| yarn weight | super fine | fine | light | medium | bulky | super bulky |
| common names | sock fingering baby | sport baby | light worsted | Worsted Afghan | chunky craft aran | Bulky Roving Rug |
| Gauge in stocking stitch over 4 in/10 cm | 27-32 sts | 23-26 sts | 21-24 sts | 16-20 sts | 12-15 sts | 6-11 sts |
| recommended needle [metric] | 2mm-3.25mm | 3.25mm-3.75mm | 3.75 mm-4.5mm | 4.5mm-5.5mm | 5.5mm-8mm | 9mm-16mm |
| recommended needle [US] | 1-3 | 3-5 | 5-7 | 7-9 | 9-11 | 13-19 |