It is a mosaic knitting chart. Sincerely Maddie. uses traditional Orenburg lace base patterns. 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 July 16, 2015 @ It shows a pattern repeat marked out in bold lines (as usual), but the outline shape is 16 stitches for the top half and only 8 stitches in the bottom halfthen the 8 stitches are shown again OUTSIDE the bold line. So I suppose my question is how you do it backwards. I think I need some help with these This type of finely knit, down-hair lace shawl originated in the Orenburg area about 250 years ago, in the 18th century. You can knit or purl on any side, I suspect the pattern has the purl side showing or as the right side? 10:40 am. The neck warmer will use about 220m-300m DK weight yarn. And then I turn and start knitting the second row left to right? Illustrated explanation of Russian knitting symbols. Possibly there are 6 charted rows but a relief row (like a knit round) in between? The chart shows only odd numbered rounds. July 13, 2016 @ Alexa Ludeman That would make sense, would the pattern repeat then be in a knit rather than a purl? 10:09 am. Also the odd numbers are on different sides of the chart. Fresh new patterns for childrens cardigans you shouldnt miss! June 10, 2014 @ I am a beginner knitter and hope you can help me My pattern (from Classic Elite) calls for purl on right side and knit on wrong side then continue knitting in a repetitive pattern. February 26, 2015 @ Thank you for any guidance. March 22, 2016 @ November 6, 2014 @ On the next round. Meagan The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! March 9, 2017 @ alexaludeman Do you mind dropping us an email with your specific pattern question? 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? Hi Wilhelmien every knitting chart is different, so I cant say for certain what the symbol you are referring to means. The pattern is Drops Enchanted evening dress . 8:19 am. January 24, 2016 @ Middle cable pattern shows cable over 5 stitches. is the "slip one at beginning of row" type edge stitch, I think. Can you tell me what this means? built-in and user patterns option, then select the Read with training option. 4:08 pm. Thanks so much. Hi Debbie It sounds like youve got it right, you are repeating the whole chart. JenDS on each row ? alexaludeman What do I do with the no stitch ? 3:19 pm. Im reading a cable chart that has different charts across the front some are eight repeats some are for repeat patterns and some are six row repeats so how do you manage a 6 repeat with an 8 repeat and a for repeat so you dont make a mistake? This was very very helpful. 9:16 am. The chart seems to have one extra row on the right side. I dont see where 1 or 2 stitches are indicated. Roll on the day when there is a standard, and global, set of notations! Valery Nibbs Knitting Chart Symbols Russian translated to English Thank you!!! February 28, 2017 @ They are usually put in to help show the pattern, but you can just ignore them. Also I am knitting in the round trying to follow the graph. St st: stockinette stitch. Do I just slip it to right needle. It is also to separate it out from any repeated instructions. February 6, 2017 @ (The chart is right at the bottom of the link). 9:53 am. alexaludeman 2:20 pm. It says to use the 8 stitch repeat, the chart has color-coded dark lines, but they dont match, i.e. -right-handed knitters are following charts from right-to-left, bottom-to top (starting at the right down corner of the chart); Debbie Plamondon alexaludeman Place the needles on top of the strand that is stretched between your left thumb and index fingers. March 9, 2015 @ Nope, you would have to reverse it. 1:19 pm. June 6, 2014 @ October 13, 2018 @ 9:34 am. December 29, 2016 @ Renee June 11, 2020 @ Thank you very much for your help. Cable 6 back: slip next 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back of work, K3, then K3 from cable needle. August 31, 2015 @ October 20, 2017 @ My question is, do I just knit the pattern for the rows as indicated on the chart (even if there are rows that end up with partial repeat)? On the sleeve the instructions for round two of the sleeve says purl to first stitch before marker, k1, work panel as set, k1. 10:35 pm. Each horizontal row of a knitting chart corresponds to a row of knitting. 2:09 pm. 5:55 pm. If there is a symbol it SHOULD be in the notes or symbol list, Sheila July 10, 2018 @ 10:32 am. 10:12 pm. November 16, 2020 @ Every knit pattern is followed the exact same way by a righty or a lefty. November 13, 2019 @ Kaye Sharp Hartwell 4:51 pm. w&t: wrap and turn. 7:24 am. Figured it out its slip-stitch or mosaic knitting where the even rows are identical to the odd rows, just knit from the left. alexaludeman Tricot. Have you tried contacting the designer? We simply keep the needle straight and insert it into a stitch from right to left. Kathryn The blue repeat section has me stumped. I am knitting the Strange Brew Marshlands sweater. Im knitting my first pair of mittens (Norwegian) and am struggling to understand how to understand the pattern to make increases for the thumb gussets: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/norwegian-mittens-for-mimi. 1:09 pm. 1:43 pm. And then every chart is different!!!! When do I increase? Its a lace pattern, not a color design. My guess is Turn and Purl? :) thank you so so much! My question is do I follow the whole chart with increases for the 27 times or just the 6 stitches section ? Madelyn Whiote Thanks, alexaludeman 3:10 am, Hi Laura thanks for pointing that out! Alexa Ludeman October 30, 2019 @ w&t. (wrap and turn) slip next st from LH to RH needle, take yarn between needles to other side of work, slip st back to LH needle, take yarn between needles to its starting point, then turn. May 8, 2020 @ January 25, 2018 @ Also, at the bottom of the chart it shows 4 6 8 st Repeat 6 4 What is this in reference to? So its not that you skip stitches, its simply that youll skip over that square in the chart, and go on to the instruction shown on the next square, and use that instruction to work the next stitch that you have on your needles. 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. Illustrated explanation of Russian knitting symbols. I was thinking doing a M1, k2 in next stitch, and then another M1. Lace Knitting Stitches. Am I reading the instruction correctly? My pattern says start at stitch 1 on chart and work to stitch 68 and then work at 20-70. Jane You are working the sk2psso stitch correctly. Susan Gillmer Wish I could put a picture . I have a pattern that has a chart and the instructions says to do 5 repeats of the chart. alexaludeman Could you please help? Dawn Donaldson Hello! Dorothy Bradley January 9, 2016 @ For every third row there is a slip 2 as if for knit, k1, peso. 12:28 pm. I have this horse hat knitting pattern. January 21, 2017 @ But as the wedge decreases in width, there are step ins. I am talking about the purl on RS and knit on RS boxes. Here's my best shot, I'm 100% sure on almost all of this though. 7:12 pm. May 6, 2016 @ Hi Linda thats a great question, Im sorry, I really dont know what that means at all. For your second (and all following) repeats of chart B start with row 1: Ben 8:01 pm. June 12, 2020 @ March 9, 2016 @ Faye Regarding Kasbah Hat, Chart 2 indicates knit sts as emply outlined cells. 2:15 pm. NOTE: Some patterns refer to cables as "Back" or "Front" cross. It would be odd for a chart to end with a yo (but not impossible). Can someone tell me what it means when I chart has 2 squares in a row and the key says no stitch? 7:10 pm. October 17, 2018 @ 8:34 pm, Ruth Ricci August 3, 2019 @ Sandra April 7, 2021 @ German - Estonian, Saksa-Eesti Silmuskudumise Snastik; Knitting Fog. 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? Love your patterns. Then native speaker knitters reviewed the terms and provided corrections and additions for their . Thanks so much! January 14, 2015 @ Symbol. I am knitting a blanket in intarsia with a college logo. June 17, 2016 @ Im shaping the armholes working on the front of the vest back and forth. 10:08 am, Hi Maddie sorry, without a chart key Im not quite sure what is happening. Id say that if only a single chart is given, then flipping the chart to make the opposite hand (ie. 11:31 am. Tx. There is no explanation on the chart. Im knitting a circular shawl that has several charts. But thank you anyway. to make a ring > . Here is my dilemma. Thanks for the reply. Even when the chart only has odd numbers, you work the even numbers the same as the odd row before it? alexaludeman After casting on for the Back, 83 sts and knitting 4 rows of Twisted k1p1 ribbing I am stuck. December 15, 2016 @ Thank-you so much!!! I am knitting the antler mittens pattern. No. Alot of times a chart asks to work between letters (B and C example), but there is sometimes a pattern instruction that crosses from C to D and I dont know how to interpret it. November 12, 2019 @ The light went on!!! December 16, 2016 @ I collected translation sheets from patterns and compiled them into a big matrix. Not sure about the red lines, it should be in the chart notes for the specific pattern you are working, Diana September 5, 2017 @ Thank you to Sharon, Ella, Dianne and Crafty Beats. Lianne Cindy, alexaludeman Every designer uses different pattern writing language / style and conventions, so it depends. alexaludeman Purl on WS Ive made other items from the book and had no difficulty. Thank you so much. Im not sure what you mean by left handed knitters? 10:05 am, Hi Susan just ignore them completely, they are usually there to make the chart repeat or motif more clear, Penny December 15, 2016 @ British: Czech: Danish: Dutch: Estonian: Finnish: French: German: Icelandic: Italian: Japanese: Norwegian: Russian: Spanish: Swedish: Turkish: The Google ads are gone! 10:54 am. Emily Wessel Thanks, Roxy Jensen And the symbols for knits and purls are reversed between right and wrong side rows. It has a written pattern up to the 8th row but from 9 on is a chart which makes no sense to me. Could you please explain this instruction? 10:01 am. Hi Nadine Do you work your knitting left to right as well? At a knitting pattern can be very confusing is that a foreign language it is written in? 7: another empty box meaning NO STITCH ! I am working on the glass utterly hat by Kate gagnon Osborn in the book Weekend Hats. 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. Thanks for listening. January 7, 2018 @ 3:06 pm. Connie Peden The chart box for the pattern is a 28-stitch repeat by 37 rows. Id suggest you try knitting it, and just see what happens, then if it doesnt work, email the designer directly. pjd 12:46 pm, The key for the chart doesnt indicate any information on the blank boxes so yes, Im assuming they are no stitch boxes. I am new at knitting and doing a baby blanket. To right needle and begin pattern row on 3rd stitch? Its not quite 2 different symbols meaning the same thing. k2tog. Alexa Ludeman Yep, on the RS you would work right side chart, then the middle chart, then the left chart. Hi Cheryl Im sorry, Im not sure what they are looking for. Has been deleted. Hello Im a little lost. ? 10:58 pm. Zuzana October 21, 2020 @ 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. Knitting School with Explanation of German Chart Symbols; Habu Textiles. alexaludeman Or knit it in the round? June 27, 2019 @ Wouldnt straight needles make more sense since one is turning at the end of every row? November 28, 2016 @ September 3, 2021 @ alexaludeman Mindy Loucks April 6, 2021 @ If 1, 3, and 5 are on the RS for the chart I think they should be for you as well. Or once I repeat this section, I should always have just the right amount of stitches to repeat it fully while also finishing the edge? 8:45 am, my chat says k1 3no stitch what does no stitch mean, alexaludeman Thank you in advance, Elaine, alexaludeman Pattern support is a little easier via email if you wouldnt mind emailing us tincanknits@gmail.com, Jenny Hi Joan I havent knit that one so Im not really sure. February 9, 2017 @ However if I count the number of stitches (including the required repeat) in row one of the chart, it is 47 stitches, and when attempting the chart I run out of stitches before finishing the row? 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? thank you for any advice at all you can give me. 1:54 pm, Hi Heidi you arent missing anything! So when you see a square that corresponds to CC1, you will knit one stitch with contrast colour #1. July 22, 2014 @ You work two yarn-overs in a row by simply wrapping the yarn TWICE around the needle, rather than just once as you would for a regular yarn-over. Im attempting to knit my first hat and the instructions make no sense. Working through the back loop would make the hole created by the yo a little smaller, so it should be okay either way. Kristin Insert the needles from the bottom up into the loop formed around your left thumb. October 30, 2015 @ work rows 3-18 to form pattern), and you would continue working the chart as set. November 4, 2020 @ We got thumped if we made knitting mistakes. Thank you! motifs? 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. 9:52 am, Hi Velma It would depend on the stitch pattern you are working, Velma P. Smith What does that mean? knit the yarnover with the following stitch to avoid a hole at the turn. Edith February 6, 2018 @ November 17, 2016 @ Here are a few of the ones I liked best. October 20, 2019 @ 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! The Orenburg Shawl is one of the classic symbols of Russian handicraft. However, one tip that sometimes helps is to print out the chart if you can, and colour it in? alexaludeman Thanks for setting up this page its really helpful! December 5, 2020 @ I am trying to complete a scarf pattern from Interweave. But Im having fun none the less. alexaludeman This chart identifies different starting points depending on the size youre knitting. May 13, 2021 @ It is a work in process. You have k1 (1 st), yo (no stitches used), k1 (1 st), k2tog (2 sts), yo (no sts used), k1 (1 st) for a total of 5 sts. You will be knitting the first 2 sts. 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. 3:46 pm. 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. January 8, 2019 @ It would make learning this stitch pattern very easy if a person had written instructions that included what the symbols mean, stitch count, cast on in front of them. 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!) 9:15 am. What to do? 10:40 am. 5:04 pm. If I just read the chart from R to L both mittens will be for the right hand. June 11, 2016 @ 2:37 pm, Hi Susan so then it is a decreasing repeat, sounds like youve got it just right, susan sprachman July 7, 2020 @ 10:48 am. Illustrated explanation of Russian knitting symbols. 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 . Would it be totally unreasonable to have an international commonality of symbols (such as those used in automobile manuals)? Emily Wessel 7:26 am. The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! 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 . It could be that the chart is increasing sts, or it could be that you are counting the yarn overs as sts needed to work the row. Lana Hi. I started my search with the one English character transliteration of a Russian word that I did know from prior searches. I want to enlarge a chart that is in a PDF document. Great that the charts show working in rounds as well as working flat. December 12, 2015 @ Looking at the chart, it has to be an increase to account for the number of stitches decreasing only by one in rows where there are two decreases, and looking at the knitted sample, it must lean to the right because the left edge of the knitting is not curved. February 15, 2018 @ 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. February 8, 2021 @ alexaludeman 6:49 pm. Hello I am confused by Sl1 k2tog psso. Thank you for taking the time to make a sample swatch. 3:38 pm. Does it matter where I start for a blanket? Maybe email us with a picture? Any help will be much appreciated. Wilhelmien Sue On the next row, it shows the following: ktbl, yo, p2sso, yo, ktbl, and then the p2 column, but I am two stitches behind when i get to the p2. roberta kane I dont understand why. March 5, 2016 @ January 7, 2016 @ 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). Beth I can knit from a chart in any language, provided I have the symbol key. Does that mean that I also knit the purl stitches that appear 1 row below? As youll see in the chart notes, there are special symbols A and B. 9:19 am. So for the wrong side I would use the left chart first, then center, then right. If the pattern is to be worked flat, then you will read the right-side rows from right to left, and the wrong-side rows from left to right (in the opposite direction); in order for the pattern to form as designed. October 19, 2020 @ 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. Thank you, alexaludeman Which pattern is it? My question is..how do I purl into the YO when I switch from the RS to the WS? Usually you would want to start at the bottom right and go right to left. Never mind. More Russian Knitting Symbols with Illustrations. You are correct Kathy, there should be another k1. 3:19 pm, The chart instructions Im following say work A1 chart in the round 27 repetitions of 6 stitches. This is the other symbol: \V also across 2 stitches and once again it looks like the V is underlined. 1:09 pm. Please be warned that the Internet landscape has changed in the years since I wrote this. A careful reading of the chart key is crucial in this case, because often chart symbols are worked in one way on the right side of the work, and in another way on the wrong side of the work (for example, knit on the right side, purl on the wrong side). alexaludeman 3:10 am. I brought it my local knit shop where I purchased the yarn but they were not helpful st all. wrong side. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. August 10, 2020 @ Original symbol instructions in Russian. Do I flip the chart or do I, as Mindy has asked, follow the chart for L to R. Emily Wessel Thanks so much! How do I knit the even rows? January 13, 2015 @ Its very confusing when the key doesnt give clear instructions for ws rows. Should it divide evenly, or ? Im doing the smallest size which is on double pointed needles. 8:26 am, I have been reading all your info on reading a chart in knitting. Learn twelve ways to make side edges of a knitted project nice and tidy. alexaludeman April 11, 2019 @ The red lines are telling you to repeat that section or block of stitches for your pattern. December 20, 2016 @ February 10, 2020 @ So no need for you to answer :D, Elsje 11:31 pm. October 5, 2012 Knitting Bee. Elaine Thank you in advance. If you want a clearly-written first hat pattern, we have a few! Hi Jane Im sorry I think Im going to need a little more context to answer that? April 19, 2021 @ its accuracy or the outcome of its use. Here are some of the most basic Russian symbols you will find. Margaret The chart I have is numbered from the top down and left to right rather than starting at the bottom right. 10:54 pm. It states to start with chart 1 then follow same row on chart two, starting on the right side. Mary 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. still work the same. Once you understand the meaning of each of the symbols, you can proceed to knitting the chart. No matter whether you use Continental or English knitting style, you will have to remember to work stitches differently. March 2, 2015 @ Alexa Ludeman 10:17 am, Can you be more specific about your question? dbalasko Does that mean that all the repeat markers on that row are all moved over one as well to get 12 stitches in repeats? uncommon Unicode symbols, follow the instructions below. slm: slip marker. I am wondering if I should also k2tog, yo, at the end of row 1, or do the reverse in order to have a symmetrical lace pattern. Alexa Ludeman Is it possible that the lace chart is decreasing in the triangles in a non-obvious way? This has always confused me on chart patterns and I never know how to continue. To work the row you need a 10 stitch repeat, but once the row is finished you will have an 8 stitch repeat. I would use an m1 on either side. Or is the k2tog combining those two stitches on the chart? 1:47 pm. alexaludeman For the most part each symbol represents a stitch as it looks on the right . If you prefer to learn from a video tutorial, click here to watch all steps described below in a video. April 6, 2021 @ Perhaps they just numbered on the left for convenience but its against all convention that Ive read for 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). If you want an 8 dishcloth and you are using worsted weight yarn you will need about 36 sts. To learn more about the Eastern knitting style, its amazing properties and some other unusual traits, consider joining the detailed online course Eastern (Russian) Knitting Simplified. No 98578-9N. Your instructions clarified issues Ive been dealing with. Would I knit chart b with the 6 stitch repeat for the 23 rows then do chart a after. Hi Jo Ann Its definitely 12, try following the written instructions. I can email you the chart if you can let me have an email address. 10:05 am. First time stranded knitter and I think Ive bitten off more than I can chew!!! It would depend if it was a symmetrical lace pattern. March 21, 2016 @ October 11, 2019 @ Is there a key which explains the different chart symbols? alexaludeman December 13, 2015 @ Skole. January 16, 2015 @ Now align the needle with the working yarn and hold it along with the yarn with you left middle, ring and little fingers. It might feel awkward at first, but dont worry with just a bit of practice, youll easily get the hang of this technique. You answered all my questions. 4:54 pm. Just like lovers of charts frequently hate words which need to be prised from them and is the reason why patterns are difficult. Is it possibly that the number of sts changes?