097 *233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 *http://www.laymusic.org/http://www.s...blications.org

Laura, thanks so much. I can now start swatching to see which needle
size works best.

Bea