CONVERSION CHART
yarn count approx hand knitting thickness stitches &rows to 10cm stocking stitch approx tens dial setting
2\6 double knit6 ply full 24st & 32 rows 9 or 10
2\8 4 ply full 28st & 40 rows 7 or 8
2\10 4 ply fine 30st &40-44 rows 6 or 7
2\12 3 ply 32st & 44-48 rows 4 or 5
2\16 2 ply full 36st & 48-52 rows 2 or 3
2\20  2 ply fine
2\24 1 & 1\2 ply
2\28 1 ply full
2\30 1 ply full
2\32 1 ply
2\34 1 ply fine
2\36 1 ply very fine
Thickness required Try
2 ply 1 end of 2\14 to 2\20 or
2 ends of 2\28 to 2\32
3 ply 1 end of 2\12 or
2 ends of 2\24 to 2\28 or
3 ends of 2\32 to 2\34 or
1 end of 2\16 with 1 end of 2\28 to 2\32
4 ply 1 end of 2\8 to 2\10 or
2 ends of 2\14 to 2\16 (FULL) or
2 ends of 2\20 to 2\24 (FINE) or
3 ends of
2\28 to 2\30 or
4 ends of 2\32 ot 2\34 or
combinations such as 1 end 2\16 with2 ends 2\30 to 2\23, etc
double knitting (6 ply) 2 ends of 2\12 or
3 of 2\16 to 2\20 or
4 ends of 2\24
WOOL AND CASHMILON
yarn count Instruction ply
2\36 very fine single 1 ply
2\36 very fine doubled together 2 ply
2\34 fine single 1 ply
2\34 fine double together 2 ply
2\32 single 1 ply
2\32 double together 2 ply
2\30 & 2\38 heavy single 1 ply
2\30 & 2\26 heavy double together 2 ply
2\24 single 1 1\2 ply
2\24 double together 3 ply
2\20 fine single 2 ply
2\20 fine double together 4 ply
2\16 single 2 1\2 ply
2\16 double together 5 ply
2\12 single 3 ply
2\10 single 4 ply
2\8 fine single 5 ply