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 | |
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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 | ![]() |
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Angora | DK | 4 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 110 | 25 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Boheme | Aran / Worsted | 4.5 | 4.5 | 17 | 25 | 142 | 50 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Caline | 4 ply | 3.5 | 3.5 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 190 | 50 | ![]() |
Calinou | 4 ply | 3 | 3 | 27 | 33 | 185 | 50 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Coton Fifty | 4 ply | 3 | 3 | 26 | 37 | 140 | 50 | ![]() |
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Coton Mercerisé | Lace | 2 | 1.75 | 38 | 50 | 565 | 100 | ||
Cotons Nature - Platre | 3 ply | 2.5 | 2.5 | 30 | 40 | 190 | 50 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Curly | 7 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 85 | 50 | |||
Cyclone | Chunky | 5.5 | 5.5 | 15 | 19 | 85 | 50 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Lumis | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 80 | 50 | ||
Lunele | Metallic thread | 325 | 25 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Mérinos 4 | DK | 4 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 135 | 50 | ![]() |
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Mérinos 7 | Chunky | 6.5 | 6.5 | 14 | 19 | 85 | 50 | ||
Merinos Alpaga | Chunky | 6.5 | 6.5 | 14 | 18 | 65 | 50 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Origin' Alpaga | DK | 4 | -- | 21 | 27 | 90 | 50 | ||
Origin' Bambou | DK | 3.5 | -- | 23 | 28 | 80 | 50 | ![]() |
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Origin' Cachemire | DK | 3.5 | -- | 23 | 32 | 150 | 50 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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Twisté | Aran | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 80 | 50 | ![]() |
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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 | |
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