Is there an unwritten rule about this somewhere? August 30, 2019 @ We also have a tutorial on how to work the stitch if thats useful: https://blog.tincanknits.com/2014/06/06/sl1-k2tog-psso/, caroline 8:26 am, I have been reading all your info on reading a chart in knitting. Pauline Aube May 8, 2020 @ Each chart is slightly different. 2:49 pm. Nancy Ellis 12:00 pm. Please help. January 13, 2018 @ Alexa Ludeman Hi Emily! 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. When working charts you are working the rounds in order. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. 4:54 pm. 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 Hi Jacqui Im not sure how to help, because I dont know what pattern youre working from? 5:55 am. Priscilla Knoble 10:34 am. 6:18 am. Craft Yarn Council 7:16 pm. Stitch Maps Symbol key and abbreviations list Thank you. Pinterest. That is not a hard and fast rule, its just an option. There should be a key that tells you the difference. Nancy Kennedy 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? Hello there! 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. February 18, 2019 @ They are a compact way to illustrate more patterns that would take much more space if described in text instructions. My assumptions here are going to range from reasonable to laughable. 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 In lace section when done with first row 1-6 and starting over on row 1 in the chart. Ive just finished the rib and need to increase in the next row. October 13, 2015 @ 3:06 pm. December 9, 2020 @ 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. Understanding Knitting Symbols | Yarnspirations Commonly, stitch and row repeats are indicated by heavy lines (or boxes) in the chart. May 12, 2021 @ March 9, 2016 @ 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. January 24, 2022 @ March 24, 2016 @ And finally I found Russian language stitch patterns that do look like they exhibit some kind of wrapping. I have tried but 1 miss 1 stitch. 8:40 pm, Cindy October 19, 2020 @ Possibly there are 6 charted rows but a relief row (like a knit round) in between? Im not sure what you mean by left handed knitters? Thanks, alexaludeman At what point do I turn the work to continue on the RS? russische stricksymbole. I have had no difficulties until I got to chart 3. Just like lovers of charts frequently hate words which need to be prised from them and is the reason why patterns are difficult. Debbie Plamondon Diane My pattern asks that I knit 1 below. June 8, 2018 @ Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. These directions are at the beginning of the stocking, knit from the top down, so short rows are not needed. My work doesnt look the same as the pattern photo. Round 1&2 are exactly the same? 1:19 pm. Thank you! Emily Wessel Hi Kathryn for your size you would [k3, m1, k3, m1, k3, m1, k3, m1, k3, m1, k4, m1, k4, m1] around. And then I turn and start knitting the second row left to right? Heres one for a lace doily. If the chart shows BOTH right side and wrong side rows, you will work the RS rows from RIGHT to LEFT, and the WS rows from LEFT to RIGHT. alexaludeman November 28, 2018 @ Again, always refer to the pattern key for additional symbol variations. Wilhelmien 8:45 am, I am trying to knit shiversome snowmen and do not understand the chart, Alexa Ludeman May 15, 2016 @ 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? Or do I purl the purl stitches? How would I follow the Valentino Drops design dog sweater chart? I can follow charts fairly well, but I am a little confused with this piece of the pattern. September 29, 2015 @ 9:17 am. 10:33 am. 1:15 pm. What does the capital R and the dotted lines outside of the patter mean? Thank you. Youd do best to contact the designer, or whoever published that design. I am trying to complete a scarf pattern from Interweave. It depends if there is a button band picked up or something there, or if there are edge sts indicated in the pattern. Russian to English Knitting Chart Translation - in.pinterest.com January 14, 2018 @ Walker: no stitch, inserting needle from front through the st in the row below left-hand needle instead of the st on the left hand needle, inserting needle from behind through the st in the row below left-hand needle instead of the st on the left hand needle, insert the needle into the center of the stitch in the row below and knit it, then drop the unworked stitch off the needle, knit one stitch wrapping yarn twice; drop extra wrap from needle on next row, purl one stitch wrapping yarn twice; drop extra wrap from needle on next row, knit one stitch wrapping yarn three times; drop extra wraps from needle on next row, purl one stitch wrapping yarn three times; drop extra wraps from needle on next row, purl the yarn overs of the three previous rows, purl in the back loop, resulting in a twisted stitch, Patent Stitch: with yarn forward, slip 1 stitch, yo, Knit the stitch in the Patent Stitch, slipping the yo>, Purl the stitch in the Patent Stitch, slipping the yo. Russian knitting symbol. There is no need to move the right needle by over a hundred degrees to get into a stitch from left to right. Rosina Alaimo Hopefully the chart notes will give you some clues? Knit the stitch that was slipped in the previous row together wth its yarn over. 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! Im attempting to knit my first hat and the instructions make no sense. August 28, 2015 @ June 6, 2019 @ Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 12:28 pm. Theres no such thing as right or left-handed chart following. This was very written very clearly and so helpful thank you! Its a Norwegian pattern and this centering this is different than Fair Isle (or so I have read). Hi Pat Im sorry, thats not one of our patterns and I havent knit it so I cant really say how the chart works. Best luck! December 15, 2016 @ October 24, 2016 @ As I find more of these charts I will keep adding them to this post! November 8, 2016 @ ( Two for one! Hi everyone was wondering if anyone knows pink box on a chart means? Definition. What does knit back mean? Please overwhelmed and confused U in a Russian pattern The same as O In English pattern Ready to pack it all in English It wasnt a male that decided to change from writing to symbols;) Each country has its own twist. You can knit or purl on any side, I suspect the pattern has the purl side showing or as the right side? 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? March 29, 2016 @ Hi Joan I havent knit that one so Im not really sure. 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. But every designer choses their own chart conventions, so theres no way for me to know 100% how your specific chart is meant to be read without seeing it. Rita Fishel Not sure about the red lines, it should be in the chart notes for the specific pattern you are working, Diana Yes there are different rules to follow if you knit left handed. I am making a baby dress. Usually the repeat will be indicated in some way (in a TCK pattern it will have thick black lines around it), otherwise I recommend either a swatch, or taking graph paper and graphing out the pattern, with any repeats, to start to see where they are. 3:37 pm, Hi Judy Im sorry, Im not really sure. June 9, 2015 @ 4:02 am. -left-handed knitters are following charts from left-to-right, bottom-to-top (starting at the left down corner of the chart). So, for example, in the chart above under What are the heavy lines?, there is an 8-stitch repeat, but one is a SSK and one is a K2tog, so it seems to me that you would need 10 stitches to complete the row. Usually designers have their charts upside down so they are still read the way your knitting works. November 28, 2018 @ Im so lost. June 11, 2020 @ HI, I have a chart where the bottom row is labeled number 1 on the left rather than the right. March 26, 2018 @ Great that the charts show working in rounds as well as working flat. If so, let me know which one and Ill investigate further. Need some help please understanding what to do next. 8:50 pm, Hi Cheryl if you are working back and forth I would think you would start with Chart B, Gloria Currie 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. Thanks for the time. 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. 6:42 pm. Zow Knitting Abbreviations Master List - Craft Yarn Council November 1, 2020 @ 2:18 pm. Lizzy When I see the VVV, do I slip 3 stitches? If a chart of 20 stitches asks that I purl 2 stitches together, twice, on the return row (row 2), do I have 18 stitches and adjust the chart accordingly? You may want to contact the designer? Hello! 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. September 11, 2020 @ Beth should the chart be read with odd rows left to right and even rows right to left? 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? See more ideas about knitting, knitting stitches, knitting stiches. 2:19 pm. August 18, 2015 @ When I count the boxes for my size there are only half as many as needed. 4:27 pm. HI Lynn Im not sure, since I dont have your pattern and chart in front of me. That Repeat section , will you find the last one not enough stitches left to complete pattern before last section to end row. I had no problem with the increases in set-up row. March 29, 2015 @ Which pattern is it? Also would the repeat switch as well. For your second (and all following) repeats of chart B start with row 1: The example has 8 little boxes (representing 8 stitches) between the heavy vertical lines which indicate the stitch repeat. October 12, 2014 @ Im assuming that when I turn the work to work the wrong side rows that I also change the charts order. So do I work the 7 stitch repeat in the chart until there are 7 stitched left, then do the edge stitches from the chart, yo, k2tog, then knit 4? alexaludeman 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. Thank you for your time. 11:24 am. 10:54 pm. Or do I increase elsewhere? Kathryn Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. June 8, 2015 @ 9:41 am. Lace Knitting History: Delicate Stitches alexaludeman The text pattern instructions will let you know how many rows / inches to work following the chart. Thanks Edith, Emily Wessel February 6, 2018 @ Do I purl the whole row or just some of it? 1:47 pm. 2:20 pm. alexaludeman Emily Wessel alexaludeman Thanks anyway! Have you tried contacting the designer? The chart seems to have one extra row on the right side. But Im having fun none the less. motifs? Different books tend to use different symbols. 12:22 pm. March 18, 2020 @ Im knitting the antler mittens and a newbie with reading charts. Then youll work the centreline stitch, and work the chart once more, with another 3 repeats of the pattern (the section between the vertical lines). 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 3:50 pm. sl: slip. alexaludeman I have also knitted a lace scarf, so I have some experience. 9:59 am. 10:48 am. 7:48 am, anthro49 July 14, 2020 @ Alexa Ludeman Hello! I have a chart that says T&P at the end of a short row. alexaludeman October 21, 2020 @ Im making this poncho right now. Also, following that logic, I got close to the end of my row where it indicated I would have 7 more knit stitches to do, but I only had two more stitches on my needle. Here is my dilemma. uses traditional Orenburg lace base patterns. I have thus pulled this portion out a few times as it does not look right, though I am not sure how it is supposed to look. I'm a native Russian speaker but haven't worked with Russian patterns. 10:58 pm. Tx. Thank you so much for this lovely tutorial! 3740 N. Josey Lane, Suite 126 Priscilla Knoble You work each row of the chart all the way around. What do I do on the even number rows? alexaludeman It seems like you would need a certain number of sts before and after the chart to make it fit? This site is a work in progress and a passion project. Nancy Timm Just skip over them, Cynthia Baldwin Got into awful trouble for reading at the same time and making a mistake. 11:17 am. 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. November 16, 2016 @ The 30-stitch chart pattern is done on both the front and the back of the poncho. Yet we are treated as simpletons by others who are convinced that charts are so easy (despite the fact that we dont all share the opinion) when we share ours and are frequently ridiculed, derided and made fun of on places like ravelry. In the chart on row one it says it is a 12 count repeat. The chart box for the pattern is a 28-stitch repeat by 37 rows. Its difficult because there is no standardized set. Knit Chart Symbols | Welcome to the Craft Yarn Council 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? October 21, 2017 @ March 30, 2015 @ To work the row you need a 10 stitch repeat, but once the row is finished you will have an 8 stitch repeat. Im sorry, I dont really know, usually charts are right to left on the RS and left to right on the WS. 1:10 pm. Jo Franco On row 3 of the pattern, I have completed the 4 stitch repeat four times and am now left with three stitches left too many for the yarn over, make one, knit one that are left to finish the row. 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. July 20, 2015 @ What am I missing? 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. September 13, 2020 @ As the chart increases the repeats will increase, so it starts with 6, then increases to 8, then 10. Hi Maggie You should be able to get in full repeats before the edge sts. 7:35 am. I enclose a link to the chart and would be grateful if you could clarify for me what they mean. February 25, 2021 @ 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 I am new to charts in knitting but I am trying to knit a lace shawl from a chart. Knit all three together. The pattern begins at the left hand side with the instructions moving from left to right. Knitting size L. After doing set up round is where Im confused. November 2, 2021 @ Sandra March 27, 2018 @ January 13, 2019 @ Perhaps you should contact the designer directly with your query. 9:40 am. ssk: slip, slip, knit these 2 stitches togethera decrease is made. Checking the book was a good idea! 9:53 am. www.craftyarncouncil.com/health. So I have moved the BOR 3 times already, one stitch to the left. January 28, 2022 @ I am working on a lace shawl using a chart. Hi Sorry Im not totally sure from the pattern what the best way to work the increases is. 10:40 am. alexaludeman Any help would be appreciated! October 24, 2016 @ November 6, 2017 @ 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. I am left handed. Strikkesymboler. 9:37 am. However, each designer may have a different format and set of symbols. February 7, 2016 @ Required fields are marked *, Leaf lace stitch openwork. Liz Am I reading the instruction correctly? May 1, 2019 @ Cindy, alexaludeman alexaludeman Right cross cables hold the stitches to the back of the knitting. Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images. Sherry Corrigan Im really confused. 12:52 am. 9:41 am, Hi Agnes Im sorry, without knowing the pattern I dont really know what the designer intends, Marian Debra Hi Dawn You should have 3 sts (all coming from 1 stitch) when you have completed that one. 8:13 am. Today. Historians are divided in opinion as to whether they should designate him a knave or a madman. October 17, 2014 @ November 22, 2018 @ 1:20 am. alexaludeman Im unsure how to go about increasing and working in the chart pattern at the same time. Valery Nibbs Emily Wessel Shivika Illustrated explanation of russian knitting symbols. The chart shows rows 1-18 and I am currently on chart row 2 and now must work even ? Tricot. Hi good question, not usually, it should say in the chart notes where to start etc. 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. knit on WS. I understand I read diagram from right to left. I am having difficulty understanding how to complete the repeat with a different starting point. August 8, 2017 @ 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. 11:33 pm. Have a great day! 6:52 pm, Hi, I am hoping you can help me. I would say probably, that is what it would usually indicate. November 11, 2017 @ sherryc1954 Dec 15, 2018 - Explore Mikki Smith's board "Russian knitting terms translated", followed by 193 people on Pinterest. Thanks, alexaludeman The crochet notation looks a bit more standard. Please let me know if your able to help. August 31, 2016 @ Its been driving me crazy for weeks now. alexaludeman Knitting from the French; Modles Gratuits. So just as you did the first time you worked chart B rows 1-24, youll keep the centreline in place. 10:01 am. I recently ordered a book online of various Japanese knitting motifs and patterns. C6F. 11:38 am. The written directions for Row 3 of the Gothic lace is incorrect the repeat is missing a K1. Yarn Over:Translation Id be really grateful for some help. Thank you so much! Is the right side still facing you? November 3, 2021 @ Im knitting a shawl and have (correctly) 179 stitches on my needles as I start a chart pattern that shows only 41 stitches with two 10 stitch repeats so how do I manage working 179 stitches with a 61 stitch chart? Sorry, Im not much help without actually seeing the pattern, is it knit back and forth or in the round? We are happy to help, its just a little easier to follow the plot via email. Can you please tell me what it means? My confusion comes in the work panel as set, does this mean to work row one on the chart right to left?