February 15, 2015 @ Im assuming that when I turn the work to work the wrong side rows that I also change the charts order. 11:39 am. alexaludeman So even if pattern started off not joined and with a RS and WS, when it switches to being joined and knitted in the round, you only read from right side of chart even for formerly WS rows. October 17, 2014 @ Elaine May 13, 2021 @ Stephanie Hi I am working a fair isle flat pattern in a stockingnet. Knit the stitch that was slipped in the previous row together wth its yarn over. August 23, 2015 @ Following are the standardized knit symbols that have been adopted by members of the Craft Yarn Council and are considered to be the clearest and easiest to render and to read. 11:33 pm. 10:40 am. In round 1 of front of pullover it was KNIT 20, ROUND 1 OF LACE CHART, KNIT 20. December 5, 2020 @ The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! Hi, Ive knit many items with seemingly complex patterns and Ive always been able to figure them out until now. pat For some reason I am able to knit from charts, but each time a new chart pops into my knitting I need a refresher course on HOW to actually use them. The pattern originates in Germany and I dont know if the European charts may be different?? Is it possible that the lace chart is decreasing in the triangles in a non-obvious way? 7:56 pm. Im working on Arcadia poncho; have done the 14 down-but Im stuck (mentally) regarding establishing the chart. As I am left handed, should I read the RS rows left to right instead or do you think it will matter? Thank you so much. So excited! Hi Jane Im sorry I think Im going to need a little more context to answer that? Its also weird because that part of the chart has repeat lines, so even if it was marking the center (for reasons I dont know) it wouldnt really be the center because its repeated. 11:17 am. Each chart will have its own key with instructions on how to work each symbol, Jessica Henderson How do I work these 11 st? Hope im making sense :D, Emily Wessel February 23, 2017 @ Karen 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. June 7, 2018 @ Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. 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). The first 6 squares are dark and the instructions say no stitch. I am knitting a faire isle yoke on a top-down sweater (Iunn Im really confused about this one. Im knitting a baby sweater in 12 month size. February 5, 2021 @ January 9, 2016 @ Russian to English Knitting Chart Translation - Knitting Bee The Chart Rows. Have a great day and hope to hear from you soon. July 14, 2016 @ Hello there! I collate as many stitches as I can find, as a result some can be in written format while others are charts. Its not quite 2 different symbols meaning the same thing. June 6, 2014 @ Original symbol instructions in Russian. Its just a bit confusing as there is nothing BUT the chart and red lines thats it. December 16, 2016 @ August 28, 2016 @ 9:57 am. I am having a fascinating time this weekend noodling out Russian language pages on knitting and crochet, and trying to translate some terms. The instructions for my size say to complete 15 stitches on the chart. I have come to the thumb and am a bit confused on the directions. I dont have any knowledge of your specific pattern, so I cant speak to that. alexaludeman 5:55 am, my chart reads K2tog, yo, yo,k2tog How are the two yo done? NOTE: Some patterns refer to cables as "Back" or "Front" cross. the pattern has 16 stitches including what they call the centre stitch. Illustrated explanation of Russian knitting symbols. 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 5:15 am. When you write out all the stitches in the repeat section you are only showing 7 stitches. And then every chart is different!!!! Hi we cant provide pattern support on other peoples patterns, sorry! Knitting - Help with Symbol Key on a Knit Pattern It calls for 130 stitches but the number on the chart does not equal 130. 3:31 pm. Its a Norwegian pattern and this centering this is different than Fair Isle (or so I have read). October 26, 2019 @ My question concerns the needle requirement. July 27, 2016 @ Websites: Lori Bufanio I needed to cast on 31 stiches. 11:52 am. I may have to undo 70+ rows depending on the answer. National Anthem: The State Anthem of the Russian Federation. Usually patterns come with both written instructions on how to work the mitten, how to insert the chart, etc. Debra Abbreviations: k: knit p: purl k2tog: knit two stitches together Cast on an even number of stitches. 8:38 am. I dont know what stitches that should be. Thank you for taking the time to make a sample swatch. 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. Hi, I am about to start a pair of socks with a nice-looking charted pattern. Piyatida. October 12, 2018 @ November 21, 2014 @ 12:06 pm. Hi Lori No matter what else is happening in the mitten you are always working the next charted row, does that help? You will continue to decrease every row until you have decreased 13 sts on each side and then it looks like there is a second instruction after 7 more decrease rows? December 28, 2016 @ I had intended to attach a list of what I thought were the different symbols used, but I look at row 5 and now I'm not even sure where one symbol starts and another ends. February 24, 2017 @ Debra Siegel For example for chart A i have 5 stitches until the centreline stitch and i have to k1, yo,[ k1, k2tog, yo,] k1 which by my calculation will use 7 stitches. It says to repeat chart 6 times. Free Pebble Knitting Stitch. The grey stitches can be completely ignored. March 6, 2019 @ Any help would be super appreciated! Useful charts i have found for translating russian knitting chart symbols into english. The rounds may be numbered or it may be in the chart notes. Good luck! Emily Wessel alexaludeman March 6, 2017 @ Now bear in mind, I dont speak or read a word of that language. first row is knit, the second has the beginnings of two purled columns on the RS of the fabric: k5, p2, k13, p2, k5. My confusion comes from not seeing how many knit stitches there are before I begin the lace chart. September 12, 2018 @ April 26, 2016 @ For instance my very simple chart includes wrong rows but some dont (but hey some do). April 20, 2017 @ 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 Cynthia Webb ? 9:10 pm. I knitted a lace pattern hot water bottle as well before l left but from written instructions. knit the yarnover with the following stitch to avoid a hole at the turn. 1:20 pm, Hi Rachael It depends what the pattern repeat is, but if its a knit on the RS it is probably a purl on the WS, Charlene Karpiuk I have a question about your chart above for the Gothic Lace. Thank you for your help. Can you tell me what this means? I wouldnt write it out I would simply knit following the chart. 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. June 10, 2019 @ 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. Nancy Ellis June 9, 2015 @ Its hard to say without seeing the actual chart. Im not a newby, but I am confused. alexaludeman Deb Rhodes It would be good, because it has very beautiful stitches in Russian knitting. 6:14 am. It is also to separate it out from any repeated instructions. 9:17 pm. December 21, 2021 @ The pattern states to work chart b twice and chart a twice around. December 29, 2016 @ Have you tried contacting the designer? I know that this must be a repeating pattern. 6:04 pm, If the legend shows a square as K on RS. January 28, 2015 @ The written directions for Row 3 of the Gothic lace is incorrect the repeat is missing a K1. Should I just switch the numbers on the pattern with 1,3,5 being on the left and 2, 4, 6 on the right? 2:21 am. 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. Hi It sounds like something has gone wrong, you should definitely have enough to complete the chart. Emily Wessel My question is..how do I purl into the YO when I switch from the RS to the WS? on bag of 1st row and at the end. 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. I am on round 3 of the lace chart and the pattern says to knit to the chart and knit next chart round. st (s): stitch (es) tog: together. A kfb is special because it uses a stitch to make one, you want to use a method that just makes 1 (try this method here: https://blog.tincanknits.com/2013/10/03/m1/ ), Glenda Giles Zow So for round 2 is it K1 (main color), K1 (contrast color), K1 (main color) and then on to chart c? Charts are hideous things requiring a whole lot of time spent writing them out first. 7:10 pm, Hi Shelley I think the only way to know is in the chart notes or the key and abbreviations for that particular pattern, since so many designers use different symbols, Denise I think I figured it out I wasnt doing the yo right. 6:49 pm. Hi Jen I think thats a pretty common way of writing charts that are worked back and forth (thats how we do it). Im unsure how to go about increasing and working in the chart pattern at the same time. January 22, 2017 @ Have been asking on other sites and on some google says my acct. My main problem is that the print on the chart is tiny so unable to read it have tried magnifying glass & magnifying ruler with no success.Does anyone have any tips? 8:50 pm. Can you help? Hkle Masker Mnstre. Some of it seems to be similar to the notation found in Japanese crochet patterns. Includes the basic stitches and may include some basic increases or decreases. November 17, 2016 @ Roberta, Renee Thanks for the great tutorial! Hi Tracey I think there must be a typo? October 17, 2018 @ Can someone look up the leaf edging in Barbara Walker's "A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns", Maybe p357? I may have just answered my own question but Id like to have confirmed, Alexa Ludeman 8:29 am. Hi Susan Are there perhaps yarn overs or some other increase that compensates for the decrease? My guess is Turn and Purl? alexaludeman I want to take a scarf or rectangular shawl pattern and make them wider for a blanket. Is their a universal decrease that does this? Brilliant explanation. Russian to English Knitting Chart Translation - in.pinterest.com After reading this I am thinking in my question the answer isplease confirm if correct or not. Thank-you so much!!! Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images. 9:27 am. It might feel awkward at first, but dont worry with just a bit of practice, youll easily get the hang of this technique. December 9, 2017 @ 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 Hi Kristin when working from a chart in the round you want to always start at the right side. When I found an image that was interesting, I clicked through to the parent page and followed some of the in-page links there. Tweet. October 30, 2019 @ How should I interpret the empty parts of the pattern? 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. Might be best to contact Bristol for the definitive answer though, Amy Should I go left to right for the 3,7,11 etc and right to left for 1,5,9? Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. 2:18 pm. 4:04 am. 3740 N. Josey Lane, Suite 126 6:15 am. 10:12 pm. November 13, 2019 @ 5:22 pm, Charted my name ANN AND I HAVE 19 STITCHES ACROSS 8:03 am. It goes to 27. August 23, 2015 @ alexaludeman Otherwise your best bet is to contact the designer. alexaludeman Dishcloth Knitting Patterns. Posted on May 18, 2015 October 7, 2022 Categories Button holes and slits, Hand Knitting (HK), Knitting Symbols, Lace, Ribber Fabrics, Swatches and Experiments Leave a comment on "Button holes" and "make many - increase" "lace . 2:15 am. January 24, 2022 @ Jo Ann Also would the repeat switch as well. Basic instructions: cast on 9 stitches. 1:17 pm. Ive left the link in my username to the hat Im making. July 22, 2014 @ My square will be 2 by 2. As I find more of these charts I will keep adding them to this post! Hello i am having trouble reading my chart. Thanks so much in advance. This is a collection of knitting terms from various languages. I am trying to figure out a chart from a Rowan pattern and am mystified by the lack of information and totally confused by the apparent plethora of definitions for the same symbols. Does that mean I do the chart 5 times or 6 (the first one and then 5 repeats) . Just switched from in the round to flat knitting, where Im purling on the WS. 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. The pattern does not seem to me that all wrong side rows are purled. Thank you very much. 10:46 pm. I look on this russian site you've attached here,,my golly my eyes are so amaze.. many patterns . I am working on red hearts Butterfly Cable Blanket LW3884 and cannot figure how to go about inserting the Leaf chart into the Leaves and Berries chart. (Unless there are increases to balance them out), YOs and other increases work the opposite way, they take up a square in the chart but dont actually use a stitch, Oana The Complete List of Knitting Abbreviations and Terms August 3, 2019 @ 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). When knitting in the round charts are always read from right to left. 54 Amazing russian knitting patterns ideas - Pinterest Hi- I am knitted a 29 row pattern from chart on dpn in the round. That doesnt sound right because your repeat would create a lot of increases. Lace patterns are often described only in charts, as they may have large stitch and row repeats can make writing out (and reading) lace patterns quite cumbersome. sevtap salahi 7:09 pm, hi I.m going to start the Love Note ,do I use # 6.00 needle till the bottom rib then switch to 4.50 .thanks, alexaludeman January 5, 2018 @ Hi, I love your stuff! May 1, 2015 @ So now I know what NO STITCH means. Judith Taylor STEP 2. Please help. I don't know about anyone else, but there are just so many interesting patterns in russian. 3:50 pm. October 9, 2019 @ It is not marked as stitches, there are no written instructions. June 18, 2020 @ are these instructions for one round? alexaludeman Lace Knitting Stitches. Includes more complex stitch patterns, using a combination of stitches. No matter whether you use Continental or English knitting style, you will have to remember to work stitches differently. 5:47 pm, Stunning patterns. February 28, 2017 @ Russian gymnast . Thanks. Emily Wessel They are usually put in to help show the pattern, but you can just ignore them. November 4, 2020 @ It transforms three stitches into a single stitch. May 6, 2016 @ Thank Youyour site is just amazing. Once I do one section of the 21 stitches, do I then keep repeating that until I get to the end of that first pattern row? Im having the same problem. October 30, 2015 @ Was so glad to find it. alexaludeman If I just read the chart from R to L both mittens will be for the right hand. As you can see from the antler cable below, c4b and c4f cable 4 back and front are worked over 4 stitches. 12:47 am, I am new at charts and I have finished working the rows 1-24 of chart b of the rosebud shawl for the first time and I am starting on the second time. It is illustrated in a pretty lace stitch chart, alexaludeman alexaludeman Includes more complex stitch patterns, using a combination of stitches. 4:33 am. You may want to contact the designer? Round1: k1, work chartdoes work chart mean to work rows 1 through 6? The written pattern instruction directly before the commencement of the chart says I should have 41 stitches which I have. But its easy because its a communal language!!!! The neck warmer will use about 220m-300m DK weight yarn. Can your markers move and the knitting be correct? Jo Ann I would assume left to right, reversing the symbols, but I cant be 100% sure. ~Em, Jodi Chrisman 9:52 am. The extra 30 stitches could be edge stitches? Original symbol instructions in Russian. Even when the chart only has odd numbers, you work the even numbers the same as the odd row before it? 9:52 am, Hi Velma It would depend on the stitch pattern you are working, Velma P. Smith You answered all my questions. If that doesnt work drop us an email at tincanknits@gmail.com and we will get you sorted. 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. What does the Russian Z symbol mean in the war against Ukraine? - The So knit 1st set stitches then comes REPEAT SECTION. December 15, 2016 @ CarolK March 26, 2018 @ October 24, 2016 @ Thanks for thinking of how this could work, heidiworm 1:45 pm, Im trying to learn charting. September 25, 2014 @ I worked the right side starting with the Right cable chart. Meagan 3:33 pm. Thank you, Susie, alexaludeman 2:01 pm. All rows are written out. The directions show a stitch guide then directions for the cable square. 7:14 am. Im so lost. I am new to lace knitting and I am knitting the Love Note. I hope I phrased my question correctly, but Im pretty certain that you are expert enough to understand what Im trying to get at. I saw that blog too and will definitely use it for the future. Alexa Ludeman June 10, 2014 @ So you will purl in the purl section and work row 1 of the chart or written directions in the cable section. alexaludeman Confused. Eg, if there are 17 knit sts the number 17 will be in there. alexaludeman I am a beginner and I wanted to knit a colour work chart of My choice using only the purl stitch.. Is that possible..??? 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. First time stranded knitter and I think Ive bitten off more than I can chew!!! This type of finely knit, down-hair lace shawl originated in the Orenburg area about 250 years ago, in the 18th century. Abby alexaludeman November 12, 2019 @ Hi Sheila yep, unless otherwise specified you would start back at row 1. Russian knitting symbols - English translation? - How-to Questions Origins. 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. 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. It says to use the 8 stitch repeat, the chart has color-coded dark lines, but they dont match, i.e. Nancy Kennedy Thank you so much for this lovely tutorial! It is in Russian, but if you slow down the video you can see step-by-step how this is done. Search for: Recent Posts. I have a chart that says T&P at the end of a short row. Char I have tried but 1 miss 1 stitch. 1:32 pm, Bertha Komm Hi! (The chart is right at the bottom of the link). Zuzana August 31, 2016 @ This is my first time reading a chart and doing cables. I guess that would be called mirroring? 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. After reading your explanation I feel empowered and confident I can handle a chart. This is a collection of knitting terms from various languages. Knit the stitch that was slipped in the previous row together wth its yarn over. Hi Rosie your pattern should have instructions on the issue. 9:06 pm. Hi Char Im not sure, it seems like the second half of that instruction is missing? Edith This 14-language collection was started on the ancient KnitList knitting mailing list. This type of finely knit, down-hair lace shawl originated in the Orenburg area about 250 years ago, in the 18th century. Stitch Maps Symbol key and abbreviations list So my question is how many stitches am I suppose to have when I complete this stitch. Thanks so much! How do I do that? alexaludeman June 7, 2018 @ February 8, 2016 @ All the other 11th stitches are not boxes, but are missing the horizontal lines that form the boxes, so one long 1-stitch vertical box, I suppose that means no stitch, which I do not understand. Hi Kimberlee Im not really sure without seeing the pattern, but usually the space is inserted for clarity and you should just go to the next charted stitch. Knitting size L. After doing set up round is where Im confused. September 11, 2020 @ When working charts you are working the rounds in order. Luz Evans March 23, 2017 @ Cable 6 back: slip next 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back of work, K3, then K3 from cable needle. December 9, 2020 @ alexaludeman So I suppose my question is how you do it backwards. Thank you Alex. Knit one Here's my best shot, I'm 100% sure on almost all of this though. 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. Is there anyone out there who will actually convert a graph pattern to a written version ? February 19, 2018 @ Jane 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. 12:04 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)? Other Russian knitting symbols for large decreases. September 1, 2017 @ As previously mentioned, there are many symbol variations, especially for cables. knitting each round in the opposite direction) makes sense in principle. Good luck! Best luck! 12:19 pm. http://www.columbia.edu/~kmp30/uzory.html, The author of these two pages can be now found at her blog: 1:14 pm. 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. Its a pattern from DROPS design called Little Hedda. 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. Hi Joan I havent knit that one so Im not really sure. 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. Please explain .. on one row there is a yo followed on the next row by a black solid box. It has a lace repeat section; no problem there; BUT then there is one vertical row with a red box with a note, expanding stocking stitch section. What is this??? Crochet Sandra 4:08 pm. Alexa Ludeman November 8, 2015 @ The YOs make an extra stitch, but the k2tog and ssk should take one each away, so why am I ending up with 14 stitches? You are correct Kathy, there should be another k1. Russian symbols with illustrations for . June 8, 2015 @ 9:55 am, Bonfire blanket. Triple check the chart key to make sure you are working your increases and decreases correctly (sometimes symbols vary from pattern to pattern). How do you keep track of aran cabling when some charts dont equal numbers of stiches. 10:34 am. Regarding Kasbah Hat, Chart 2 indicates knit sts as emply outlined cells. Kaye Sharp Hartwell Hi Debbie Im sorry, Im not much help without actually seeing the pattern. First off, thank you for such a detailed and wonderful illustration of how to read charts. 6:31 pm. alexaludeman uzori or uzory patterns (possibly also stitch designs) November 7, 2016 @ Just wanted to make sure I understand it correctly: alexaludeman alexaludeman 12:27 pm. 7:24 am. 5:04 pm. Does the pattern indicate any special instructions? You may want to contact the designer for more details. 12:18 pm. 12:45 pm. Thanks Edith, Emily Wessel Ildiko 7:35 am. Now that we have the working yarn in place, we are ready to start knitting. alexaludeman Lace Knitting. Hello! I was worried because this particular post is so old but looks like the comments are still alive an well.
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