Bergeroscope – your needle size and knitting yarn tension guide

All our yarns & needles at a glance

Below you can find all the information for Bergère de France hand knitting and crochet yarns, including yarn weights (3 ply, 4 ply, Aran, worsted, sport, sock, etc.) and matching needle sizes.

Use this knitting yarn guide to find equivalence for using your stash yarns with our patterns or using our yarns with patterns from other designers. Simply find a similar weight and/or swatch size (rows and stitches).

Make sure you do a swatch with your own yarn and needles before starting your project, as you may knit tighter or looser than our standard swatches. If your swatch doesn't match, you can adjust slightly by switching your knitting or crochet needle size up or down.

Some yarns have recently undergone a change in suggested needle size which in turn has changed their recomended gauge.

Yarns in italics are no longer available for sale.

Yarn name	Approximate Weight	Needle (mm)	Crochet (mm)	WPI	Gauge		m/skein	g/skein	Machine knitting
					Stitches	Rows
Abakan	Chunky	6	6		15	19	42	50
Alaska	Chunky	6	6	6	13	19	55	50
Angel	4 ply	3.5	3.5	20	28	35	275	25
Angel 50	4 ply	4	4		26	34	550	50
Angora	DK	4	4		22	26	110	25
Annecy	4 ply	3	3	10	26	34	150	50
Arlequin	Chunky	5	5		14	22	80	50
Baltic	Aran	5	5	8	15	22	80	50
Barisienne	DK	4	4	9	19	28	140	50
Barisienne 7	Chunky	12	12		13	17	80	50
Barisienne 12		12	12		7	10	75	150
Baronval	Lightweight DK	3.5	3.5	10	22	29	125	50
Bergereine	DK	4	4	9	21	28	95	50
Bergerama	Lightweight DK	3	3				160	50
Berlaine	DK	4	4	10	19	25	90	50
Bigarelle	4 ply	3	3		26	34	185	50
Blizzard	DK	4	4		19	26	95	50
Boheme	Aran / Worsted	4.5	4.5		17	25	142	50
Cabourg	DK	3.5	3.5		23	30	135	50
Cachemire	DK	3.5	3.5		23	32	75	25
Cachemire +	DK	4	4		21	28	70	25
Caline	4 ply	3.5	3.5	12	23	32	190	50
Calinou	4 ply	3	3		27	33	185	50
Chambery	Super Chunky	20	20		5	6	22	100
Chatelle	Aran	5.5	5.5		15	20	70	50
Chenille	Chunky	6.5	6.5		9	15	30	50
Chérie	DK	4.5	4.5		19	24	85	50
Chinaillon	DK	4	4		19	26	140	50
Ciboulette	4 ply	3	3	12	28	36	230	50
Cocoon	Chunky	6.5	6.5	5	14	17	70	50
Cosmos	Aran	5	5	7	14	20	75	50
Coton à Tricoter	3 ply	2.5	2.5		31	41	200	50
Coton Fifty	4 ply	3	3		26	37	140	50
Coton Mercerisé	Lace	2	1.75		38	50	565	100
Cotons Nature - Platre	3 ply	2.5	2.5		30	40	190	50
Cotons nature - Roc	Lightweight DK	3.5	3.5		22	29	90	50
Cotons nature - Stuc	4 ply	3	3		23	33	115	50
Coton satiné	DK	4	4		21	26	115	50
Curly		7	7		13	21	85	50
Cyclone	Chunky	5.5	5.5		15	19	85	50
Duvetine	Chunky	6.5	6.5	6	12	17	70	50
Éclair	Aran	5	5	7	16	21	105	50
Éclipse		5	5		16	21	89	50
Ecoton	DK	3.5	3.5		22	30	130	50
Esterelle	4 ply	3	3		28	36	150	50
Estivale	DK	3.5	3..5		24	28	50	143
Étincelle	DK	4	4		24	34	155	50
Fantasia	DK	4	4		21	27	105	50
Filéco	Aran	5	5		16	20	85	50
Filomèche	Chunky	6.5	6.5		14	18	60	50
Flash	DK	3.5	3.5		22	32	110	50
Fourrure	Super Chunky	9	--		7	10	18	50
Galaxie 100	Super Chunky	8	8	6	11	13	70	100
Goomy 50	3 ply	2.5	2.5		32	41	215	50
Halo	Lightweight DK	3.5	3.5		22	29	145	50
Yarn name	Approximate Weight	Needle (mm)	Crochet (mm)	WPI	Gauge		m/skein	g/skein	Machine knitting
					Stitches	Rows
Highlands	Super Chunky	7	8		9	13	30	50
Ideal	DK	4	4	13	21	26	125	50
Initial	4 ply	3	3	13	27	34	150	50
Jaspee	DK	4	4	9	19	26	95	50
Lavandou	DK	3.5	3.5		22	30	130	50
Lima	Lightweight DK	3.5	3.5	11	24	30	110	50
Lumiac	Metallic thread						262	25
Lumis		5	5	8	20	23	80	50
Lunele	Metallic thread						325	25
Lurex	Metallic thread	--	--		--	--	650	25
Luxe							310	50
Magic+	Aran	5.5	5.5	8	16	22	80	50
Mérinos 2.5	4 ply	3	3		28	36	225	50
Mérinos 4	DK	4	4		22	28	135	50
Mérinos 7	Chunky	6.5	6.5		14	19	85	50
Merinos Alpaga	Chunky	6.5	6.5		14	18	65	50
Metalika	Metallic Thread						650	25
Mili		3.5	3.5		--	--	160	19
Miroir		3.5	3.5		20	27	85	50
Natura	Chunky	7	7		12	16	40	50
Naturelle	Chunky	7	7		12	16	40	50
Norvège	Aran	4	4	9	20	25	140	50
Orilis	DK	4	4		22	27	145	50
Origin' Alpaga	DK	4	--		21	27	90	50
Origin' Bambou	DK	3.5	--		23	28	80	50
Origin' Cachemire	DK	3.5	--		23	32	150	50
Origin' Lait	DK	3.5	3.5		22	30	105	50
Origin' Merinos	DK	4.5	--		19	25	105	50
Origin' Mohair	DK	5.5	--		15	21	90	50
Origin' Soie	DK	3.5	--		24	30	115	50
Origin' Soja	DK	4	--		19	27	85	50
Océane	DK	4	4		23	29	95	50
Paradou	Lightweight DK	3.5	3.5		24	29	135	50
Perfection	4 ply / Sport	3	3	12	27	34	125	50
Pétillante	Lightweight DK	3.5	3.5		24	30	155	50
Pixel	Aran	4.5	4.5	10	18	23	105	50
Plume	Chunky	5.5	5.5	8	15	20	80	50
Pompons	Aran	5	5.5		14	20	90	50
Pur Merinos Français	DK	4	4	9	20	28	120	50
Pure Douceur	Aran	4.5	4.5		19	24	250	50
Pure Nature	Aran	5.5	5.5		16	21	82	50
Recyclaine	Super Chunky	9	9		9	13	70	100
Reflet	4 ply	3	3		25	33	300	100
Siberie	Aran	5	5	13	17	22	140	50
Sirène	3 ply	2.5	2.5	13	33	44	190	50
Soie	4 ply	3	3		26	33	165	50
Sonora	DK	4	4		19	27	115	50
Sport	Aran	4.5	4.5	9	18	23	90	50
Teddy	Aran	5	5	7	14	23	80	50
Toison	Chunky	6.5	6.5	6	11	18	70	50
Tweedine	DK	3.5	3.5		24	30	150	50
Twisté	Aran	5	5		14	19	80	50
Vertige (previously Tourbillon)	Chunky	5.5	--		14	21	90	100
Zig-Zag	Aran	5	5		13	23	75	50
Yarn name	Approximate Weight	Needle (mm)	Crochet (mm)	WPI	Gauge		m/skein	g/skein	Machine knitting
					Stitches	Rows