Priscilla Dow That is not a hard and fast rule, its just an option. Great that the charts show working in rounds as well as working flat. September 27, 2021 @ I want to enlarge a chart that is in a PDF document. 12:04 am. 1:36 pm. Because knitting is a matter of individual abilities 2:18 pm, Hello, 2:37 pm, Hi Susan so then it is a decreasing repeat, sounds like youve got it just right, susan sprachman 12:32 pm. Every time I do the 12 stitch repeat, I end up with 14 stitches. I am new to charts in knitting but I am trying to knit a lace shawl from a chart. To work the row you need a 10 stitch repeat, but once the row is finished you will have an 8 stitch repeat. Thats the down side of repeat markers, when its a repeat that shifts you have to shift them all. A kfb is special because it uses a stitch to make one, you want to use a method that just makes 1 (try this method here: https://blog.tincanknits.com/2013/10/03/m1/ ), Glenda Giles January 8, 2021 @ The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! February 8, 2018 @ Hi sorry, i dont really know. December 20, 2016 @ November 21, 2014 @ It does show the repetitive pattern of lace which I can see but thats about it. Im now on the wrong side and dont know if that would be the left or right cable chart. first row is knit, the second has the beginnings of two purled columns on the RS of the fabric: k5, p2, k13, p2, k5. I started my search with the one English character transliteration of a Russian word that I did know from prior searches. Is there anyone out there who will actually convert a graph pattern to a written version ? Can you help? Perhaps they just numbered on the left for convenience but its against all convention that Ive read for charts. ssk: slip, slip, knit these 2 stitches togethera decrease is made. If you want to print it, you can change the print zoom percentage (set it to 200% or something) in the print dialog box when you print. 9:17 pm. Got into awful trouble for reading at the same time and making a mistake. I dont have any knowledge of your specific pattern, so I cant speak to that. At Tin Can Knits, 90% of our lace patterns use charts that only illustrate the RS of the work, because we find these types of patterns much more intuitive, simple and satisfying to knit. 7:30 pm. June 6, 2020 @ The pattern begins at the left hand side with the instructions moving from left to right. November 16, 2020 @ chart or diagram 6:36 am. Once you understand the meaning of each of the symbols, you can proceed to knitting the chart. Select an language to reveal the terms from that language in this collection. I am working a cable pattern that starts row 1 ws on left side of chart. Rebecca Boyce Typically, for right side rows, you will work the stitches one at a time from RIGHT to LEFT. Most of the patterns on this website (freeknitstitches.com) seem to omit the even rows, but I can find no instructions on the site about what they intend them to be. Cables are worked over more than one stitch, so the symbols for cable turns are more than one stitch wide. still work the same. July 7, 2020 @ Abby I DID NOT INCLUDE BORDER STITCHES AND I PUT 2 SPACES BETWEEN EACH LETTER Amen to that! This is my first time reading a chart and doing cables. Knitting size L. After doing set up round is where Im confused. Shouldnt the repeat be outlined by the matching colors? Id check the pattern abbreviations or the chart key / notes. November 17, 2016 @ Im assuming that when I turn the work to work the wrong side rows that I also change the charts order. It goes to 27. August 30, 2016 @ This was such an awesome information packed article Ive been looking for. Or, you can make that wrap at the very beginning, before you follow step 1. February 6, 2017 @ Hi Desre Im sorry, I have no idea. Meagan So excited! When I count the boxes for my size there are only half as many as needed. 4:02 am. I have found others. Dawn MacWhinnie May 12, 2021 @ So I just started the Prairie Fire pullover and I have gotten to the lace chart. What does that mean? 3740 N. Josey Lane, Suite 126 April 7, 2021 @ 9:41 pm. Im new and first time trying this too. Large Circular Knitting Machines Market [Edition 2023]| Size is set to September 5, 2014 @ I am sorry I do not understand the bit sbout A8 and A2, Elsje Eg, if there are 17 knit sts the number 17 will be in there. Tks 1:24 pm, Im knitting the Interlaken sweater by Fiona Ellis, this us my first time using a chart , the chart starts with 5 sets on the left side before a rep and 6 on the right side there are inc every 8 rows. Luz Evans alexaludeman 10:42 am. I am also confused by the stitch count. 7:36 pm, What do you do when you see the chart with an outline of red and what do you do when there is spaces empty spaces between stitches, alexaludeman Its hard to cut and paste the chart terms into on line Russian-English dictionaries (this was the best one for my purposes) because for the most part, the terms are there as images, not text. Hi Priscilla hard to say without seeing it, If you send us a pic (tincanknits@gmail.com) I might be able to see where its going wrong? My question is on the WS do I start with the first 21 sts of the ws cable and then do 4 repeats of the 30 st pattern or do I do 4 repeats and then the 21 sts? 11:10 pm. 7:17 am, Thank you for this tutorial on reading charts, it has been very helpful! October 26, 2019 @ Char Can someone look up the leaf edging in Barbara Walker's "A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns", Maybe p357? October 21, 2019 @ Hello! Thank you, alexaludeman Ill do my best to explain the chart: the pattern states it is repeated over 22 stitches and 12 rows, but the chart is 27 stitches wide with no missing or empty stitch cells. I never had any trouble working on an evenly shaped piece, but this one is different for me because it tapers down on both sides. 1:39 am. Help! Im just confused in what order i knit chart b and A, alexaludeman 6:06 am. Following are the standardized knit symbols that have been adopted by members of the Craft Yarn Council and are considered to be the clearest and easiest to render and to read. Im confused . After youve worked the last (top) row of a chart, you would typically begin again at the bottom at row or round 1, if the stitch pattern is repeated several times. 11:51 am. Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. I have worked through many issues before even getting going, and, from the conversations on Ravelry, expect many more. Beautiful pattern. Thanks for any help you cangive me. 5:25 am. It transforms three stitches into a single stitch. February 15, 2015 @ Any help would be appreciated! I feel incredibly stupid. This is an awesome resource and I hope you never delete this page! I am knitting Norwegian mittens and have finished the mitten for the right hand. Pam Am I right? alexaludeman These directions are at the beginning of the stocking, knit from the top down, so short rows are not needed. I have no idea how the original is pronounced, but in what looks to be a one for one letter swap, Latin alphabet for Cyrillic, uzor (plural uzori) appears to mean stitch or pattern. Thank you for this incredibly useful post! I was worried because this particular post is so old but looks like the comments are still alive an well. alexaludeman 3:19 pm. 6:14 pm, Thank you, I thought I was being thick, lol x, marnen 9:38 am, Have you tried using lifelines? You might want to swatch it though, to make sure its coming out the way you want. It shows 4 rows that are the repeat rows but does not take into account that the number of stitches per row change as you increase. Charts also illustrate how a lace, colourwork, or cable pattern will look once it is knit up, and this means that when you use charts, it is easier to see where you are in a pattern, and identify errors early. Hi, I need help with the knitting chart for the pattern 211F-24 Foire Sweater Dress. Are there any stitches outside the 25 stitch repeat? That would make sense, would the pattern repeat then be in a knit rather than a purl? Original symbol instructions in Russian. read instructions symbol . January 25, 2018 @ 54 Amazing russian knitting patterns ideas - Pinterest Madelyn Whiote Magpie November 8, 2015 @ 3:50 pm. Not sure what this means. Hi Christine you are always working the next round of the chart, regardless of what else is happening in the mitten. Chelsey Archer I guess that would be called mirroring? Im assuming yes because youre never going in 2 opposite directions Thanks in advance! info@craftyarncouncil.com. Hope this helps! The faux cable Chart A combines the symbols for passing a stitch over (stretched out over 3 squares in the chart) with the symbols for knit, yarn over, and knit. This is similar to the use of brackets in text knitting instructions. http://www.knittinghelp.com/video/play/using-a-lifeline, Lizz Cook October 28, 2020 @ 8:01 pm. June 3, 2019 @ Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. Thank you so much for your help in translating! Is there a key to the chart? I have come to the thumb and am a bit confused on the directions. 2. They are usually put in to help show the pattern, but you can just ignore them. 3:02 pm. UPDATE: Its January 2022 now, and I note that this old post from 2006 is getting a lot of attention. April 27, 2021 @ Today I have charts with no row designations. April 10, 2017 @ Original symbol instructions in Russian. This means right side rows correct? Hi Jane Im sorry I think Im going to need a little more context to answer that? I dont understand how to keep the ten stitch pattern correct when I need twelve stitches to complete all the increases and decreases. I have checked in the instructions and the intro to the book that explains how to read the patterns and there doesnt seem to be anything there, alexaludeman Or is it actually K2 (main color), K1 (contrast color), K2 (main color), and then on to Chart C? 4:04 am. Have a great day! January 9, 2016 @ March 23, 2017 @ Often, an empty square means to knit the stitch, and generally, a yarn-over will be represented by an O in the square. Cable two (2) right. 9:57 am. Rather than reading the first row right to left? Im knitting the antler mittens and a newbie with reading charts. Row 1 requires following Chart A to the mid-back, then following Chart B, which mirrors Chart A. When I have paid for a pattern that says it includes written instructions (when they mean a couple of words which obviously pained them to use as they are so sparingly used) but does not include any full instructions for the item to be knitted but rather a horrible chart, it is misleading and very very annoying. Thank you to Sharon, Ella, Dianne and Crafty Beats. September 26, 2017 @ alexaludeman June 17, 2020 @ Hi Lori sorry to be unhelpful but I dont know TOO much about crochet patterns. The knits are indicated with a line. Does that mean I should start row 1 from left to right ? A.1 is the name of the diagram, and. Tracey Fenton Tx. Am I reading the instruction correctly? 4:04 am. or Do I work row one until the end of the pattern repeat, do as many pattern repeats, and then only at the end will I work the yo, and then end with the K3? It could be that the chart is worked in rounds at some point in the pattern and rows at other points. The pattern chart has 13 stitches which are to be repeated. 5:26 am. sl: slip. Charts are usually read from bottom to top. Each row has a filled in color for the pattern (dishcloth will look embossed when finished as so many do). Once I get through the repeat, and I have the final edge stitches left, do I stop the repeat and move forward to the edge stitches? https://tincanknits.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/blog-chart-reading-04.jpg?w=600&h=386 1,2,or 3? 11:39 am. Lace patterns are often described only in charts, as they may have large stitch and row repeats can make writing out (and reading) lace patterns quite cumbersome. So its not that you skip stitches, its simply that youll skip over that square in the chart, and go on to the instruction shown on the next square, and use that instruction to work the next stitch that you have on your needles. Those boxes are usually just added to clarify the pattern. I would appreciate your help to explain this chart immensely. Thank you. Im knitting the Tortoiseshell shawl. March 8, 2015 @ Its hard to say without seeing the actual chart. It should go evenly (i think, not having the pattern in front of me). It depends if there is a button band picked up or something there, or if there are edge sts indicated in the pattern. Diane, alexaludeman 4:13 am, If you want to convert a usually knitted flat chart to an in the round chart what do you do with the wrong side rows of the chart when you are in the round, do you ignore the shown wrong side rows or knit them starting from the opposite direction. That makes no sense. February 23, 2021 @ I understand how the yarn overs and knit togethers and all that work, however, once I start shaping the top, the chart just shows the band at the bottom, that Ive already know and triangles on top, towards the crown of the head.