12:16 pm. I understand the color change but what happened to the stitches where the chart disappears? 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. k2tog. February 7, 2022 @ Knitting School with Explanation of German Chart Symbols; Habu Textiles. 9:48 am. What are the green lines for? Useful charts i have found for translating russian knitting chart symbols into english. 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. Below are two versions of cable symbols and definitions commonly used in the industry. November 8, 2016 @ I have gone on you tube & looked at how to read charts but to no avail. 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. December 26, 2014 @ Hello! November 12, 2019 @ Heres one for a lace doily. So when working a pattern in the round you remain on the right side of the work, so you would consistently read the chart from right to left? January 16, 2017 @ November 28, 2016 @ heidiworm April 30, 2015 @ Confusingly I have also used said V to denote kfb when charting patterns. Kaye Sharp Hartwell April 26, 2016 @ Russian to English Knitting Chart Translation. Required fields are marked *. 10:40 am. 4:20 am, Hi, I am really struggling with the chart for the Low Tide Cardigan. I want it in the back. Once I get through the repeat, and I have the final edge stitches left, do I stop the repeat and move forward to the edge stitches? I have 11 stiches and pattern has 5 sts before first 12 sts repeat. Basic instructions: cast on 9 stitches. 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 bet that it's a make one right. Hi Beth! The Orenburg region of . Just wanted to make sure I understand it correctly: See more ideas about knitting, knitting stitches, knitting stiches. Then last section of stitches. The pattern begins at the left hand side with the instructions moving from left to right. I would assume so, thats generally how charts work (thats how I would do it). Any help would be appreciated. Elsje knit 1 into front and back of a stitch; single knit increase. Do I purl the whole row or just some of it? Illustrated explanation of Russian knitting symbols. As I cant afford real classes, I greatly appreciate the time you took to write this. The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! November 17, 2017 @ Thanks for any help, Alexa Ludeman A Adyana Alexa Ludeman When you write out all the stitches in the repeat section you are only showing 7 stitches. 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 . If anyone is familiar with it I would really appreciate your help! Tracey Fenton Luz Evans I dont understand the first chart symbol instruction either. December 5, 2020 @ 5:28 pm, I am making a sweater on a circular needle. 4:25 am, My pattern say p2(2:3:4 2:2) p2tog (2(2:3:2:3;3) p2tog) 8 (8;6;8;8;8) times p2(2:3:4:2:2), Alexa Ludeman December 11, 2015 @ Tsc How do I work these 11 st? Hi Judith it sounds like those are maybe non-stitches? If youre working from a digital file, that you have printed at home, try printing but increasing the magnification (most print dialogs allow this in one way or another). Tess Can these chart symbols be used internationally? 9:59 am. Im sorry. Although they tell the number of stitches each chart is worked over, there is no designation for the rows. Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images. alexaludeman March 18, 2020 @ motifs? 11:12 am. My question concerns the needle requirement. It has been interpreted from Russian and I think some of the instructions are a little iffy. Stephanie November 25, 2020 @ Charts are usually read from bottom to top. Should it divide evenly, or ? July 7, 2020 @ Tweet. Best luck! 9:45 am. May 1, 2015 @ knit the yarnover with the following stitch to avoid a hole at the turn. 12:21 pm. Could you give me a little advice on this? My guess is Turn and Purl? Aug 2, 2021 - Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. Place your left thumb on the needle and pull the yarn hanging at the left side of your left hand to adjust the tension. 3:55 pm, I am knitting the rosebud shawl and I dont know what to do on the first row of chart b where it says A and then B. Alexa Ludeman 3:58 pm. 5:10 am. 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. The bottom of chart starts with 6 inches and after about 8 boxes high x 6 stitches there is a increase so next section has 8 boxes in the row . January 26, 2017 @ February 5, 2021 @ This chart identifies different starting points depending on the size youre knitting. I dont understand how they are suppose to go together. 10:05 am. I recently ordered a book online of various Japanese knitting motifs and patterns. 11:56 am. However, often, as you decrease, the chart will be impacted as you knit less stitches, but the key is to keep patterns aligning on top of one another. Other Russian knitting symbols for large decreases. 9:54 am, Hi MaryAnn Im not really sure without looking at the chart but there are likely decreases incorporated either in the chart or in the written pattern, grimardfamjam Im shaping the armholes working on the front of the vest back and forth. Grey boxes are stitches that don't exist. The pattern says (Right Front Bodice) K4, work chart A to marker, K4. June 17, 2020 @ Hi, I love your stuff! 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. Ive contacted the designer, but she hasnt responded. 1:08 pm. You are working the chart on the sts in between. Anne Long Work 70-20 and then 68-1??? Move your left hand so that your left index finger gets under the strand stretched between the needle and your left hand. Lianne January 5, 2018 @ January 7, 2021 @ Thanks for any help you can give me. Following are the standardized knit symbols that are commonly used by members of the Craft Yarn Council, followed by two versions of cable symbols. 9:41 am. alexaludeman 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. The pattern calls to cast on 215 sts. Often, an empty square means to knit the stitch, and generally, a yarn-over will be represented by an O in the square. Illustrated explanation of Russian knitting symbols. June 6, 2017 @ I remembered some that employed ornamental floats, so I wanted to find them again. When I do row 2, should I begin with Chart B or Chart A? Thanks you, Emily Wessel Not sure if I am to decrease at each end of the the row. Emily Wessel Ill have to get that image adjusted :), Sue Alexa Ludeman January 7, 2016 @ Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. 6:31 pm. Michelle Draycott chart or diagram If any Russian knitters could help with the translation, that would help so much!!! The info should be in the chart notes. December 19, 2021 @ the symbols used. October 26, 2020 @ December 20, 2016 @ 1:27 pm. Nope, you would have to reverse it. September 27, 2021 @ However, a left handed person may prefer continental knitting and a right handed person may prefer throwing. Hi, Ive got a chart that is worked flat. This type of finely knit, down-hair lace shawl originated in the Orenburg area about 250 years ago, in the 18th century. Triple check the chart key to make sure you are working your increases and decreases correctly (sometimes symbols vary from pattern to pattern). I have no clue what to do? 3:07 pm. March 29, 2018 @ 12:43 pm. Does that mean I pearl stitch 20 & 21 together? But now Im not sure thats correct because it says to shift BOR left: prior to working the round the remove marker, knit 1 or 2 stitches as indicated, replace marker. I am working on a knitting project that has 4 charts. If the set lace pattern states k1. I have a question. Regardless of its original military meaning, "Z" has become a symbol for support of Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine both at home and abroad. Have I missed something? That doesnt sound right because your repeat would create a lot of increases. still work the same. November 27, 2018 @ Best regards Fiona Naude, Hi there I am trying to work out a pattern graph it has a u ,v2 2 inside the v a arrow pointed up and a arrow down a x and a >with a ) underneath please help its translated from Russian to English cable lace front oversized jumper thank you romawilson52@gmail.com. With cast on numbers and instructions? How do I do this. 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. September 3, 2021 @ Amanda document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. September 25, 2014 @ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PffWJFyaJtk, PLUS A Website also with same video + another similar leaf border pattern w/video. Have you tried contacting the designer? Shivika This is my confusion: I have a total of 83 stitches on my needle (as instructed by the pattern). Hi Samantha kind of depends what the p2sso is? I have been struggling with a lace chart for a sock. July 3, 2016 @ April 25, 2016 @ Strikkesymboler. January 22, 2017 @ Actually, I think I understand it now. 9:04 am. July 15, 2019 @ I have finished the right hand Norwegian mitten. No matter whether you use Continental or English knitting style, you will have to remember to work stitches differently. May 9, 2016 @ Emily Wessel Lizzy Working sweater from Strange Brew. 1:48 pm, alexaludeman Yes, some of us REALLY do hate charts, and yes we can do them if we really really really try (but why should we, when we hate them so, we like to enjoy our knitting) and if we are prepared to spend hours on them (Im not). If your familiar with Perler beads, Pintrest has hundreds of patterns online. I a left handed; I knit with my left hand, taking stitches off my right needle to my left needle. 9:50 am. I am looking for some help with a fair isle chart. 3:33 pm. alexaludeman p2, k3 Sabs Is there a key which explains the different chart symbols? Maybe email us with a picture? Origins. 3:56 pm. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. August 30, 2019 @ Unless you are making lacey loops. January 7, 2016 @ 9:27 am. Alexa Ludeman Hopefully itll turn out right this time. Its not quite 2 different symbols meaning the same thing. Its been driving me crazy for weeks now. Got into awful trouble for reading at the same time and making a mistake. If you would like to attempt to translate knitting patterns for your own use, try these helpful online resources: Rs is the right side, meaning the front of the project. March 1, 2017 @ I am working on the glass utterly hat by Kate gagnon Osborn in the book Weekend Hats. 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. The pattern begins at the left hand side with the instructions moving from left to right. Thanks so much! Thank you! Emily Wessel November 23, 2020 @ Hi Nancy I would assume they are no stitch boxes but it is hard to tell without seeing the actual pattern. This helps in translating the stitch in my head. The pattern chart has 13 stitches which are to be repeated. Russian warship, go fu*k yourself, Personalized Leather Luggage Tags, Custom Bag Tags, Leather Bag Tag ad vertisement by tefia Ad vertisement from shop tefia Decrease for the crown of the head on a 12 stitch decrease. National Colors: Red, white and blue. (The chart is right at the bottom of the link). As youll see in the chart notes, there are special symbols A and B. 3:02 pm. The pattern begins at the left hand side with the instructions moving from left to right. Thank you! Or is it actually K2 (main color), K1 (contrast color), K2 (main color), and then on to Chart C? On the chart it shows the knitting square as being half it size (width) and the x represents the cc, but is placed on the right side of the skinny box. I have tried but 1 miss 1 stitch. Have been asking on other sites and on some google says my acct. But I never found the dimly remembered patterns that set me off on this quest in the first place. It is a mosaic knitting chart. Every knit pattern is followed the exact same way by a righty or a lefty. April 6, 2021 @ I am knitting a sweater from Better Homes and Gardens found on Ravelry called Knitted Guernsey Pullover and Cap (http://www.bhg.com/crafts/knitting/kidswear/knitted-guernsey-pullover-and-cap/) with an 8-stitch repeating section in the chart. 4:08 pm. January 16, 2015 @ What a helpful site. It is also to separate it out from any repeated instructions. Id guess its a total of 5 repeats, if thats what it says, but if its described the first repeat, THEN says repeat the chart 5 times, its more ambiguous. Or do I purl the purl stitches? We got thumped if we made knitting mistakes. Red on the left side says 8 st Repeat but that matches the dark black line on the right, not the red line. Beautiful pattern. Each horizontal row of a knitting chart corresponds to a row of knitting. 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!) Watch how to do it. September 4, 2019 @ January 5, 2018 @ C8B. 9:50 pm, Hi Emilie Im sorry, it really depends on the chart and the chart notes, I would have to see the chart to say, The Rock Vandal You will have some stitches outside the repeat, then work the entire repeat, then work the end stitches outside of the repeat. 1:14 pm. Mens XL (XXL): [(k3, m1) 5 times, (k4, m1) 2 times] around 3:30 pm. April 13, 2018 @ HI, Im trying to knit snowflake and am doing lace knitting for the first time. 1:52 pm. April 10, 2019 @ Hi Gloria just do nothing. September 25, 2021 @ 3:19 pm, The chart instructions Im following say work A1 chart in the round 27 repetitions of 6 stitches. I would assume left to right, reversing the symbols, but I cant be 100% sure. January 13, 2019 @ February 10, 2020 @ Abbreviations: k: knit p: purl k2tog: knit two stitches together Cast on an even number of stitches. Ellen, alexaludeman Thank you to Sharon, Ella, Dianne and Crafty Beats. www.YarnStandards.com|www.knitandcrochet.com|www.learntoknit.com|www.learntocrochet.com 10:48 am. I am knitting a blanket and Im on row 85. 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. 9:17 pm. 1:54 pm, Hi Heidi you arent missing anything! August 2, 2017 @ I am on round 3 of the lace chart and the pattern says to knit to the chart and knit next chart round. Hi Elaine If you want to enlarge it simply to view on screen, you should be able to zoom in. There are also emply cells without outlining. Cant seem to work this stitch properly. December 28, 2016 @ See more ideas about knitting terms, knitting, knitting techniques. Can you help clarify? Repeat for pattern alexaludeman Ill work the even rows in purl, except for the knit stitch before the marker and the last stitch. So 2 sts into 11, I have one left over before the repeat. I have a lace pattern for a shawl (supposed to be moderately easy but Im not finding it that!) 2:59 pm, Hey. Hi Maggie You should be able to get in full repeats before the edge sts. 9:17 am. 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 Wilhelmien every knitting chart is different, so I cant say for certain what the symbol you are referring to means. She seems to have a number of different translations on her site. 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. I dont know what the skinny box is etc. I hope Im making sense :(, Emily Wessel They are probably leaning decreases, usually a circle is a yarn over. I tried looking for some of them online, but I couldn't find several of them. November 10, 2016 @ Hi Zuzana It depends if you are working any of the stitches backwards (eg, your purls are knits and your knits are purls) and if you are working in the round. The more I stare at this the more confused I get. 9:38 am, How do you read and keep track of a double knitting chart where there are no symbols, only black and white squares? I can't see the picture clearly enough to tell. Thanks. Hi Margaret so there are 2 10 stitch repeats, how many sts are outside the repeats? On a couple of the rows, the lace pattern ends with a YO. 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? 3:26 pm, Hi I am knitting Kits Kerchief and on line 1 of Chart B I am suppose to do a k1-yo-ktbl. 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 on each row ? Freda S. Rutherford 7:10 am. Many Russian sites are rife with malware. 1:09 pm. Does that help? Alexa Ludeman May 15, 2016 @ w&t: wrap and turn. My question is..how do I purl into the YO when I switch from the RS to the WS? Do I k1 . Thank you in advance for your help! Then this is the part I find confusing- Im trying to figure out Work the Chart. Hi Penny Im sorry, Im not familiar with the kind of chart you are referring to. September 15, 2017 @ alexaludeman alexaludeman Where are the written instructions ?? Looking over the lace chart for the doily above, I suspect that straight vertical lines are knits, the little arrows facing left are knit through the back of the loop (ktbl). Fair-isle stranded colourwork is usually worked in the round, so that the RS of the work is always facing, you are working the knit stitch most of the time, and you can easily see the pattern forming as you work it. Knit all three together. Thanks so much for the fantastic tutorial. It says to repeat chart 6 times. June 10, 2019 @ March 5, 2016 @ Deb Rhodes January 9, 2016 @ Thank you. how on earth do I knit those 5 weird stitches??! When we knit using the Eastern knitting style, we hold the yarn in our left hand, the same way as we do when we use the Continental knitting style. Can you please help me to decipher this chart? http://www.knittinghelp.com/video/play/using-a-lifeline, Lizz Cook The needle gets a little heavier, changing the tension on the stitches. Im confused! Hi Alice Im not really sure without looking at the actual pattern, sorry! 2:51 pm. Sorry if this is a bit convoluted, I guess its difficult to explain without showing the picture of what I mean, alexaludeman August 16, 2021 @ I am new to charts in knitting but I am trying to knit a lace shawl from a chart. First time stranded knitter and I think Ive bitten off more than I can chew!!! 9:49 am, Hi Susan Im sorry, Im really not sure what the designer intended there, Julie 2:19 pm, Hi Mindy usually charts are read from right to left, because they go in the same order as your stitches are knit, Louise Boudreau And Im sure many many people are enjoying your instruction. August 10, 2018 @ ~ Em, Beth thank you for any advice at all you can give me. Do you know what I might be doing incorrectly? March 9, 2016 @ Work all the way across the 3 charts but work chart 2 8 times across. 9:20 am. June 8, 2020 @ Hi there, I am working on a dress which has some lace pattern inserted. Confused. One chart for the left, one for the center, one for the right of the back. Just like lovers of charts frequently hate words which need to be prised from them and is the reason why patterns are difficult. March 30, 2015 @ To right needle and begin pattern row on 3rd stitch? Does this mean I YO,K1 8 times. 10:35 pm. 7:16 pm. 12:51 am. judy esala Suzanne Madelyn Whiote Emily Lorch You may want to contact the designer? September 24, 2019 @ It depends if there is a button band picked up or something there, or if there are edge sts indicated in the pattern. Along the way I kept a notepad file open, gluing in copied terms in both the original Russian, and the Latinized spellings frequently used in Web page URLs. Its a shame that the symbols are not standardized. The pattern on the right side calls for yarn overs, some before a knit stitch and some before a purl stitch. Is this correct? table linens, including doilies and runners, but also napkins and cloths I am away from home. 12:59 am. I am working on a Capelet pattern and the chart shows 2 blanks at the beginning of a row. Jo Franco alexaludeman This type of finely knit, down-hair lace shawl originated in the Orenburg area about 250 years ago, in the 18th century. The first 6 squares are dark and the instructions say no stitch. Thank you. For every third row there is a slip 2 as if for knit, k1, peso. Source: www.topcrochetpatterns.com. I am making the adult size M and am right at where the lace work starts with 216 stitches. (WS) Sl 3 pwise wyf, purl to end. Hi Susan Are there perhaps yarn overs or some other increase that compensates for the decrease? :(, Emily Wessel October 26, 2019 @ 11:58 am. Some has been introduced via on-site ads that autoplay, some has been planted by hackers, so even innocent informational/hobbyist sites can be compromised without the viewers knowledge. This appears in the pattern repeat. April 24, 2019 @ Thanks so much in advance. I do not understand how many yoke repeats there are. January 12, 2022 @ Then work in Laddered rib for 10 rows: Any help will be much appreciated. Thank you for your help in reading charts. Purl only or knit only or as a reversed copy of the previous row? February 14, 2018 @ Abbr. 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. The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! I was reading the box with the increased stitch as having two stitches. Edit to add: on google translate there is an option to use a Cyrillic keyboard. Do you mean to add the stitch before or after the box? I can cable, but this is a little confusing. If I count all the boxes in the chart row that have a symbol in them, it equals 33, which is the number of stitches on my needled. I have a question about reading knit charts for hats. November 19, 2019 @ In your worlds simplest mittens at the THUMB GUSSET section,it starts with set up round and then goes to Round 1 and 2 so.. now i am confused and this might be a very stupid question ,hope you can help, Alexa Ludeman Plus the majority of charts using Russian symbols on line have been pirated, with no links to the original books master key page that associated each symbol with a technique. Thanks for the tutorial, I think I get it but Im still stuck with a bonnet pattern I am attempting. Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. 3:09 am. (Ragga uses black boxes to indicate no stitch). Select an language to reveal the terms from that language in this collection. 10:46 am. Im loving this whole Strange Brew project and plan to make many. Hi, there.. 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? 11:17 am. 5:46 am. When knitting in the round charts are always read from right to left. alexaludeman Alexa Ludeman Hello! Im just starting the fair isle pattern on the campfire sweater and doing childrens size 5-7. Ive just finished the rib and need to increase in the next row. Hello! One thing that is sometimes done if there are many stockinette sts in a row designers will put the number of sts in the middle. Cable 6 back: slip next 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back of work, K3, then K3 from cable needle. Hope this helps! in the next row above the black box is a yo. June 6, 2020 @ donnacarolmorgangmailcom October 23, 2017 @ Roberta, Renee September 5, 2014 @ Hi, hope you can help me out, trying to knit the Top Down Raglan Summer Lace Cardigan & am having a dickens of a time trying to figure it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PffWJFyaJtk, http://vyazat-prosto.ru/kajma-listja-spicami-shema-opisanie-videourok-2-varianta/. The one is the bottom row on the right and the 3 is on the second bottom row on the left. Nov 14, 2020 - Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. Then it says to continue in this manner all the way to end of chart. Cynthia Webb Knitting Stitches. January 9, 2019 @ 9:40 pm. Theres no such thing as right or left-handed chart following. January 28, 2022 @ September 9, 2016 @