Table of stitch sizes
Duo 5 = 0.5 stitch size lower
1:1 settings = racking handle up
K:K settings = racking handle down
Single bed fabric, CX = black strippers
Double bed fabric = orange strippers
| Yarn weight | Metres per 100g | N Stocking stitch |
N 1:1 rib |
N K/K |
N 2/2 rib |
KX/AX single bed |
KX/AX double bed |
LX/BX single bed |
LX/BX double bed |
EX-FX 1:1 rib |
EX-FX K/K |
CX tubular hem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 ply | 1007 - 705 | 4-5 | 3-3.5 | 3.5-5 | 4-5.5 | 4.5-5.75 | 3.75-5.5 | 4.5-6 | 3.75-4.5 | 4-5.5 | 4-5 | 3-5 |
| 2/14 - 2/16 2/24 count lambswool |
1007 - 705 | 5.5-6.5 | 3.5-3.75 | 4.5-6 | 4.5-5.5 | 5.5-6 | 4-6 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 3.5-5 | 4-5.5 | 3-5 |
| 3 ply | 604-671 | 5-6 | 3.5-5 | 4.75-5.5 | 4.5-5.5 | 4.5-6.5 | 4-6.5 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 4.5-6 | 5-5.5 | 3.5-6 |
| 2/10-2/12 Shetland count |
604-671 | 6-7 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 5-6.5 | 5.5-6.25 | 5.5-6.5 | 6.5-7.5 | 5-6 | 6-7.5 | 5-6.5 | 3.5-6 |
| 4 ply | 403-470 | 6-7 | 3.5-6.5 | 5-6 | 5-6.5 | 5.5-7.5 | 6-7 | 7-8 | - | 5.5-6.5 | 5-6 | 3.5-6.5 |
| 2/8 Shetland count |
403-470 | 7-8 | 6-7 | 5.5-7 | 5.5-6.5 | 6-7.25 | - | 7.5-8.5 | - | 6-7 | 5.5-7 | 3.5-6.5 |
| DK every needle | 252-277 | 7-8 | 6-7 | - | 6.5-7 full 2:2 | - | - | - | - | 7-8 | - | - |
| DK EON | 252-277 | 5.5-6.5 | 6 | - | 6.5-7 (true 2x2) | 6.75-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Table taken from "Passap System: Knitting and Pattern Techniques Vol 1" (K Kinder) and "The Passap Passbook of Essential Basic Information" (G L Warre)