9:27 am. Maybe try contacting the designer? Lori Elmitt August 28, 2015 @ So where only right side rows are shown, this means that you read each row shown in the chart from RIGHT to LEFT. Ive bought your marshland sweater pattern and am having a bit of a time figuring out how to go about the yoke. December 15, 2016 @ School of knitting symbols for sk2p aka double decrease. Confused. 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. My question is..how do I purl into the YO when I switch from the RS to the WS? I get the feeling that I would switch some directional stitches as I have encountered that issue before, especially with the M1s. You will want a border of 5 or 6 sts on the edge so you will cast on 35 or 37 sts. National Currency: Russian Rouble. October 24, 2016 @ March 29, 2015 @ Russian symbols with illustrations for . February 18, 2019 @ Knit all three together. Have I missed something? This decreases the 7 stitch patter by 2 stitches, yet the next row shows all 7 stitches. WOW!!!! However, in this particular pattern the chart is: an empty box for KNIT and then comes PURL, after that 4 different CROSS symbols and it ends with no. Its hard to know, definitively, if a chart doesnt work without trying knitting it first. Directional decreases are made the opposite way that a right handed would make the. Then it is meant to be a circular chart but the wrong side rows are showing as flat. Hi Debbie Im sorry, Im not much help without actually seeing the pattern. January 29, 2019 @ 12:46 am. So when you see a square that corresponds to CC1, you will knit one stitch with contrast colour #1. If the pattern is to be worked in the round, then you will read every round from right to left. Now I had a second problem. Debbie Plamondon April 9, 2017 @ January 3, 2015 @ January 28, 2019 @ I cannot address the designer as the pattern is not from Ravelry but from a book, so I hope you can help me out! I started doing this because I had (dimly) remembered some Russian language stitch dictionary pages that offered up a slightly different collection of texture patterns from those that commonly seen in English language books. 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. 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? Jacqui The following might be redundant, since I guess you already know about them but just in case, Russian-English knitting glossary: 1:06 am. April 30, 2015 @ Hello! This is my confusion: I have a total of 83 stitches on my needle (as instructed by the pattern). Faye 4:22 am. I feel confident enough to try one nowjust need to decide which one! Thank you so much I would really appreciate your help. 2:00 pm. Be sure to review the chart key before you cast on! Hi Elaine Sorry, I really have no idea. 2. I have been knitting for well over 60 years and have never understood lace charts although l can follow written instructions and colour charts. I had made black/white copies of the pattern pages from the book and so I had not seen that the No Stitch boxes were completely white, while the rest was in another color. alexaludeman 3:46 pm. More Russian Knitting Symbols with Illustrations. alexaludeman November 27, 2018 @ 6:43 am. 12:45 pm. on bag of 1st row and at the end. I read it from right to left. Have a great day! I tried to figure this out by looking at the chart for the Tenderheart and what happens between row 14 and 15 but I still cant work it out. I saved several of the dinosaur patterns and wondered whether they would come out exactly as pictured since (I am given to understand), knitting stitches do not quite match square charted patterns. How do I do it with free software please? Have a great day! Tracey Fenton First embraced as a functional, post-surf boot and then a global symbol of provocation and laidback luxury, the Classic Boot has influenced new . October 20, 2017 @ Hi Tracy It sounds like that stitch is worked twice (first it is slipped and at the end of the round it is knit). Otherwise your best bet is to contact the designer. Dishcloth Knitting Patterns. 2:46 pm, how to insert leaf chart on Leaves and Berries Pattern, Tess Perrault Heres a question Im not certain about. Hi Sheila yep, unless otherwise specified you would start back at row 1. 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? January 14, 2019 @ I have a chart that says T&P at the end of a short row. Am I understanding this correctly?? June 6, 2014 @ alexaludeman This kind of convention is used in charts when the stitch count changes from row to row. November 13, 2019 @ Thank you. Every knit pattern is followed the exact same way by a righty or a lefty. I didnt much care for the free dinosaur patterns that I found, they were either too detailed or too simple. Hi Holly you are always working the next row of the chart, the chart is always read right to left. Hi Beth Im sorry, I cant really give you an answer on this one without seeing the pattern itself. 9:40 pm. The blank spaces part has thrown me for a loop, I'm guessing it's just there so it's not empty? Im very sure Ive got my markers in the right place and i am reading right to left but somehow the number of stitches doesnt seem to match up. If the chart shows only right side rows, text instructions will be given for how to work the wrong side rows. Right cross cables hold the stitches to the back of the knitting. The diagram shows all stitches seen from the right side (unless otherwise specified). Alexa Ludeman ssk to k2tog, m1R to m1L, and vice versa? November 10, 2021 @ December 22, 2014 @ Do you know what I might be doing incorrectly? 1:44 pm, No which is strange. 1:08 pm. Original symbol instructions in Russian. April 11, 2019 @ 11:44 am. Im not sure how you can believe there is any different rules for a right v. left handed knitter. 1:19 pm. Or is it knit a stitch? Thanks you, Emily Wessel Diane 1:48 pm. National Anthem: The State Anthem of the Russian Federation. I have a chart that has big blank spaces between the motifs. Brilliant explanation. Alexa Ludeman No. I understand that youre supposed to repeat those stitcheslike 5 times for the Gothic Cowl8 times for another pattern I have. Hope you can help, alexaludeman Thanks, alexaludeman Leanne Meier I tried looking for some of them online, but I couldn't find several of them. Kathryn, alexaludeman 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. 10:54 pm. ? The Orenburg region of . Hi, I, too want to learn this pattern and I have found a fabulous video on YouTube that shows how to knit. 10:34 am. 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 May 12, 2021 @ Im just confused in what order i knit chart b and A, alexaludeman My pattern says start at stitch 1 on chart and work to stitch 68 and then work at 20-70. For the most part each symbol represents a stitch as it looks on the right . September 25, 2014 @ Please find the website with the knitting pattern here: Roses lace pattern intricate knitting stitch 2 - Knitting Kingdom Could someone please tell me what . Row 2 dots Move your left hand so that your left index finger gets under the strand stretched between the needle and your left hand. Alexa Ludeman alexaludeman The extra 30 stitches could be edge stitches? It should indicate how to work the WS rows in the pattern. 9:30 am. The chart shows only odd numbered rounds. 9:41 pm. The instructions for even rounds say work as established- knit the knits purl the purls does that mean to do the cableing sections also in the even rows? 4:35 pm. February 4, 2018 @ Thank you. November 21, 2014 @ Confusingly I have also used said V to denote kfb when charting patterns. Thanks, alexaludeman Hi Elaine If you want to enlarge it simply to view on screen, you should be able to zoom in. Do I knit left to right on line 1 and right to left on line 2? February 9, 2015 @ Can you help? 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. Thank you, alexaludeman ennkaycee Lizzy Alexa Ludeman Move your left hand so that your left index finger gets under the strand stretched between the needle and your left hand. This is the other symbol: \V also across 2 stitches and once again it looks like the V is underlined. alexaludeman 5:15 am. Am knitting first lace, a sweater, and it is in the round. I dont understand the first chart symbol instruction either. In the chart on row one it says it is a 12 count repeat. I am a beginner and I wanted to knit a colour work chart of My choice using only the purl stitch.. Is that possible..??? 9:22 pm. This is a very useful, straightforward tutorial! August 31, 2016 @ 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. I might check for errata? The make 1 purl is literally that, an extra stitch, don't count it as two as I did..I spent sooo long counting stitches and wondering why the next row didn't add up lol. It seems to me that theres a k1 missing before the k2tog. As you knit more stitches, you will notice that you work very much like a knitting machine quick and efficient. You will be knitting the first 2 sts. 1,2,or 3? July 5, 2019 @ I wouldnt write it out I would simply knit following the chart. For size 4 the pattern starts at the edge of the chart, size 6 at the green line and 8 and 10 at the red line. 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 Thank you so much! Search for: Recent Posts. June 17, 2020 @ 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? I am new to charts in knitting but I am trying to knit a lace shawl from a chart. Japanese charts typically use a blank cell for whatever the most common stitch is on that particular chart (usually knit or purl), presumably in order to avoid visual clutter. August 18, 2015 @ pat I see no place in the pattern where the rows are joined. June 17, 2020 @ This site is a work in progress and a passion project. Hi Ashley It depends how the chart is written. I have a pattern that has a chart and the instructions says to do 5 repeats of the chart. 8:26 am, I have been reading all your info on reading a chart in knitting. For the first time, I have come across a chart where all of the row numbersboth even and oddare listed on both sides of the chart. 12:27 pm. Edith October 6, 2019 @ The red lines are telling you to repeat that section or block of stitches for your pattern. Maybe if the slash crossed 2 boxes I could better understand. 2:18 pm. It says to work the 8 stitch repeat 10 times (80 stitches), which should leave me with 3 stitches; however the chart shows 4 stitches on the right before the repeat and 3 stitches on the left of the repeat. It should go evenly (i think, not having the pattern in front of me). 4:30 pm, my pattern reads multiples of 16+47. Thank you for making it so clear. Its hard to cut and paste the chart terms into on line Russian-English dictionaries (this was the best one for my purposes) because for the most part, the terms are there as images, not text. January 12, 2022 @ Thanks for the advise, Nancy Timm alexaludeman Is it possible that the lace chart is decreasing in the triangles in a non-obvious way? It could be that the chart is worked in rounds at some point in the pattern and rows at other points. May 7, 2016 @ New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. The chart Im trying to knit from has increases in the first row but doesnt show what to do with the new stitches on the second row. I would say probably, that is what it would usually indicate. It looks like it depends which size you are knitting? 10:09 am. Hi! Kr (Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters . Strikkesymboler. September 5, 2014 @ 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? 2:25 am, As it says in the pattern: Work the chart one time before the centreline, then a second time after the centreline (in both cases reading charts from R to L). cables and texture, colourwork, lace knitting charts. Home How To Read Russian Knitting Patterns. I have a question about your chart above for the Gothic Lace. THEN you cast on stitches and start knitting in the round. Denise I am a little confused for the gusset as round 1 and round 2 give an instruction and says to work chart; then I have to work round 1 and 2 while working the chart, 4 times..so am I repeating to work row 1 and 2 of the chart or continue working the other rows (3-6) until I have worked a total of 8 rows? April 30, 2015 @ Does this mean I YO,K1 8 times. Illustrated explanation of russian knitting symbols. Hi, Im struggling with the WS instructions of a pattern, the RS are charted so fine with the these. 1:48 pm, alexaludeman Size 2: 250-300m. Hi Melonie no stitch means just that, its not a charted stitch, just a blank box, usually inserted for clarity. July 10, 2018 @ Hi, Ive knit many items with seemingly complex patterns and Ive always been able to figure them out until now. Is it pass slipped sts over? ~Em, Jodi Chrisman 3740 N. Josey Lane, Suite 126 The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! And for any sort of directional stitch, should I likewise attempt to do the opposite? In fact we made our own colour charts to knit a pattern on the back of mittens at primary school, boys included and then knitted them. Theres no such thing as right or left-handed chart following. How do you keep track of aran cabling when some charts dont equal numbers of stiches. :P Slip these? September 23, 2014 @ National Colors: Red, white and blue. As you can see from the antler cable below, c4b and c4f cable 4 back and front are worked over 4 stitches. If you want to understand what knitting symbols mean (especially the symbols used in Russian and German knitting charts), I made a dictionary of knitting sym. 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. November 11, 2015 @ Each chart will have its own key with instructions on how to work each symbol, Jessica Henderson Discover is a registered trademark of Craft Yarn Council. info@craftyarncouncil.com. Now that we have the working yarn in place, we are ready to start knitting. February 8, 2021 @ So you would work the edge stitches one time, then work the repeat stitches as many times as possible (always reading the set of instructions from right to left on right side rows), before ending with the edge stitches at the end of row. August 17, 2015 @ November 12, 2019 @ After studying it I am wondering if the pattern should be reversed after the center stitch or should it be knit the same as the first half. Any explanation would be most welcome. www.craftyarncouncil.com Thank Youyour site is just amazing. Also would the repeat switch as well. tincanknits@gmail.com, Cindy October 18, 2017 @ August 24, 2017 @ Working my way through them! So I just started the Prairie Fire pullover and I have gotten to the lace chart. Teresa Ukrainetz The neck warmer will use about 220m-300m DK weight yarn. This is exactly what peasant women needed centuries ago. November 4, 2020 @ Hi! alexaludeman Is there an unwritten rule about this somewhere? I am looking for some help with a fair isle chart. June 5, 2017 @ October 13, 2015 @ 3. I was reading the box with the increased stitch as having two stitches. So the pattern begins with 28 cast on stitches. I need to chart a 3 stitch increase over 1 stitch to create a spot for a 4 stitch spiral cable in a Celtic cable pattern. August 31, 2016 @ Great that the charts show working in rounds as well as working flat. Nadine So youll be working RS Rows: k3, work chart once, knit centreline st, work chart a second time, k3. September 12, 2018 @ If anyone is familiar with it I would really appreciate your help! The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! 8:19 am. 10:53 am, If you are working back and forth it sounds like the 21 sts is a the end of the row on the RS so it would be at the beginning of the row on the WS, Pat France I know the big red line on it is where you do the thumb. Yikes! November 1, 2020 @ September 23, 2018 @ round 3&4 the same? Thanks, Roxy Jensen June 6, 2014 @ alexaludeman 4:20 am, Hi, I am really struggling with the chart for the Low Tide Cardigan. Hi Christine you are always working the next round of the chart, regardless of what else is happening in the mitten. You are working the chart on the sts in between. Therefore I do not know if I am working all the rows right to left or some left to right. However, each designer may have a different format and set of symbols. 9:21 am. Priscilla Knoble Thanks for any help you can give me. are these instructions for one round? alexaludeman To work the wrong side rows, follow the instructions given in the text or chart notes. 8:49 am. knitting, probably also crochet work Edit: I just knitted up a sample, so I have some corrections. Thank you for your help. alexaludeman January 13, 2018 @ But other then that, Im not sure how to do this. It is in Russian, but if you slow down the video you can see step-by-step how this is done. January 5, 2018 @ Hi Im afraid the answer is a pretty unhelpful, I dont know. Renee It is a free pattern easy to find on line . Hopefully itll turn out right this time. June 17, 2020 @ Russian knitting symbol. Stitch charts in knit patterns are being used more and more as an addition to or in place of words to describe a pattern stitch. Am I supposed to assume a knit stitch between the ktbl and the yo or between the yo and the p2sso? 4:33 am. 12:41 am. Working sweater from Strange Brew. Have you tried contacting the designer? alexaludeman 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? catsrmecraftlady A.1 is the name of the diagram, and. Hi Karen Im not sure what the question is? May 10, 2020 @ 2. Feel free to make minor adjustments that suit your own personal knitting style. Im sorry. December 18, 2017 @ I want it in the back. 4:04 am. Hi Pat Im sorry, thats not one of our patterns and I havent knit it so I cant really say how the chart works. 2:18 pm. September 25, 2015 @ Am I right? Thanks for the tutorial, I think I get it but Im still stuck with a bonnet pattern I am attempting. It seems like they are missing an instruction, Shirleen Where the Sidewalk Ends blanket is quick and easy to knit with super bulky weight yarn. The chart is then read from the bottom right hand corner. I am trying to figure out what no stitch means when reading a chart. Thank you, alexaludeman I am 36 stitches short after row 22. I can't see the picture clearly enough to tell. Weve already discussed the most common way to cast on stitches in Eastern (previously known as Russian) knitting. 4:46 pm. 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. Learn twelve ways to make side edges of a knitted project nice and tidy. May 11, 2020 @ Heres one for a lace doily. RoseMarie Stanfield: knit through back loop. This means right side rows correct? I would probably create a symbol and then explain it in the chart key. The info should be in the chart notes. January 4, 2018 @ May 5, 2016 @ Its pattern page presents some useful visuals, including starting a doily center using the crocheted circle method, blocking hints, and (of course) the chart for the piece itself. When you write out all the stitches in the repeat section you are only showing 7 stitches. Diane, alexaludeman But Im not sure how to do that. Hi Judith it sounds like those are maybe non-stitches? Hi Penny Im sorry, Im not familiar with the kind of chart you are referring to. http://www.knitting-bee.com/knitting-tutorials/russian-english-knitting-chart-translation. 11:07 pm. Im having the same problem. 10:14 am. Thanks There are a wide variety of knit symbols used in patterns, including special symbols made for specific projects. (The chart is right at the bottom of the link). 7: another empty box meaning NO STITCH ! I am sorry I do not understand the bit sbout A8 and A2, Elsje Hi, I am knitting a baby cardigan (March from Isager) and there is a 7-stitch pattern for the front edges, 5 + 2 lace st. My question concerns those 2 st. Hi- I am knitted a 29 row pattern from chart on dpn in the round. Do you want to make learning this stitch pattern easy for people to learn ? January 7, 2018 @ After casting on for the Back, 83 sts and knitting 4 rows of Twisted k1p1 ribbing I am stuck. heidiworm This is similar to the use of brackets in text knitting instructions. Id suggest you contact the designer directly. Your clue of treating each square with a symbol on the chart as an action vs. A stitch made me realize I was doing a yo then a knit for each yo symbol. February 6, 2017 @ As you can see from this illustration, the structure of the lace pattern shows up much more clearly when the wrong-side rows (which arent conveying much information) are removed. February 23, 2017 @ Can you shed any light on what these symbols might mean? Debra Nope, but the decreases may be written in the pattern? Skole. March 5, 2016 @ My pattern says to, place center st of graph at center of bonnet. Hi Mary Im sorry, without a key I cant really say. 9:31 am. Agnes, alexaludeman Ive contacted the designer, but she hasnt responded. February 22, 2015 @ 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. Help! Can your markers move and the knitting be correct? 1:39 am. Hello! Roberta, Renee Source: www.knitting-bee.com. 11:31 pm. Alexa Ludeman 7:24 am. 10:54 am. I am knitting a blanket in intarsia with a college logo. alexaludeman I might try emailing the designer or published for a little clarification. My pattern asks that I knit 1 below. December 11, 2015 @ Hi Kristin when working from a chart in the round you want to always start at the right side. Does this mean not reversing the graph? 8:07 pm. Edit to add: on google translate there is an option to use a Cyrillic keyboard. Hi Naomi I cant really say without actually looking at the pattern. As I am left handed, should I read the RS rows left to right instead or do you think it will matter? Hi we cant provide pattern support on other peoples patterns, sorry! 4:47 am. If you want to print it, you can change the print zoom percentage (set it to 200% or something) in the print dialog box when you print. 11:44 am, Hi Charlene Sorry, Im not really sure without looking at the chart or the pattern, Alice Rawlings http://freeknitstitches.com/pattern.php?num=139&menu=5, As I find more of these charts I will keep adding them to this post! What do I do about the first stitch after my BOR marker in these instances? Hopefully the chart notes will give you some clues? Rhonda The pattern I am using is Fionas Top and the no stitch appears in chart B and B1. Do you have any suggestions for translating the Russian symbols? November 17, 2017 @ Im assuming yes because youre never going in 2 opposite directions Thanks in advance! 6:35 pm. This pattern is called the Lestrange cloak from the unofficial harry potter knits from 2013. k2tog. Also, at the bottom of the chart it shows 4 6 8 st Repeat 6 4 What is this in reference to? 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. w&t: wrap and turn. Emily Wessel But I must say, all this figuring out was fun! November 27, 2018 @ The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! August 9, 2020 @ I dont know what to do. Thank you for the clear explanation and examples on how to read a chart. Pinterest. 12:08 pm. 9:04 am. uncommon Unicode symbols, follow the instructions below. July 3, 2016 @ 12:05 pm, Candi The written pattern instruction directly before the commencement of the chart says I should have 41 stitches which I have. Im doing this pattern: https://www.bhg.com/crafts/knitting/kidswear/knitted-guernsey-pullover-and-cap/ and Im confused about the chart to begin with. February 28, 2017 @ Thank God I found this blog. Even when the chart only has odd numbers, you work the even numbers the same as the odd row before it? I am knitting a lace sweater, Jody Long Lena Bolero. The chart has dark colored lines for each size, 2 lines each. Can someone look up the leaf edging in Barbara Walker's "A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns", Maybe p357? alexaludeman September 12, 2018 @ A famed statue of Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid, one of Copenhagen's biggest tourist draws, has been vandalised with the colours of the Russian flag.