5:55 pm. judy esala When I get to the gusset round 1 , would that be the third row of the chart? Strikkesymboler. Knit Chart Symbols | Welcome to the Craft Yarn Council alexaludeman What do I do on the even number rows? It shows a chart of only odd numbered rows. 7:48 am, anthro49 Zuzana What am I missing? 7:10 am. Im new and first time trying this too. alexaludeman And if so, why isnt there a blank square before the ssk? 6:46 am. Unless you are making lacey loops. Faye. Edit: I just knitted up a sample, so I have some corrections. 5:19 am. On the sleeve the instructions for round two of the sleeve says purl to first stitch before marker, k1, work panel as set, k1. 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 August 26, 2021 @ 10:25 am. Hi Jo Sorry, Im not much help without seeing the actual pattern. 9:35 am, Hello Michelle this chart symbol is shown as a single square because after it is worked, you end up with just a single stitch. Hi there, I am working on a dress which has some lace pattern inserted. 1:30 pm. February 15, 2015 @ Emily Wessel Figured it out its slip-stitch or mosaic knitting where the even rows are identical to the odd rows, just knit from the left. Hi- I am knitted a 29 row pattern from chart on dpn in the round. For the Antler Hat you are working a number of purl sts (either 3 or 5 depending on your size) between the cables. in the next row above the black box is a yo. Alexa Ludeman Free Knitting Patterns for Toddlers Australia, See over 800+ more Free baby knitting patterns, 8 Ladies Chunky Cardigan Knitting Patterns Free, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Russian to English Knitting Chart Translation, free knitting pattern for mens raglan sweater. You have 19 sts in the letters of your name, you will need a few sts in between, say 3 giving you 25 total charted sts. Hi good question, not usually, it should say in the chart notes where to start etc. Hi Sherry Im not 100% sure this is what you are asking, but I think what you want to know is the approximate ratio of width to height in a stockinette stitch? In lace section when done with first row 1-6 and starting over on row 1 in the chart. That info should be in the written pattern or chart notes, Cheryl H I am away from home. You might want to try contacting the designer. Alexa Ludeman I am having a fascinating time this weekend noodling out Russian language pages on knitting and crochet, and trying to translate some terms. August 15, 2021 @ February 15, 2018 @ I am working on knitbots Sycamore Vest. Insert the needles from the bottom up into the loop formed around your left thumb. The other reason is that when working back and forth on straights with a lot of stitches it can sometimes cause your tension to change near the ends of the rows. Horizontally there are 11 boxes and vertically 18 and only on the 17th row the 10th and the 11th stitch together are a right cross (2 stitches). Help!!! With cast on numbers and instructions? The rounds may be numbered or it may be in the chart notes. alexaludeman alexaludeman We are happy to help, its just a little easier to follow the plot via email. Wanted to say thank you for all that you do for others. 9:43 pm, What does it mean Cont to dec every row until 13 more dec each side and AT SAME TIME after 7more dec rows, alexaludeman After 14 rows I have to repeat row one, etc. 3:30 am. If I just read the chart from R to L both mittens will be for the right hand. I dont know what to do. alexaludeman Hi Penny Im sorry, Im not familiar with the kind of chart you are referring to. 6:31 am. I dont see where 1 or 2 stitches are indicated. When you instruct to work the chart before the gusset I am thinking starting the chart again. Deb Rhodes October 18, 2017 @ Lace Knitting History: Delicate Stitches You might try asking the designer what they had in mind. Hi, thank you so much for this explanation, but Im missing 1 symbol: a white square with a black dot inside. January 7, 2018 @ Stitch by stitch, a brief history of knitting and activism Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images. Although they tell the number of stitches each chart is worked over, there is no designation for the rows. 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???? alexaludeman February 10, 2021 @ Hi Kristin when working from a chart in the round you want to always start at the right side. Id suggest you try knitting it, and just see what happens, then if it doesnt work, email the designer directly. Recently I saw a chart that had a stitch notation that looked like a wide v with a 2 in the middle of it. Illustrated explanation of Russian knitting symbols. November 15, 2014 @ alexaludeman Cheryl Erwin 8:56 am. Thanks for this tutorial. No we dont find it fun, we dont want to be challenged we just want to knit the think we want to knit. September 4, 2019 @ Hello there! Alexa Ludeman 9:45 am. I'm a native Russian speaker but haven't worked with Russian patterns. After reading your explanation I feel empowered and confident I can handle a chart. alexaludeman Nov 14, 2020 - Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. March 1, 2017 @ I am knitting the Strange Brew Marshlands sweater. 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. Kimberlee Meyer alexaludeman I cant drop it. Thanks! November 15, 2020 @ White boxes are stockinette stitch (knit on right side, purl on wrong side). I would appreciate your help to explain this chart immensely. 1:14 pm. Checking the book was a good idea! I am working on the glass utterly hat by Kate gagnon Osborn in the book Weekend Hats. Thanks, alexaludeman 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? As I find more of these charts I will keep adding them to this post! It might mean that you turn your work and purl back, they do sound like short rows to me. The first thing you should check when you start knitting from a chart is the key or legend, and chart notes if they are included. As previously mentioned, there are many symbol variations, especially for cables. Thanks so much! Fran Robinson Carnes Beth This has always confused me on chart patterns and I never know how to continue. 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. I guess Ill pull out my work down till I hit where I started this repeat section. k2tog. Beginner Knitting Patterns. 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. Lizzy Stitches to be knit are on the left needle and stitches that have already been knit are on the right. 9:40 pm. 5:49 am. October 18, 2017 @ 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? Emily Wessel Im shaping the armholes working on the front of the vest back and forth. June 11, 2020 @ 1:53 pm. Emily Wessel Then we pick the yarn that is conveniently sitting on our left index finger right next to the stitch we want to knit. Then push the needle down to pull the strand so that it forms a V-shape. Hi Susie in the written pattern and the chart notes it states to knit the knits and purl the purls on the WS rows. The biggest hurdle that new knitters have to overcome when learning to read a knitting pattern is learning the abbreviations. The pattern chart has 13 stitches which are to be repeated. cables and texture, colourwork, lace knitting charts. Emily Wessel Hello, I would like to use a knitting pattern found on the knittingkingdom.com website, but I would like help translating some of the Russian knitting symbols. Free Knitting Patterns For Scarves And Cowls, Free Baby Shawl Knitting Patterns Download. Sadly though Russian knitting symbol interpretation seems to be just as jumbled as Western charting, with different sources using either different symbols to mean the same thing, or using the same symbols but employing them differently. alexaludeman You may be right! January 3, 2015 @ Rosina Alaimo Recent marches such as the Women's March on Jan. 21 and the March for Science on Saturday have brought knitting into the international spotlight and lured newcomers to a symbol of activism that . Pauline Aube Its also important to remember that decreases take 2 or more sts to work, but only appear as 1 symbol, and yarn overs take no sts to make but also appear as 1 symbol. 9:38 am, How do you read and keep track of a double knitting chart where there are no symbols, only black and white squares? August 31, 2016 @ As I worked through the repeat section once, and then a few rows later, twice etc. 5:26 pm, I am trying to figure out a chart which I believe is Russian, it has 7 different symbols. Lace Knitting. alexaludeman Tess Im having difficulty to understand Knitting Charts in Russian. November 6, 2014 @ I am working on a lace shawl using a chart. Thanks so much! Hi Velma if there are no increases to compensate then your chart should be decreasing. November 3, 2021 @ Beginner knitter here obviously! I am doing a sweater and cannot understand this chart. Does that help? 8:50 pm. Emily Wessel Pattern support is a little easier via email if you wouldnt mind emailing us tincanknits@gmail.com, Jenny Your email address will not be published. There are written directions for the first 10 rows and a chart for the next ten rows. Is there a key to the chart? Ah ha! As the title says. 12:00 am. June 13, 2016 @ Fir the next 8 or so rows of boxes going up and then increases to 10. Then it is meant to be a circular chart but the wrong side rows are showing as flat. sevtap salahi 10:05 am. alexaludeman Hi Cheryl Im sorry, Im not sure what they are looking for. 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. 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!) Hello I am confused by Sl1 k2tog psso. Priscilla Knoble Does that help? Does that mean I should start row 1 from left to right ? Alexa Ludeman March 22, 2016 @ Slip these? Kathryn, alexaludeman Websites: Thank you, Susie, alexaludeman Hi Oana Im sorry, I really couldnt say, perhaps contact the designer? Alexa Ludeman Looking over the lace chart for the doily above, I suspect that straight vertical lines are knits, the little . I am knitting a 30 stitch cable- because I am knitting a larger size than the standard it says for RS work 30-st rep 4 times and work first 21 sts once- I assume this means 4 of the 30 stitch cable and then the first 21 sets of the cable. 12:31 pm. Alright, I don't speak Russian but based on familiar symbols and the picture I feel pretty confident about a few of them = slip, slip knit (or your preferred left leaning decrease), The one at the tip of the leaf that looks like a rake = centred double decrease, = purl, I think? If working a colour chart for fairisle do you just look at the chart and then write it out so it is easy to follow? 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 Gina. Hi It sounds like something has gone wrong, you should definitely have enough to complete the chart. alexaludeman As I find more of these charts I will keep adding them to this post! December 28, 2016 @ This technique is very different from knitting stitches using any of the Classic knitting styles. 3:02 pm. Hi everyone was wondering if anyone knows pink box on a chart means? 3:09 am. Hi Judith it sounds like those are maybe non-stitches? August 1, 2018 @ 9:49 am, Hi Susan Im sorry, Im really not sure what the designer intended there, Julie Rather than reading the first row right to left? Stitch. 3:10 am. Okay, that was more than one question. June 6, 2020 @ It states to start with chart 1 then follow same row on chart two, starting on the right side. Karen 6:45 pm. Most likely, you will also notice one of the unusual traits of the Eastern knitting garter stitch created using this knitting style is made of twisted stitches. But Im not sure how to do that. Hi you will usually have a particular starting point, and the repeat should occur after that. Char 1:10 pm. 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. knitting, probably also crochet work alexaludeman Good luck! July 11, 2018 @ Symbols - Knittingfool 6:03 pm, I posted a question about BOR, I dont see the question here, but I wanted you to know I found my answer by re-reading your pattern notes! Then native speaker knitters reviewed the terms and provided corrections and additions for their . It depends if there is a button band picked up or something there, or if there are edge sts indicated in the pattern. 3:06 pm. Hi, I am about to start a pair of socks with a nice-looking charted pattern. So these are the first two rows on the cable chart ( from the bottom) Ive never seen this before. January 29, 2019 @ Hi Alice Im not really sure without looking at the actual pattern, sorry! 12:53 pm. I am knitting a lace sweater, Jody Long Lena Bolero. The chart has dark colored lines for each size, 2 lines each. My question is do I just read every row of chart from right to left from then on? Thank you. Thanks, Alexa Ludeman http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2015/11/father-cables.html?m=1, Alexa Ludeman Emily Wessel For your second (and all following) repeats of chart B start with row 1: Does this mean you knit the first 4 rows? Sorry for the novel!! alexaludeman I know the big red line on it is where you do the thumb. OL 5:45 pm. 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. 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 . I can do colour work, have knitted many nordic mittens, but if a pattern/chart has no stitch squares I avoid it. built-in and user patterns option, then select the Read with training option. Alexa Ludeman Alexa Ludeman February 19, 2018 @ 9:16 pm. April 29, 2017 @ 4:26 pm, I purchased Jones Cardigan. 5:53 am. August 31, 2016 @ 10:50 am. No cabling in the even rounds!!! Hi Lana yep. May 5, 2016 @ Stitch charts in knit and crochet patterns are being used more and more as an addition to or in place of words to describe a pattern stitch. On rows 29, 43, 67 it seems the bold chart line moves over 1 stitch. Connie Peden March 6, 2017 @ November 10, 2016 @ Pull the yarn through and slip the original stitch off the tip of the left needle. Rosie January 12, 2016 @ 8:47 pm, Hi Holly it depends on the pattern, for most of ours there is a plain knit round or a plain purl row for the even rounds/rows, Holly Belian YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PffWJFyaJtk, PLUS A Website also with same video + another similar leaf border pattern w/video. July 7, 2020 @ 1:50 pm, Susan Beeson What do I do with the no stitch ? Thanks for the advise, Nancy Timm August 28, 2015 @ June 17, 2016 @ 2:20 pm. Thank you! Hi Tracy It sounds like that stitch is worked twice (first it is slipped and at the end of the round it is knit). 2:51 pm. January 5, 2018 @ One chart for the left, one for the center, one for the right of the back. alexaludeman Right cross cables hold the stitches to the back of the knitting. This is a very useful, straightforward tutorial! 3:55 pm, I am knitting the rosebud shawl and I dont know what to do on the first row of chart b where it says A and then B. Thank you. So now I know what NO STITCH means. The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! It would depend if it was a symmetrical lace pattern. 10:40 am. September 25, 2014 @ Thank you for your time. Perhaps you can contact the designer or pattern publisher for help? Alexa Ludeman I have a chart that says T&P at the end of a short row. An easy knitting pattern over a four row repeat. READ MORE. It looks like the pattern hasnt been corrected yet. Im knitting a vest pattern with a right side cable chart and a left side cable chart, pattern is by Bristol Ivy, and the name is Delius. July 25, 2016 @ ennkaycee This was very written very clearly and so helpful thank you! April 10, 2019 @ How do you read the chart if you work the chart, k1, work the chart if the two sides of the chart are slightly different when you knit the 2nd chart side. Eg, if there are 17 knit sts the number 17 will be in there. How do I do this. ? As it says in the key & abbreviations: For A: work k1 on first repeat of each time chart is worked (at start of row and just after centreline stitch) then work ssk at all other repeats There is room for 3 repeats of the pattern (the section between the vertical lines) before the centreline stitch. B. Beltane Stitch. alexaludeman 11:44 am, Hi Charlene Sorry, Im not really sure without looking at the chart or the pattern, Alice Rawlings Can someone tell me what it means when I chart has 2 squares in a row and the key says no stitch? Nov 1, 2014 - Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. What does knit back mean? Nancy Ellis Alexa Ludeman This site is a work in progress and a passion project. Do you mean there are 2 knit sts and a yarn over within the repeat? Apollo Eras Hi Natalie you got it! I am having the same issue as Mindy. February 4, 2018 @ December 23, 2014 @ Usually patterns come with both written instructions on how to work the mitten, how to insert the chart, etc. More Great Patterns Like This, Cable and Eyelet Columns Knitting Stitch. Many Russian sites are rife with malware. I collected translation sheets from patterns and compiled them into a big matrix. Knitting from the French; Modles Gratuits. November 21, 2014 @ This is my first time reading a chart and doing cables. 2:49 pm. JoEl Sabs alexaludeman Russian knitting symbol. work rows 3-18 to form pattern), and you would continue working the chart as set. Im knitting a patterned cardigan shrug with a japanese pattern. Not getting much help from MM. Do I now read the chart from l to r instead of r to l in order to make the thumb gusset for the left hand mitten? Im attempting to knit my first hat and the instructions make no sense. Thanks much!! Im very much looking forward to your reply as I would love to get started on this blanket pretty soon. Im making this poncho right now. 12:28 pm. My question is when you are knitting on the wrong side, do you read the pattern left to right OR right to left since the number is on the right? If you prefer to learn from a video tutorial, click here to watch all steps described below in a video. Do you have any suggestions for translating the Russian symbols? row 2: [ws] sl 3 pwise wyf, p 25. The pattern states to work chart b twice and chart a twice around. http://www.columbia.edu/~kmp30/viazanie.html, She also has a page about horizontally elongated stitches: Thank you. If you feel that the yarn is too loose and is hard to control, wrap it around your left little finger. 10:55 pm. 4:03 pm, I am trying to convert a cross stitch, to a knit pattern and convert DMC THREAD TO YARN TO KNIT A WOLF ON THE BACK OF A SWEATER. Lynn Giampetroni Hi Rosie your pattern should have instructions on the issue. 9:57 am. I recently ordered a book online of various Japanese knitting motifs and patterns. Russian to English Knitting Chart Translation - Knitting Bee September 24, 2019 @ When reading [k3(2),m1] what does the (2) mean? 4:53 am. January 12, 2015 @ 9:41 am, Hi Agnes Im sorry, without knowing the pattern I dont really know what the designer intends, Marian 15 Russian Knitting symbols to English | , , We got thumped if we made knitting mistakes. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cthulhu-mittens-2 How do I do it with free software please? 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. July 1, 2020 @ Mary 9:34 am. November 12, 2019 @ 10:42 am. August 10, 2018 @ Then work rows 1-26 of cable chart 20 times. Susan Gillmer Best luck! Could you please help? alexaludeman I am knitting a blanket in intarsia with a college logo. Do I slip those 2 sts. This means right side rows correct? Knitting Patterns. January 12, 2018 @ Hi Teresa if the next size up is yo, k2 then it will be increasing as well, just not at the same rate. Russian gymnast . Piyatida. Judith Taylor The frustrating thing is that I dont know how to determine the number of stitches to cast on to begin with. February 25, 2021 @ Knitting School with Explanation of German Chart Symbols; Habu Textiles. I ended up with 5 stitches at the end of the 1st pattern row that didnt fit into the motif repeat, nor were they part the 3 stitch garter edge. In some of her patterns that are knitted flat, all numbers are on one side the right side. I'm a native Russian speaker but haven't worked with Russian patterns. But where do those stitches come from? knit the yarnover with the following stitch to avoid a hole at the turn. April 19, 2017 @ Cant seem to work this stitch properly. TRIED OTHER DISHCLOTH SIMPLE DESIGN OR NAME AND ONLY THING I CANT FIGURE OUT IS HOW MANY TO CAST ON HOPE YA CAN HELP, alexaludeman Anne A. And the symbols for knits and purls are reversed between right and wrong side rows. September 3, 2021 @ 2:00 pm. I do not understand how many yoke repeats there are. 9:21 am. First off, thank you for such a detailed and wonderful illustration of how to read charts. June 6, 2017 @ I am making a baby dress. I am trying to complete a scarf pattern from Interweave. thank you! The charts are followed as the instructions above indicate. And, perhaps this question might help someone else too. Does this mean I YO,K1 8 times. July 13, 2016 @ Because the pattern increases over the 37 rows, it starts with a 13-stitch repeat, and ends with full 28-stitch repeat. This was all very informative thank you. January 9, 2016 @ Yep, on the RS you would work right side chart, then the middle chart, then the left chart. March 9, 2016 @ April 24, 2019 @ **SOB** thats what I was afraid of. How do I know what to do with the increased stitches? 10:17 am, Hi, Im working on the Edith Shawl Novita Venla, I was fine when I read, Keep working 3 sts at both ends in garter st. Work 2 sts at the right end of the cable section following row 1 of chart I (= 2sts + 1st) and the other sts following row 1 of chart II where I hit a wall was with the instructions that came after work rows 2-60 of chart I. In a chart, each square represents a knitting stitch, similar to the way that each abbreviation in text instructions does (for example k2tog or p1). Heres one for a lace doily. Does that answer your question? Knitting Kingdom - 1000's of Free Knitting Stitches That is not a hard and fast rule, its just an option. Knitting Charts: How To Read A Knitting Chart, Shape of Lace : part two : how to create a simple lace chart, https://blog.tincanknits.com/2014/06/06/sl1-k2tog-psso/, https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/norwegian-mittens-for-mimi, https://blog.tincanknits.com/2013/10/03/m1/, http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2015/11/father-cables.html?m=1, http://tincanknits.com/patterns-hats.html, https://www.bhg.com/crafts/knitting/kidswear/knitted-guernsey-pullover-and-cap/, http://www.bhg.com/crafts/knitting/kidswear/knitted-guernsey-pullover-and-cap/, http://freeknitstitches.com/pattern.php?num=139&menu=5, https://tincanknits.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/blog-chart-reading-04.jpg?w=600&h=386, http://www.knittinghelp.com/video/play/using-a-lifeline, http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cthulhu-mittens-2. June 12, 2016 @ 11:56 am. Middle cable pattern shows cable over 5 stitches. alexaludeman This pattern is called the Lestrange cloak from the unofficial harry potter knits from 2013. January 12, 2016 @ So when working a pattern in the round you remain on the right side of the work, so you would consistently read the chart from right to left? knitting each round in the opposite direction) makes sense in principle. Hi Debbie Im sorry, Im not much help without actually seeing the pattern. March 18, 2020 @ So for the next round you are knitting to 1 stitch before the k2tog of the last charted round (or 2 stitches before that if you are working round 19). I cant see what youre seeing, so I dont know what the pattern writer intended. I dont understand why. Using this ratio to knit a pattern that is a charted in a perfect square then, in order for the pattern to come out visually correct, I would need to repeat each pattern row 3 times in order for the visual pattern to match the square chart I worked from? the pattern has 16 stitches including what they call the centre stitch. Thank you soooo much for this!! 2:54 pm. As I find more of these charts I will keep adding them to this post! Shelley Burt 3:46 pm. Work rows 2-20 of chart II and then repeat rows 1-20. Im not sure if it means that I combine chart I and II like I did at the start of the row. Or is the k2tog combining those two stitches on the chart? I think I had it perfect up till that point. tincanknits@gmail.com, Margaret Are you missing a k1 between the last yo and the k2tog? Knitting Abbreviations Master List - Craft Yarn Council Was so glad to find it. Thank you for the clear explanation and examples on how to read a chart. August 24, 2021 @ I would like to knit the pattern on this link, Thank God I found this blog. 6:51 am, Im working on the Bonfire Blanket and the chart only shows odd number rows. Well, I meant if you are a left-handed person (you write using left hand) and knitting in opposite direction to right-handed person (I know that even left-handed person can knit the same way as the right-handed person, but thats not what Ive learnt). 12:22 pm. Im reading a chart and um, the repeating pattern is 25 stitches.however, there are 120 stitches around what do i do?? 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 CarolK 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 I dont get it. Hi, i brought a pattern from iceland back home, in the chart i see a cross line over 2, 3 or 5 stitches ending in a vertical line.