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Thursday, January 25, 2018

Which hook for the perfect circle



Above is the perfect flat circle. You can find the formula for it in the previous posts.


I've covered several things that can go wrong with the flat circle in previous posts.


This time I will talk about hook size

Sometimes the wrong sized hook can also have an effect of the flatness of the circle.





The above image shows the perfect flat circle worked with 8 ply yarn, and a 4 mm hook. It sits perfectly flat, and after 5 rows of  tr (dc US) it measures approximately 11 mm




In general, a too small hook will make the circle smaller.   Here the same yarn is used with a 2 mm hook. This time the circle measures 8.5 mm
























And a too large hook will make it larger. Here a 6 mm hook was used. It now measures 13.5 mm



But the wrong sized hook can have a slight effect on waving or curling as well.








The above image shows a slight bit of curling. This was the circle made with the 2 mm hook








Here is the circle made with the 6 mm hook. There is only a tiny bit of waving



If for any reason the circle is wavy, the general way to fix it is to make LESS increases, but if that is not possible, or too difficult, a SMALLER hook can be used.























On the other hand, if the circle is curling up, you need to use MORE increases, and again, if that is not possible, or too difficult, you could try a LARGER hook








Here is a chart of the most common recommended hooks to yarn weight

Australia
UK
USA
Hook Size (mm)
2 ply
2 ply
Lace
0.75 – 3.0 mm
3 ply
3 ply
Sock/ Fingering
2.25 – 3.5 mm
4 ply
4 ply
Fingering/Sports
2.5 – 3.5 mm
8 ply
Double Knitting
Light Worsted
3.5 – 4.5 mm
10 ply
Aran
Worsted
5.5 mm – 6.5 mm
16 ply
Bulky
Chunky
6.5 mm – 9.0 mm
20 ply
Chunky
Bulky
9.0 mm & above





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