6:48 pm. Tsc February 4, 2018 @ Are you missing a k1 between the last yo and the k2tog? Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. I have the chart and am unsure how to actually DO it, do I cast on ALL the stitches ((60)) and continue with that? August 16, 2021 @ As this isnt one of our patterns, I cant help specifically. The chart box for the pattern is a 28-stitch repeat by 37 rows. alexaludeman For the most part each symbol represents a stitch as it looks on the right side of the work. 7:11 pm. Some of the rows say YO,K1(8 times). 10:40 am. As I am left handed, should I read the RS rows left to right instead or do you think it will matter? 1:30 am. January 11, 2021 @ The chart seems to have one extra row on the right side. Black circle is garter stitch (knit on right and wrong sides both). Thanks so much! 9:33 am. Tricot. Does that mean the first row is the wrong side and I read it left to right? Hi Karen Im not sure what the question is? Its a lace pattern, not a color design. October 21, 2019 @ After reading your explanation I feel empowered and confident I can handle a chart. 7:17 am, Thank you for this tutorial on reading charts, it has been very helpful! Cindy, alexaludeman I understand I read diagram from right to left. If you normally use the English knitting style, you will need to learn to work with the yarn in your left hand. alexaludeman September 24, 2018 @ October 13, 2018 @ 10:31 am. I am knitting a sweater from Better Homes and Gardens found on Ravelry called Knitted Guernsey Pullover and Cap (http://www.bhg.com/crafts/knitting/kidswear/knitted-guernsey-pullover-and-cap/) with an 8-stitch repeating section in the chart. 4:52 pm. Illustrated explanation of russian knitting symbols. I found that I didnt have enough stitches to complete the entire repeat section and then full execute the edge section as well. What are the chart rows numbered? Craft Yarn Council April 6, 2021 @ Jo Franco http://freeknitstitches.com/pattern.php?num=139&menu=5, After a bit of practice, most knitters find working from charts much more intuitive, quick, and simple than working from line-by-line text instructions. Thanks, Alexa Ludeman HELP, 3rd rip out start over! Hi Elaine If you want to enlarge it simply to view on screen, you should be able to zoom in. We are happy to help, its just a little easier to follow the plot via email. dhender746 9:50 pm, Hi Emilie Im sorry, it really depends on the chart and the chart notes, I would have to see the chart to say, The Rock Vandal Thank Youyour site is just amazing. pjd Once I do one section of the 21 stitches, do I then keep repeating that until I get to the end of that first pattern row? However, there are some exceptions to the rule in which colourwork is worked flat (in rows). The row indicates the number of sts you will have when it is complete, not the number of sts you need to work that row. A pro-Russian fighter walks past trucks painted with the letter "Z" in the separatist-controlled settlement of Buhas in Ukraine's Donetsk region on March 1. and I cantouch find a reference for it in the legend or in the book. I am knitting the 1999 sweater and having trouble with the lace chart. It sounds like you have a 21 stitch repeat (unless there are any dark lines around any sections, that could indicated the repeat is less than 21 sts), you would work row 1, 21 sts, then repeat those 21 sts all the way across the row. Knit the stitch that was slipped in the previous row together wth its yarn over. I can't see the picture clearly enough to tell. Search for: Recent Posts. I dont know what stitches that should be. The chart has dark gray square (not to be confused with the light gray no stitch square. ) Thank you for this incredibly useful post! Types Of Knitting Stitches. alexaludeman Roberta, Renee I have been struggling with a lace chart for a sock. Symbol. Faye. May 8, 2020 @ It is a work in process. Im not sure how you can believe there is any different rules for a right v. left handed knitter. 1:32 pm, Bertha Komm 1:48 pm. Now bear in mind, I dont speak or read a word of that language. April 9, 2017 @ Hi Roberta No stitch just means you can skip right over that box in the chart. The directions for starting the first colorwork chart say start chart on the wrong side. Naomi March 6, 2019 @ March 29, 2016 @ Suzanne Poorman Landis 9:17 pm. 9:25 am. National Day: June 12 - Russia Day. Julia Debbie Due to the overwhelming presence of malware on Russian websites these days, I do not visit sites hosted there anymore, and am not disposed to assisting the IP thieves by making aftermarket lists of the symbols used. Reports the 5.4ft statue had been . Your email address will not be published. I have never knit off a chart before and I would like to knit the Father Cables hat. Knitting Machine. 11:44 am, Hi Charlene Sorry, Im not really sure without looking at the chart or the pattern, Alice Rawlings It shows a chart of only odd numbered rows. Are the left side numbers always the wrong side? 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. My question is do I follow the whole chart with increases for the 27 times or just the 6 stitches section ? ennkaycee October 26, 2020 @ 3:26 pm, Hi I am knitting Kits Kerchief and on line 1 of Chart B I am suppose to do a k1-yo-ktbl. 4:18 pm. alexaludeman Emily Wessel November 22, 2018 @ Or you could print the zoomed-in screenshot. Includes easy stitch patterns, simple color work, and some increases or decreases. But it should tell you where to start the chart etc. 11:56 am. 4:46 pm. Charts are usually read from bottom to top. August 8, 2019 @ 6:59 am, Hahahaha Id not count on standardization where designers are concerned, Susan White How do I knit the even rows? Begin with the st before patt rep, work patt rep cont.,end with sts after rep. Thank you so much for this tutorial! 5:15 am. I am crocheting a drop pattern 164-16. May 1, 2019 @ June 7, 2018 @ ksp. February 25, 2021 @ Rosina Alaimo, Sarah alexaludeman January 12, 2016 @ It has been interpreted from Russian and I think some of the instructions are a little iffy. It is illustrated in a pretty lace stitch chart, alexaludeman Hello how are you? Alexa Ludeman SARAH STAVROFF January 3, 2015 @ Does that mean I should start row 1 from left to right ? Elaine, this has worked very well for counted-cross-stitch patterns, and I plan to do the same with lace charts I make an enlarged copy (and a spare, of course!) WEB WALKING THROUGH RUSSIAN KNITTING AND CROCHET, http://www.columbia.edu/~kmp30/viazanie.html, http://www.columbia.edu/~kmp30/uzory.html, STITCHING ON THE MUSEO DEL TESSUTOS 16TH CENTURY CAMICA, Charts for Embroidery, Crochet, or Knitting, I'll Be Watching You (Eyeball) Bolster Cushion. Hello! I have a chart for a shawl called Tipperary. Finally! January 7, 2016 @ Alexa Ludeman Melissa Thank you! Does that mean I place the marker and knit the stitch or the square is just place the marker and do what it says for the next stitch it shows for the next stitch???? On the return row you would work into this double wrap twice (typically unless pattern states otherwise), purling the first yo, then knitting the second yo. Source: www.topcrochetpatterns.com. August 3, 2021 @ 12:18 pm, Hi Cynthia Hmm, you should definitely have enough sts to work the repeats. Hi Sorry, I dont know! The 3 sts are m1 in MC, knit 1 in MC, m1 in MC, jeanmhealy (@jeanmhealy) 2:46 pm, But looking at the picture of the dress, it appears as if the pattern doesnt movebut I will try it At worst, I will need to tear out a few rows. August 17, 2015 @ Emily Wessel alexaludeman My confusion is: if line 2 is supposed to be the WS, then why not write it that way, OR am I supposed to follow line 1, return to the start reversed then work line 2 as the RS and not the WS (even though line 2 is written on the left)? The needle gets a little heavier, changing the tension on the stitches. Usually with other patterns I've seen, they bind off a row and start the pattern on a new row, this took some head scratching. In order of appearance top to bottom: (+)Edge stitch (not further specified) Knit Purl The circle is a yarn over Ssk K2tog I'm pretty sure this is a k3tog Big bullet points are garter stitch M1 (it specifies for a purl stitch, I don't remember which direction . Do I flip the chart or do I, as Mindy has asked, follow the chart for L to R. Emily Wessel December 23, 2014 @ 10:54 am. January 12, 2022 @ April 30, 2015 @ June 6, 2017 @ Id like to try a sweater but thought it might be too ambitious? Pinterest. 9:48 am. Michelle Draycott alexaludeman Im working on your Stovetop Hat. Nov 1, 2014 - Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. Under the chart, it says to refer to the pattern instructions for edge stitches worked either side of the chart but I cant find anything in the pattern. When doing row 1 again do you move the marker back? Hi Laura while the k2tog on each row is a decrease, the yarnover is an increase, so there is no net change in the number of sts. October 5, 2012 Knitting Bee. Thanks, Roxy Jensen Please help. Pam ~Em, Jodi Chrisman February 6, 2018 @ First time stranded knitter and I think Ive bitten off more than I can chew!!! January 28, 2022 @ The shaded grey stitches have likely been used in the chart to compensate for changing stitch counts in the pattern from round to round. Beautiful pattern. Hi everyone was wondering if anyone knows pink box on a chart means? In knitting a sleeve for a gansey sweater, in following the chart, pattern says right-left-right. Would Slip as if to knit be shown on a chart? 12:19 am, Hi Mary sorry, I have no idea, charts are pretty dependent on the key for instructions like that, since each designer might be using the symbol differently. December 28, 2016 @ alexaludeman Move to the next stitch in the chart. Includes more complex stitch patterns, using a combination of stitches. Shirleen I have this horse hat knitting pattern. It looks like this: V/ across 2 stitches and in both cases it looks like the V is underlined. I collected translation sheets from patterns and compiled them into a big matrix. Body of the hat either 2 sets of 12 rows + plain knit body or 3 sets of 12 rows + plain knit body for to desired length. October 18, 2020 @ Plus the majority of charts using Russian symbols on line have been pirated, with no links to the original books master key page that associated each symbol with a technique. :P for B: work k2tog, except on last repeat of each time chart is worked work k1 (just before centreline and at end of row). Sue 12:32 pm. **SOB** thats what I was afraid of. 12:04 am. 9:10 am. Thanks for listening. Cant seem to work this stitch properly. My question is do I just read every row of chart from right to left from then on? 1:08 pm, Question : Some fair isle/ colour work charts show a square that is called no stitch This completely baffles me!! alexaludeman 2:27 pm. http://aastrikke.blogspot.com/. Heres one for a lace doily. I read a chart from left to right. Emily Wessel August 24, 2020 @ 1:45 pm, Ok thanks! 12:05 pm, Candi Or does the k2tog symbol mean it applies to the empty square on the chart as well? 8:49 am. Does that help? Aideen O'Kane Ill have to get that image adjusted :), Sue alexaludeman I might try emailing the designer or published for a little clarification. Purl on WS For example: You can increase from 1 stitch to 5 by working (k1, p1, k1, p1, k1) in next st rather than (k1, yo, k1, yo, k1). 1:14 pm. Stitches to be knit are on the left needle and stitches that have already been knit are on the right. It states to repeat yoke chart 2, 8 times for the 6 month size. January 12, 2015 @ 11:52 am. November 12, 2019 @ For the Antler Hat you are working a number of purl sts (either 3 or 5 depending on your size) between the cables. Hi Rita You want to work the sts as you come to them in the chart and in your knitting, so if the chart has a knit box then a k2tog box, you want to knit the first stitch, then work the k2tog combining the next 2 sts. 10:35 pm. This is a collection of knitting terms from various languages. Abby What is the solution? Good luck! alexaludeman Includes the basic stitches and may include some basic increases or decreases. 3:43 pm, joy When I see the VVV, do I slip 3 stitches? In some of her patterns that are knitted flat, all numbers are on one side the right side. February 24, 2017 @ 1.As you hold the tip of the needle with your right fingers, take the working yarn with your left middle, ring and little fingers so that there is a bit of space between the fingers and the needle. When I teach left handers to knit I usually have them knit the same way, just holding the yarn in their left hand (knitting is a 2 handed process, like playing the piano), that way patterns and charts etc. 10:54 pm. alexaludeman Hi Claire it is a bit tricky without pictures, but a pattern should include either decrease instructions that are separate from the chart, or the chart should include symbols that show the decreases. Emily, Nancy Oetinger Any help will be much appreciated. July 26, 2019 @ Hi Margaret so there are 2 10 stitch repeats, how many sts are outside the repeats? I dont understand, alexaludeman Hi Mary Yep: yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, Momzilla row 1: k3, p2,M,k2,p2, k1, /,p1, k2,p2,k2, p2, k2, p2, V V V. The chart tells me that an empty box should be kniited on the RS; and purled on the ws Which pattern is it? 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. Have been asking on other sites and on some google says my acct. January 5, 2019 @ Original symbol instructions in Russian. Hi Oana Im sorry, I really couldnt say, perhaps contact the designer? Emily Wessel August 9, 2020 @ But other then that, Im not sure how to do this. Alexa Ludeman January 14, 2015 @ First off, thank you for such a detailed and wonderful illustration of how to read charts. ko-Ikonen shoppen. Hi Beth Im sorry, I cant really give you an answer on this one without seeing the pattern itself. Includes more complex stitch patterns, using a combination of stitches. alexaludeman motifs? For even-numbered rows, continue in pattern (for garter stitch, knit; for stockinette, purl; for reverse stockinette, knit). I am working a cable pattern that starts row 1 ws on left side of chart. ANY HELP, alexaludeman And the symbols for knits and purls are reversed between right and wrong side rows. My struggle was with the ssk stitches that seemed to make it not correlate mathmatatically. 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. Do I slip those 2 sts. There are more stitches on the needle than a row on the chart. Thank you so much for this lovely tutorial! The pattern I am using is Fionas Top and the no stitch appears in chart B and B1. I just dont understand it. Thank you for taking the time to make a sample swatch. August 30, 2019 @ Hello. February 8, 2016 @ Faye There is no further instructions regarding this expanding stitch section anywhere in the pattern. If youre working from a print book or pattern, you could take it to a printshop (like office depot, staples, kinkos) and ask them to blow it up for you on a photocopier. 3:09 am. The third row shows 3 knits and 4 purls. I am knitting a faire isle yoke on a top-down sweater (Iunn Hi Alexa and Emily Ive never done any colour work and would like to have a go at it. Best luck ~Em, Christina 7:14 am. In lace section when done with first row 1-6 and starting over on row 1 in the chart. October 20, 2019 @ When working charts you are working the rounds in order. You dont need a stitch to make a YO so you dont need to count those. Joan Desorda 1:48 pm, alexaludeman 4:35 pm. 7:12 pm. Thank you, Alexa Ludeman 4:20 am, Hi, I am really struggling with the chart for the Low Tide Cardigan. 3:36 am. I have a lace pattern for a shawl (supposed to be moderately easy but Im not finding it that!) The chart shown for a stitch/pattern called Triangle rib on the Freeknittingpatterns.com does not show even rows/ws rows and there is no instructions for ws rows in the key except for this: l knitwise in odd rows, purlwise in even rows; = purlwise in odd rows, knitwise in even rows. August 15, 2021 @ When I reach the end of a row and I do not have enough remaining stitches to complete what is in [ ]what should I do? Youre absolutely right. September 22, 2019 @ The chart I am about to start (first timer) has a shaded box which states No stitch. alexaludeman Just three days after the invasion, the Kremlin-funded state . alexaludeman Would I knit chart b with the 6 stitch repeat for the 23 rows then do chart a after. Happy accident knit washcloth pattern. Hi Toni sorry, I have no idea, there should be information on that in the pattern or the chart notes. My pattern says start at stitch 1 on chart and work to stitch 68 and then work at 20-70. The pattern is Drops Enchanted evening dress . But its odd that the row numbers are all on the one side. 1:53 pm, Hi Susan Yep, there are no sts to fill in those areas yet so they are blank. July 30, 2019 @ December 15, 2016 @ Thanks! April 29, 2017 @ Hello we havent published any double knitting patterns yet, nor am I familiar with the technique. I am having the same issue as Mindy. Now we are ready to cast on stitches. Debbie Widner I have been knitting for well over 60 years and have never understood lace charts although l can follow written instructions and colour charts. There are a wide variety of knit symbols used in patterns, including special symbols made for specific projects. Then native speaker knitters reviewed the terms and provided corrections and additions for their . Symboler. Work all the way across the 3 charts but work chart 2 8 times across. September 29, 2015 @ Do you just skip those because you havent increased yet? Carla Ficorilli The charts are followed as the instructions above indicate. And then I turn and start knitting the second row left to right? I had no problem with the increases in set-up row. Im attempting to knit my first hat and the instructions make no sense. Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. 12:41 pm, Check the chart notes, they spell it all out ;-), Sally As I worked through the repeat section once, and then a few rows later, twice etc. Hi Jane Im sorry I think Im going to need a little more context to answer that? There are written directions for the first 10 rows and a chart for the next ten rows. Hope im making sense :D, Emily Wessel May 13, 2020 @ Every knit pattern is followed the exact same way by a righty or a lefty. November 6, 2017 @ October 12, 2018 @ I don't know about anyone else, but there are just so many interesting patterns in russian. February 8, 2021 @ Move your left hand so that your left index finger gets under the strand stretched between the needle and your left hand. , Sabs June 27, 2018 @ Help?? November 15, 2020 @ Help??!!? Emilie In your worlds simplest mittens at the THUMB GUSSET section,it starts with set up round and then goes to Round 1 and 2 so.. now i am confused and this might be a very stupid question ,hope you can help, Alexa Ludeman Okay, that was more than one question. Hi Nancy nope, no cabling in the even rounds, just knits and purls. December 10, 2015 @ I presume I repeat the pattern once but what do I do with the centre stitch? August 24, 2021 @ 11:39 am. Checking the book was a good idea! Id be glad to send a photo if it would help. Emily Wessel It has a lace repeat section; no problem there; BUT then there is one vertical row with a red box with a note, expanding stocking stitch section. Many basic patterns employ alternating rows of knitting and purling, also known as the stockinette stitch. 12:04 pm, Hello this is really helpful but I do have one question: if you are knitting in the round (rather than rows worked back and forth flat) do you work each round in the same direction (ie right to left)? alexaludeman February 5, 2021 @ alexaludeman September 25, 2015 @ June 6, 2014 @ April 5, 2021 @ alexaludeman How would I follow the Valentino Drops design dog sweater chart? Thanks! 7:06 pm. Definition. Hi Susie in the written pattern and the chart notes it states to knit the knits and purl the purls on the WS rows. Elaine Yikes! Because the pattern increases over the 37 rows, it starts with a 13-stitch repeat, and ends with full 28-stitch repeat. On the next row, it shows the following: ktbl, yo, p2sso, yo, ktbl, and then the p2 column, but I am two stitches behind when i get to the p2. 3:46 pm. February 15, 2016 @ Jane When reading [k3(2),m1] what does the (2) mean? 2:19 pm. Strikkesymboler. There are also emply cells without outlining. January 28, 2022 @ ( Two for one! 3:56 pm. August 16, 2015 @ Hi. 8:49 am. I am a continental knitter, knitting a lace pattern on a sweater from a chart. April 25, 2019 @ alexaludeman I get the feeling that I would switch some directional stitches as I have encountered that issue before, especially with the M1s. Im really confused about this one. Do you mean the extra stitch to go after knitting into stitch A (so its between a and b) or after knitting into stitch B? alexaludeman Updated Terms & Chart Symbols Used in the Patterns from Home Work, 1891. December 16, 2016 @ 5:41 am. Rosina Alaimo Hello! Row 2 dots 12:21 pm. Shivika What am i doing wrong? 11:33 pm. on bag of 1st row and at the end. and the chart has row 1 blocks It looks like it depends which size you are knitting? What is strange is that you start with 254 stitches and it says after you finish with the full set of the pattern (15 rows) you end up with 210 stitches, alexaludeman 11:16 am. One thing that is sometimes done if there are many stockinette sts in a row designers will put the number of sts in the middle. alexaludeman I feel incredibly stupid. June 18, 2020 @ Thank you. Thank-you so much!!! This kind of convention is used in charts when the stitch count changes from row to row. Help! That Used up extra stitches causing me to run out at the end of the row. Hi Becky I usually use a locking stitch marker, but if possible, place it in the stockinette somewhere rather than in the cable itself, just makes things a little easier. Was so glad to find it. But I have seen that some people purl into the back loop of the yarn overs, specifically the yarn overs before purls of the previous row. On rows 29, 43, 67 it seems the bold chart line moves over 1 stitch. Middle cable pattern shows cable over 5 stitches. I have a feeling its simple but Im just not getting it. Hi Im sorry, I dont either! November 10, 2016 @ Original symbol instructions in Russian. This is very helpful. Where are the extra 4 stitches coming from. alexaludeman Good luck! You might want to swatch it though, to make sure its coming out the way you want. Just skip over them, Cynthia Baldwin Hi Linda thats a great question, Im sorry, I really dont know what that means at all. Thank you so much I would really appreciate your help. October 17, 2014 @ 5:55 pm. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. sl: slip. December 9, 2017 @ 12:43 pm. I would hazard a guess that they are knit in the round. Thanks so much. (I though we were always knitting on right side and purling on wrong side) Thank you for your advice! Usually patterns come with both written instructions on how to work the mitten, how to insert the chart, etc. I have also knitted a lace scarf, so I have some experience. Janet Marquardt Purl is the most common stitch in this pattern, so a blank square is used to avoid visual clutter. Have you tried contacting the designer? :) thank you so so much! 4:07 pm, How would you count the stitches in a chart to find the multiple number of stitches for the repeat, or to increase the size?? Cheryl Erwin January 13, 2019 @ As youll see in the chart notes, there are special symbols A and B. Although I was hunting for knitting, most of what I found were charts for crochet. There should be chart notes that explain such a symbol! Can you help? It has increases but does not tell you how to do pattern with extra stitches Philona But beyond this practical function there is also a decorative element. 9:41 am, Hi Agnes Im sorry, without knowing the pattern I dont really know what the designer intends, Marian Each chart should come with a key, explaining each symbol, Melonie The pattern does not seem to me that all wrong side rows are purled. August 27, 2015 @ August 31, 2016 @ Ah ha! Hi there, Ive been searching for the answer to a lace pattern question. The example has 8 little boxes (representing 8 stitches) between the heavy vertical lines which indicate the stitch repeat. November 18, 2020 @ I am struggling with Ann Budd & Anne Hansons Top-Down India Print Henley. Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images. 9:52 am, Hi Lizzy I think it is hard to see them but there are slashes in the edge colored stitches indicating ssk and k2tog. I DID NOT INCLUDE BORDER STITCHES AND I PUT 2 SPACES BETWEEN EACH LETTER Definitely helped immensely :) now off I go in doing that edge, rsi in wrists be damned! 10:34 am. Is the side of the work specified or are there any chart notes? Has been deleted. russische stricksymbole. I think Im okay except for one detail. alexaludeman Hi Lana yep. 12:47 am, I am new at charts and I have finished working the rows 1-24 of chart b of the rosebud shawl for the first time and I am starting on the second time. I am left handed. Dictionary of Knitting Symbols and Abbreviations E-Book. martha thomas singer biography,
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