March 22, 2016 @ So you will work chart b, row 1, chart b row 1, chart a row 1, chart a row 1, etc. 9:16 am. 8:19 am. I dont understand how they are suppose to go together. 12:05 pm, Candi Are the left side numbers always the wrong side? October 27, 2020 @ alexaludeman November 15, 2020 @ 2:46 pm, how to insert leaf chart on Leaves and Berries Pattern, Tess Perrault Each chart should come with a key, explaining each symbol, Melonie June 16, 2019 @ Feb 19, 2017 - Brioche knitting symbols - Kreatywne pomysly dziewiarskie -Robotki Eli: 1.Skrty i symbole dziewiarskie Thank Youyour site is just amazing. Thank you, 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. 1:42 pm. 3:33 pm. Please add extra 10% of the yarn for each size larger than size 2. Hi Mary Yep: yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, Momzilla So does that mean the blank boxes are skipped and I just move to the next symbol to work on the next stitch on my needle? Hi, thank you so much for this explanation, but Im missing 1 symbol: a white square with a black dot inside. We are happy to help, its just a little easier to follow the plot via email. 12:11 pm, Hi Debra Yep, the first row of chart B is all MC. When knitting from a chart and following a pattern that has for example 58 stitches and in the chart only 28 of these stitches are needed to form the motive, what do i do with the remaining 30 stitches. Although they tell the number of stitches each chart is worked over, there is no designation for the rows. WOW!!!! 9:49 am. What does the capital R and the dotted lines outside of the patter mean? 12:00 am. 1:30 pm. I get that. Kristin Just like lovers of charts frequently hate words which need to be prised from them and is the reason why patterns are difficult. Now we are ready to cast on stitches. January 13, 2016 @ I don't know about anyone else, but there are just so many interesting patterns in russian. But I have Problem with Karen May 8, 2020 @ 2:51 pm. November 7, 2016 @ Thanks for any help you can give. Best luck! IE: repeated pattern across now marker coming up to do last section but only say 5 stitches left for last Repeat but Repeat part is actually 17 stitches! In other words do I completely repeat the previous odd row again in the next even row? Usually designers have their charts upside down so they are still read the way your knitting works. September 28, 2015 @ Of course, there are always exceptions to this rule, and when both sides of the work are charted, you will work the RS rows from right to left, and the WS rows from left to right, making sure to check the key so you understand how stitches are worked on the RS vs the WS of the work. Then native speaker knitters reviewed the terms and provided corrections and additions for their . Your site has most complete lesson on charts. Sabs I cannot address the designer as the pattern is not from Ravelry but from a book, so I hope you can help me out! Which makes sense if you are moving the marker. Keep practicing until you feel comfortable knitting the Eastern way. Emily Wessel 1:32 pm, Bertha Komm December 12, 2015 @ November 15, 2014 @ 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. Knitting Instructions. I read a chart from left to right. 5:10 am. 9:22 pm. 2:37 pm, Hi Susan so then it is a decreasing repeat, sounds like youve got it just right, susan sprachman Kate Scott 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)? Jane I have a really stupid question Is the first row of my chart the cast on row and how do I know if the next row is a knot or a purl row? my unblocked sample, knit on 32 stitches in worsted weight acrylic, using #8 needles . Could you help? 9:27 am. November 13, 2021 @ November 15, 2018 @ December 19, 2021 @ November 18, 2020 @ March 6, 2017 @ Row 2 dots June 6, 2014 @ August 24, 2017 @ What do I do on the even number rows? 12:42 pm. pat Have had to frog my work twice halfway through. Useful charts i have found for translating russian knitting chart symbols into english. I have found others. 4:54 pm. Im knitting the marshland sweater and enjoying it. I may have to undo 70+ rows depending on the answer. Theres also a selvedge edge st to incorporate. ~ Em, Beth March 9, 2015 @ As I find more of these charts I will keep adding them to this post! I wouldnt write it out I would simply knit following the chart. 4:25 am, My pattern say p2(2:3:4 2:2) p2tog (2(2:3:2:3;3) p2tog) 8 (8;6;8;8;8) times p2(2:3:4:2:2), Alexa Ludeman Alexa Ludeman July 2, 2019 @ In the English-speaking world, they are often called "wedding ring shawls" because, although the shawls are quite large, a shawl knit in the . Im really confused so any help would be appreciated. I dont have any knowledge of your specific pattern, so I cant speak to that. Hi Freda Sorry, Im not sure what to do without seeing the pattern. Alexa Ludeman I JUST CANT FIGURE OUT HOW MANY TO CAST ON I am also confused by the stitch count. debrakay January 24, 2022 @ Is it pass slipped sts over? There is no need to move the right needle by over a hundred degrees to get into a stitch from left to right. Source: www.topcrochetpatterns.com. Cynthia Webb Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. Or is the k2tog combining those two stitches on the chart? Emily Wessel 1:36 pm, Hi Cynthia Im not sure what pattern yo uare looking at? My question is, do I just knit the pattern for the rows as indicated on the chart (even if there are rows that end up with partial repeat)? 1:45 pm, Im trying to learn charting. September 25, 2021 @ 7:10 pm. alexaludeman 1:09 pm. See more ideas about knitting terms, knitting, knitting techniques. Emilie I am starting the lace yoke pattern for the pippa dress. 12:31 pm. This 14-language collection was started on the ancient KnitList knitting mailing list. Q. alexaludeman There are written directions for the first 10 rows and a chart for the next ten rows. Thanks for the tutorial, I think I get it but Im still stuck with a bonnet pattern I am attempting. I used google and it actually came up. 6:52 am. As the chart increases the repeats will increase, so it starts with 6, then increases to 8, then 10. The pattern calls to cast on 215 sts. I would appreciate your help to explain this chart immensely. Russian knitting symbol. January 4, 2018 @ I understand I read diagram from right to left. 8:49 am. Has been deleted. Im making a Christmas stocking, using a chart and the directions say All of the sts that are purled on the RS are marked as pattern sts on the chart. Insert the needles from the bottom up into the loop formed around your left thumb. Hi Pat Im sorry, thats not one of our patterns and I havent knit it so I cant really say how the chart works. 5:53 am. January 21, 2015 @ alexaludeman CO 96 stitches for the 8 pattern repeat x 12 (leaving out the borders on either side from your scarf). Hi we cant provide pattern support on other peoples patterns, sorry! Hi Wilhelmien every knitting chart is different, so I cant say for certain what the symbol you are referring to means. Good luck! February 5, 2021 @ Perhaps you can contact the designer or pattern publisher for help? Do I start with K3, and then the entire row 1 (including the remaining yo), then repeat the pattern repeats until I reach the end of the row, where I will knit the remaining yo and then the K3? You can just totally ignore them. Diane, alexaludeman I was worried because this particular post is so old but looks like the comments are still alive an well. Weve already discussed the most common way to cast on stitches in Eastern (previously known as Russian) knitting. Basic instructions: cast on 9 stitches. Tasia Kelley How do I do it with free software please? 5:15 am. Hi Char Im not sure, it seems like the second half of that instruction is missing? I have been knitting for well over 60 years and have never understood lace charts although l can follow written instructions and colour charts. January 5, 2017 @ 12:04 am. I see the concept, but I dont LITERALLY know how to make it happen. September 29, 2015 @ January 11, 2021 @ Here are a few of the ones I liked best. Symboler. November 18, 2020 @ In the past two weeks, Z has gone from a military marking to the main symbol of public support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. I used that term to do a Google image search. Any suggestions for a good tutorial on knitting mittens using a chart. 8:01 pm. What do I do when I finish a marked stitch section and then hit this large blank section, then the stitch pattern continues about an inch later, etc? Lianne Fir the next 8 or so rows of boxes going up and then increases to 10. February 28, 2017 @ Or continue with what is in [ ]? Is there a key to the chart? Hello I am confused by Sl1 k2tog psso. July 5, 2019 @ 12:51 pm, Hi Ben The stitch is meant to be added at the box, so as you are going along in the chart, where it says m1, you are going to do an increase right there (I like to do a bar increase, we have a tutorial for that here: https://blog.tincanknits.com/2013/10/03/m1/, Holly Belian On the next row do I start from the left side of the chart on both charts? June 10, 2014 @ Now, lets see how we should hold the working yarn and knit stitches using this efficient knitting style that is not only fast but is also gentle on our hands and wrists. What to do? I think I fugured it out. Hi Naomi I cant really say without actually looking at the pattern. alexaludeman JUST TRYING TO PUT IT ON A DISHCLOTH 9:28 am. Thank you! Either way, charts for colourwork patterns will generally illustrate every round (or row). You will be knitting the first 2 sts. July 7, 2020 @ Can someone look up the leaf edging in Barbara Walker's "A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns", Maybe p357? July 12, 2016 @ I would be glad to send you a copy of chart if you could help me understand this. alexaludeman 9:51 am, Hi Janet you could probably use a straight needle but I too would recommend using a circular, even though you are not working in the round. I dont understand how to keep the ten stitch pattern correct when I need twelve stitches to complete all the increases and decreases. I see no place in the pattern where the rows are joined. tincanknits@gmail.com, Cindy The symbol occupies one square (representing one stitch), but obviously both of these require two stitches. alexaludeman The Orenburg Shawl is one of the classic symbols of Russian handicraft. October 17, 2018 @ Gina. I didnt much care for the free dinosaur patterns that I found, they were either too detailed or too simple. When knitting in the round charts are always read from right to left. http://www.knitting-bee.com/knitting-tutorials/russian-english-knitting-chart-translation. Thanks, Alexa Ludeman Teresa Ukrainetz If youre working from a digital file, that you have printed at home, try printing but increasing the magnification (most print dialogs allow this in one way or another). 8:49 pm. alexaludeman There are also red and green lines on the pattern w/o any explanation what these lines mean? Today I have charts with no row designations. First time stranded knitter and I think Ive bitten off more than I can chew!!! Have you tried contacting the designer? Please help. I am working on a Capelet pattern and the chart shows 2 blanks at the beginning of a row. February 5, 2021 @ December 28, 2016 @ This is the other symbol: \V also across 2 stitches and once again it looks like the V is underlined. I was reading the box with the increased stitch as having two stitches. If it helps you understand what Im on about, if I look at the chart for the Crazyheart, what do I knit on top of stitch 1 of row 16 when it comes to knitting row 17? March 1, 2017 @ 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. Jacqui Have a great day! As I find more of these charts I will keep adding them to this post! Or before knit 2 together or purl 2 together. Emily Wessel Freda S. Rutherford If you want a clearly-written first hat pattern, we have a few! are these instructions for one round? Best luck! 7:57 pm, Im reading a chart with 29 squares across. Hello. November 23, 2020 @ So just as you did the first time you worked chart B rows 1-24, youll keep the centreline in place. 2. 1:34 pm. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cthulhu-mittens-2 Alexa Ludeman alexaludeman alexaludeman alexaludeman Ive cast on the stitches for my size (92), placed my marker and knitted one round. 4:30 pm, my pattern reads multiples of 16+47. Repeat what..than no box and then another repeat box. 12:41 pm, Check the chart notes, they spell it all out ;-), Sally 3:07 pm. I found this lovely pattern of leaves and would very much like to add this to a baby blanket that I've knitted for my sister due in a month (so kinda urgentish) However, try as I might, with Google and knitting sites, for the life of me I can't figure out what the symbols mean as they seem to be a bit different to the norm. What am I missing here? December 11, 2015 @ 11:44 am, Hi Charlene Sorry, Im not really sure without looking at the chart or the pattern, Alice Rawlings Thanks you, Emily Wessel January 7, 2016 @ March 2, 2015 @ 8:13 am. 4:11 pm. Maybe email us with a picture? 2. Decrease for the crown of the head on a 12 stitch decrease. 12:28 pm. October 21, 2020 @ April 6, 2021 @ Hello, I am knitting a hat with instruction that says: rnd 3: rm, sl 1, pm (=this indicates new beg of rnd), k to marker. I tried a couple of rows but it doesnt work out correctly. Next one if count this one block has 17 stitches. 2:18 pm, Hello, August 31, 2016 @ judy, alexaludeman The pattern originates in Germany and I dont know if the European charts may be different?? Thank you in advance! It should indicate how to work the WS rows in the pattern. 10:58 am. Im assuming yes because youre never going in 2 opposite directions Thanks in advance! 5:00 pm, This chart so clear. Have you tried contacting the designer? 11:16 am. alexaludeman 5:55 pm. I want to enlarge a chart that is in a PDF document. Sue After reading this I am thinking in my question the answer isplease confirm if correct or not. 8:23 pm. Along the way, I found a couple of interesting patterns. but no instructions are given for the even (wrong side) rows. RoseMarie 4:53 am. Eastern knitting is one of the easiest knitting styles out there and the process of knitting a stitch happens in the easiest way possible through the back loop. You might want to try contacting the designer of the pattern, or maybe popping into your LYS (they usually know whats up), Becky the pattern has 16 stitches including what they call the centre stitch. The symbol is included in charts so that, visually, the rows of a chart line up one on top of the next in an intelligible way, even when the stitches-per-repeat differ from one row or round to the next. March 2, 2015 @ February 19, 2018 @ January 8, 2019 @ Thanks for this tutorial. Hi Lana yep. 7:57 am. Aug 3, 2018 - Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. Since there is just a chart for a right handed mitten, how do I get the left handed mitten with the thumb at the right place. Alexia When you write out all the stitches in the repeat section you are only showing 7 stitches. Thanks in advance, Thank you in advance for your help! 12:53 pm, Hi Sue Its hard to say without actually looking at the pattern, but usually the increase would start on the V, Sarah This technique is very different from knitting stitches using any of the Classic knitting styles. As I find more of these charts I will keep adding them to this post! 10:40 am. Its hard to know, definitively, if a chart doesnt work without trying knitting it first. The blue repeat section has me stumped. ? It would depend if it was a symmetrical lace pattern. March 26, 2018 @ I would guess that row 1, WS should be read from left to right, and then the following row (row 2, RS), would be read from right to left. This kind of convention is used in charts when the stitch count changes from row to row. I am working on a shawl using a Katia pattern. October 25, 2016 @ What do I do? 12:55 pm. Feel free to make minor adjustments that suit your own personal knitting style. 9:59 am. Michelle Thank you. Now bear in mind, I dont speak or read a word of that language. I am crocheting a drop pattern 164-16. knit 1 stitch, slip this stitch from right needle to left needle, pass second stitch on left needle over first stitch and off left needle; return stitch to right needle; single right-leaning decrease. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. knit on WS. Hello, then the instructions say to continue, in the pattern, increasing 1 stitch 2 stitches from the edge. Triple check the chart key to make sure you are working your increases and decreases correctly (sometimes symbols vary from pattern to pattern). 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 alexaludeman Every designers pattern writing and charting conventions are different, so I cant say for sure. No. Hi. Its a Norwegian pattern and this centering this is different than Fair Isle (or so I have read). What does knit back mean? October 23, 2017 @ So, if Im reading the chart correctly, I would start at row 1 with knit 3 and proceed to the end and for row 2, I would start 25 puled stitches. I would probably create a symbol and then explain it in the chart key. Getting a bit frustrated. 5:55 am, my chart reads K2tog, yo, yo,k2tog How are the two yo done? 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. I needed to cast on 31 stiches. 12:27 pm. It means you are going to make 1 stitch in that colour. http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2015/11/father-cables.html?m=1, Alexa Ludeman For round 3, there are two increase sts at either end of the front section, so would I still be knitting 20 sts before I get the lace chart? Rosina Alaimo, Sarah ssk: slip, slip, knit these 2 stitches togethera decrease is made. The chart has dark gray square (not to be confused with the light gray no stitch square. ) No cabling in the even rounds!!! The shaded grey means do nothing with that stitch. April 5, 2021 @ I love your designs and your website!! So if the stitch repeat is 10 stitches, and there are 4 stitches for the edges.my foundation cast on will be 18 stitches plus multiples of 10 to the width I want. July 16, 2015 @ It looks like this: V/ across 2 stitches and in both cases it looks like the V is underlined. ssk to k2tog, m1R to m1L, and vice versa? December 10, 2015 @ THIS IS THE HARDEST PART FOR ME KNOW IT SOUNDS STUPID BUT THAT IS THE ONLY I am having the same issue as Mindy. 3740 N. Josey Lane, Suite 126 2:01 pm. Thanks for listening. 10:23 am, Kimberly Also I am knitting in the round trying to follow the graph. Never mind. Mar 03, 2023 (The Expresswire) -- "Warp Knitting Machine Market" Size, Scope, and Forecast 2023-2030 report has been added to the Market Research Archive of. Margaret Its not quite 2 different symbols meaning the same thing. WS: wrong side. So 2 sts into 11, I have one left over before the repeat. March 1, 2017 @ By the time you master this method, you will probably make a little swatch in garter stitch like the one shown in the photo below. Can you shed any light on what these symbols might mean? Move your left hand so that your left index finger gets under the strand stretched between the needle and your left hand. Downloadable Project and Yarn Weight Symbols, Downloadable Skill and Yarn Weight Symbols, Submitting a Project Idea Where to Start, Designer Guidelines: Once You've Received the Go Ahead, Make 1 (M1) knitwise on RS, make 1 (M1) purlwise on WS, Make 1 (M1) purlwise on RS, make 1 (M1) knitwise on WS, Sl 1 purlwise wyb on RS, sl 1 purlwise wyf on WS, Sl 1 purlwise wyf on RS, sl 1 purlwise wyb on WS, 1/1 RC (RT) - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in back, k1, k1 from cn OR k2tog but do not drop sts from left needle, k1, drop both sts from left needle, 1/1 LC (LT) - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in front, k1, k1 from cn OR with right needle behind left needle, knit 2nd st tbl, knit firrst st, drop both sts from left needle, 1/1 RPC - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in back, k1, p1 from cn, 1/1 LPC - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in front, p1, k1 from cn, 2/1 RC - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in back, k2, k1 from cn, 2/1 LC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in front, k1, k2 from cn, 2/1 RPC - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in back, k2, p1 from cn, 2/1 LPC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in front, p1, k2 from cn, 2/2 RC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in back, k2, k2 from cn, 2/2 LC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in front, k2, k2 from cn, 2/2 RPC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in back, k2, p2 from cn, 2/2 LPC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in front, p2, k2 from cn, 2/1/2 RPC - sl 2 sts onto first cn and hold in back, sl 1 st onto 2nd cn and hold in back, k2, p1 from 2nd cn, k2 from first cn, 2/1/2 LPC - sl 2 sts onto first cn and hold in front, sl 1 st onto 2nd cn and hold in back, k2, p1 from 2nd cn, k2 from first cn, 2-st RC (RT) - Sl 1 st to cn and hold to back, k1, k1 from cn OR k2tog but do not drop sts from left needle, k1, drop both sts from left needle, 2-st LC (LT) - Sl 1 st to cn and hold to front, k1, k1 from cn OR with right needle behind left needle, knit 2nd st tbl, knit first st, drop both sts from left needle, 2-st RPC - Sl 1 st to cn and hold to back, k1, p1 from cn, 2-st LPC - Sl 1 st to cn and hold to front, p1, k1 from cn, 3-st RC - Sl 1 st to cn and hold to back, k2, k1 from cn, 3-st LC - Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to front, k1, k2 from cn, 3-st RPC - Sl 1 st to cn, hold to back, k2, p1 from cn, 3-st LPC - Sl 2 sts to cn, hold to front, p1, k2 from cn, 4-st RC - Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to back, k2, k2 from cn, 4-st LC - Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to front, k2, k2 from cn, 4-st RPC - Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to back, k2, p2 from cn, 4-st LPC - Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to front, p2, k2 from cn, 5-st RPC - Sl 2 sts to cn, hold to back, sl 1 st to second cn, hold to back, k2, p1 from 2nd cn, k2 from first cn, 5-st LPC - Sl 2 sts to cn, hold to front, sl 1 st to second cn, hold to back, k2, p1 from back cn, k2 from front cn.