print email comment close Standards & Guidelines for Crochet and Knitting URL: http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards.html Description: Provides "a series of guidelines to bring uniformity to yarn, needle and hook labeling and to patterns, whether they appear in books, magazines, leaflets or on yarn labels." Includes abbreviations for crochet and knitting, hook and needle sizing, standard body measurements and sizing, skill levels, yarn label information, and standard yarn weights. Yarn weights section also available in Spanish and French. From the Craft Yarn Council of America. Publisher: Craft Yarn Council of America Extra Keywords gauge Library of Congress Subject Headings: Crocheting Crocheting -- Standards Knitting Knitting -- Standards LII Database Information: Record 9298 created by Jennifer English on 07/20/2004 Last modification on 11/01/2009 Published: 07/20/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/9298