| Actual Gauge (absolute) | Body Jewelry Gauge | Body Jewelry mm | Body Jewelry inches |
Closest Knitting Needles |
| 8X0 | 8X0 | 15.88 | 5/8" | 15mm |
| 7X0 | 7X0 | 12.70 | 1/2" | 13mm |
| 6X0 | --- | 11.88 | --- | 12mm |
| 5X0 | --- | 11.11 | --- | 11mm |
| 4X0 | 000 | 10.32 | 13/32" | 10mm |
| 000 | 00 | 9.525 | 3/8" | 9mm |
| 00 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 0 | 0 | 7.938 | 5/16" | 8mm |
| 1 | 1 | 7.142 | 9/32" | 7mm |
| 2 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | 2 | 6.350 | 1/4" | 6mm |
| 4 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | 3 | 5.558 | 7/32" | 5.5mm |
| 6 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | 4 | 4.762 | 3/16" | 4.75mm |
| 8 | 5 | 4.366 | 11/64" | 4.25mm |
| 9 | 6 | 3.968 | 5/32" | 3.75mm |
| 10 | 7 | 3.572 | 9/64" | 3.75mm |
| 11 | 8 | 3.175 | 1/8" | 3.25mm |
| 12 | 10 | 2.780 | 7/64" | 2.75mm |
| 13 | 12 | 2.382 | 3/32" | 2.25mm |
| 14 | 13 | 1.983 | 5/64" | 1.75mm |
| 15 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16 | 14 | 1.588 | 1/16" | 1.5mm |
| 17 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18 | 16 | 1.192 | 3/64" | 1mm |
| 19 | 18 | 0.792 | 1/32" | --- |
| 20 | 20 | .0396 | 1/64" | --- |
