Hope this helps! Hope you can help, alexaludeman Wanted to say thank you for all that you do for others. The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! Charts will either show all rows (or rounds) or only illustrate one side of the work, usually the right side. 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. October 28, 2020 @ December 12, 2015 @ They are all great first Fair Isle. This is my first time reading a chart and doing cables. Is there an unwritten rule about this somewhere? And finally I found Russian language stitch patterns that do look like they exhibit some kind of wrapping. November 12, 2019 @ It shows a chart of only odd numbered rows. Im working on the LINES mittens pattern and have figured out the charts, except the thumb gusset. antler mitten question about set up round: k1, PM, work chart does work chart mean to work rows 1 through 6 ? December 13, 2015 @ It means you are going to make 1 stitch in that colour. 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. 11:16 am. I dont get it. November 10, 2021 @ likewise I couldn't find the translation of the russian knitting symbols.I hope the russian sites make on thier site a translation.. like what the portugese site have. July 10, 2018 @ Pin on Cell Phone Tips, Apps & Ideas - in.pinterest.com Each chart is slightly different. March 24, 2016 @ October 11, 2019 @ alexaludeman Would it be totally unreasonable to have an international commonality of symbols (such as those used in automobile manuals)? 10:24 am. Thank you, and keep up the fine designs! It has a red line around the very first box which it days the symbol means repeat. Or continue with what is in [ ]? Ildiko Also would the repeat switch as well. Ive followed charts before with symbols like this but I'm not confident I'm looking at all of them correctly (although I do understand the symbols for knit and purl). I think I understand the logic behind the chart. The pattern does not seem to me that all wrong side rows are purled. April 5, 2021 @ Does that mean the first row is the wrong side and I read it left to right? I have had no difficulties until I got to chart 3. I casted on 60 stitches and the chart has 6 rows. The rounds may be numbered or it may be in the chart notes. 11:31 am. When working in the round you usually lose the edge sts and read all rows right to left. ), Gracias, encontr lo que buscaba y muy completo, Dear Knitting-Bee, please can you help me with 2 Russian knitting symbols that I cannot find anywhere? ( Two for one! Emily Lorch It should be in the chart notes where to start too! In other words do I completely repeat the previous odd row again in the next even row? 9:59 am. As fair-isle colourwork is typically stockinette stitch (knitting all sts on the RS, purling all sts on the WS), the chart key will typically describe which colours to work each stitch with, rather than the kind of stitch to work. Discover is a registered trademark of Craft Yarn Council. I was intimidated by the thought of making a shawl from a chart. 8:26 am, I have been reading all your info on reading a chart in knitting. 1:10 pm. And Im sure many many people are enjoying your instruction. Roberta Zacharias 7:35 am. 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. Place your left thumb on the needle and pull the yarn hanging at the left side of your left hand to adjust the tension. 12:07 pm. Do I slip it and then knit it as part of the decrease on my final repeat? alexaludeman 10:58 am. Any explanation would be most welcome. Hi everyone was wondering if anyone knows pink box on a chart means? 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. Thank you so much. Also, why is it showing me A.8 above A.2 which is section Im working on? Many basic patterns employ alternating rows of knitting and purling, also known as the stockinette stitch. But I must say, all this figuring out was fun! Search for: Recent Posts. 9:16 pm. 5:10 am. I dont know how to do the pattern repeats. www.YarnStandards.com|www.knitandcrochet.com|www.learntoknit.com|www.learntocrochet.com 3:10 am, Hi Laura thanks for pointing that out! September 20, 2019 @ Alexa Ludeman I understand the color change but what happened to the stitches where the chart disappears? Best luck! Im having the same problem. Im confused about the written instructions for this chart Perhaps Ive been misinformed formed? Lori Bufanio Usually designers have their charts upside down so they are still read the way your knitting works. Hmm, without looking at the pattern Im not 100% sure. This is a collection of knitting terms from various languages. May 15, 2016 @ I have come to the thumb and am a bit confused on the directions. 4:26 pm, I purchased Jones Cardigan. Emily Wessel Hi Christine you are always working the next round of the chart, regardless of what else is happening in the mitten. Russian knitting symbol. Jane 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. March 3, 2020 @ February 8, 2017 @ It is about 3 sts and 5 rows to get a square in a DK or worsted weight yarn (but I would measure the ratio in my gauge swatch, or check the ball band for their suggestion). Shouldnt the repeat be outlined by the matching colors? Denise November 18, 2020 @ HI Denise sorry, without looking at the pattern I really dont know! Daniele You answered all my questions. row 2: [ws] sl 3 pwise wyf, p 25. 4:27 pm. June 6, 2014 @ 9:41 am, Hi Agnes Im sorry, without knowing the pattern I dont really know what the designer intends, Marian 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. November 22, 2018 @ 3:09 pm, When knitting the lovenote sweater you move the marker on the 5th row. November 18, 2020 @ Agnes, alexaludeman Hi Gloria just do nothing. Hi Emily! Knitting is a 2 handed fiber art. Knit Chart Symbols | Welcome to the Craft Yarn Council Next row: work edging chart over 4 sts. Your site has most complete lesson on charts. What a helpful site. 9:48 am. Thanks Hi Sherry Im not 100% sure this is what you are asking, but I think what you want to know is the approximate ratio of width to height in a stockinette stitch? Or perhaps not. 11:07 pm. Nicole You will want a border of 5 or 6 sts on the edge so you will cast on 35 or 37 sts. December 21, 2021 @ Hi Denise shaded no stitch boxes are sometimes inserted to make the patterning more visually clear. alexaludeman I would hazard a guess that they are knit in the round. 9:49 am. 10:08 am, Hi Maddie sorry, without a chart key Im not quite sure what is happening. Would I knit chart b with the 6 stitch repeat for the 23 rows then do chart a after. I would bet that it's a make one right. Once youve reviewed the key and chart notes, and determined whether all rows are shown, or just the right-side rows, you can get started knitting from the chart. Hi sorry, i dont really know. September 22, 2019 @ I am working on a knitting project that has 4 charts. http://freeknitstitches.com/pattern.php?num=139&menu=5, 8:57 pm. Although they tell the number of stitches each chart is worked over, there is no designation for the rows. It just says that a blank square is purl on RS, and so is a horizontal line. 2:06 pm, Hi Rebecca I hear ya! Knowing the basic symbols is key to understanding the more complex chart motifs. Otherwise your best bet is to contact the designer. 7:41 am, I am knitting a fair isle vest and I am a little confused as to how I follow the chart when I start the decreases for the armhole. 8:28 pm. Thanks for any help you can give. 12:55 pm. For the most part they look to be easily interpreted even if one doesnt read Russian. Does that mean I should start row 1 from left to right ? Elaine Move your left hand so that your left index finger gets under the strand stretched between the needle and your left hand. For the life of me, I cant get it to knit right. Are cable charts read from top to bottom or bottom to top? heidiworm I recently ordered a book online of various Japanese knitting motifs and patterns. However, one tip that sometimes helps is to print out the chart if you can, and colour it in? 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. alexaludeman C6F. September 6, 2021 @ Hi Rachael Its hard to say without seeing the pattern, but it looks like you are going to purl all sts and yos except maybe the pattern repeat? alexaludeman 12:45 pm. There are 21 pearl stitches and on stitch 20 it is pearl 2 together. on each row ? 5:39 pm, OMG Ive been knitting for years and couldnt figure out how to read a chart! 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. 4:02 am. March 29, 2018 @ As I am left handed, should I read the RS rows left to right instead or do you think it will matter? What to do? 8:50 pm. Rebecca Boyce 3:31 pm. I have a chart that says T&P at the end of a short row. does that mean work the chart up to row 18 and if it doesnt measure the 18 inches by then do I go back down to row 3 and work my way up the chart until the piece measures its 18 inches ? HI, I have a chart where the bottom row is labeled number 1 on the left rather than the right. June 16, 2016 @ The problem is the chart does not have any black lines to indicate the repeat pattern. Then work rows 1-26 of cable chart 20 times. So ignore the white boxes and work an ssk for the first charted stitch and a k2tog for the last charted stitch, Viv Tsc Emily Wessel Karen November 10, 2021 @ Edit: I just knitted up a sample, so I have some corrections. January 21, 2018 @ 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. Designer says there are no errors and just follow chart. If anyone is familiar with it I would really appreciate your help! 10:01 am. Your careful descriptions and illustrations gave me my Aha! moment. Im not 100% sure. Hi October 21, 2017 @ 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. I dont know what to do. After reading this I am thinking in my question the answer isplease confirm if correct or not. Hairdresser's Tools Pouch Personalized Belt Bag for Tools - Etsy The directions show a stitch guide then directions for the cable square. Original symbol instructions in Russian. 6:06 am. Ive never seen this before. What are the chart rows numbered? June 8, 2018 @ October 24, 2016 @ The notation with the equals sign tells you which symbol is being blanked out. 10:31 am, Hi Shirleen Im not really sure. In an email interview, Kuznetsov drew a distinction between the arch and statues aggrandizing Lenin and other "Russian . I worked the right side starting with the Right cable chart. Hi, Ive got a chart that is worked flat. 11:58 am. The written directions for Row 3 of the Gothic lace is incorrect the repeat is missing a K1. March 6, 2019 @ November 27, 2018 @ So my question is how many stitches am I suppose to have when I complete this stitch. Freda S. Rutherford Russian symbols with illustrations for bobbles. Of course, there are increases, so now there are 11 sts outside the rpt. Alexa Ludeman Your instructions clarified issues Ive been dealing with. Hi Christina It looks like the charts have a 26 stitch repeat, which does go evenly into 130 sts. February 19, 2015 @ Cynthia Webb The extra 30 stitches could be edge stitches? Id check the pattern abbreviations or the chart key / notes. I think I figured it out I wasnt doing the yo right. 6:35 pm. Hopefully the chart notes will give you some clues? 9:48 am. 1:53 pm. As you knit more stitches, you will notice that you work very much like a knitting machine quick and efficient. November 15, 2021 @ With cast on numbers and instructions? alexaludeman Susan Sorry if this is a bit convoluted, I guess its difficult to explain without showing the picture of what I mean, alexaludeman alexaludeman December 15, 2016 @ As youll see in the chart notes, there are special symbols A and B. Can you help? 12:57 pm. C6B. 3:59 pm. 2:51 pm. Hello! Hoping you can help. Move your left hand so that your left index finger gets under the strand stretched between the needle and your left hand. Hi Judith it sounds like those are maybe non-stitches? February 4, 2018 @ 3:50 pm. 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). For the most part each symbol represents a stitch as it looks on the right side of the work. No we dont find it fun, we dont want to be challenged we just want to knit the think we want to knit. Usually with other patterns I've seen, they bind off a row and start the pattern on a new row, this took some head scratching. UPDATE: Its January 2022 now, and I note that this old post from 2006 is getting a lot of attention. Best luck! To read a written knitting pattern, you'd read it the same way you'd read a book. You don't need to learn Japanese: (Ethnic Knitting Adventures): Knitty 7:10 pm. 12:43 pm. Joan Desorda alexaludeman March 27, 2018 @ 8:29 pm. January 28, 2019 @ I am using DK weight where 20 stitches = 1 inch. The symbol occupies one square (representing one stitch), but obviously both of these require two stitches. Can you shed any light on what these symbols might mean? June 18, 2020 @ Meagan I am knitting a lace sweater, Jody Long Lena Bolero. The chart has dark colored lines for each size, 2 lines each. Russian to English Knitting Chart Translation | Knitting abbreviations 1:16 pm. Free Knitting Patterns for Toddlers Australia, See over 800+ more Free baby knitting patterns, 8 Ladies Chunky Cardigan Knitting Patterns Free, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Russian to English Knitting Chart Translation, free knitting pattern for mens raglan sweater. Thank you so much. 6:43 am. If you want an 8 dishcloth and you are using worsted weight yarn you will need about 36 sts. 10:50 am. 12:16 pm. These directions are at the beginning of the stocking, knit from the top down, so short rows are not needed. I want it in the back. Again, always refer to the pattern key for additional symbol variations. It says to repeat chart 6 times. Does that help? Hi Ellen I think something must be wrong if the stitch count doesnt work. January 13, 2016 @ Im sorry. 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. 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? The first thing you should check when you start knitting from a chart is the key or legend, and chart notes if they are included. July 16, 2015 @ 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). Hi Lori sorry to be unhelpful but I dont know TOO much about crochet patterns. Yes! Often, an empty square means to knit the stitch, and generally, a yarn-over will be represented by an O in the square. motifs? January 8, 2021 @ 6:31 pm. Kathy Im loving this whole Strange Brew project and plan to make many. Hi Tracey I think there must be a typo? 7:16 pm. February 9, 2015 @ In order of appearance top to bottom: (+)Edge stitch (not further specified) Knit Purl The circle is a yarn over Ssk K2tog I'm pretty sure this is a k3tog Big bullet points are garter stitch M1 (it specifies for a purl stitch, I don't remember which direction . October 22, 2016 @ Do you want to make learning this stitch pattern easy for people to learn ? Regarding Kasbah Hat, Chart 2 indicates knit sts as emply outlined cells. The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! Ill have to get that image adjusted :), Sue I collected translation sheets from patterns and compiled them into a big matrix. alexaludeman Charts also illustrate how a lace, colourwork, or cable pattern will look once it is knit up, and this means that when you use charts, it is easier to see where you are in a pattern, and identify errors early. Begin in the 2nd stitch from the hook > 2 . 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. I wouldnt write it out I would simply knit following the chart. Any help will be much appreciated. Im knitting the antler mittens and a newbie with reading charts. built-in and user patterns option, then select the Read with training option. Useful charts i have found for translating russian knitting chart symbols into english. Id say that if only a single chart is given, then flipping the chart to make the opposite hand (ie. Thank you. Here are some of the most basic Russian symbols you will find. Rather than reading the first row right to left? 8:38 am. ? 3:37 pm, Hi Judy Im sorry, Im not really sure. Im working a chart pattern but the pattern says to increase 2 stitches at the beginning of each row. Im confused! JoEl December 6, 2018 @ March 6, 2019 @ Im confused! It is hard to explain, but here goes. Judith Taylor Rosina Alaimo, Sarah Please help! On rows 29, 43, 67 it seems the bold chart line moves over 1 stitch. If any Russian knitters could help with the translation, that would help so much!!! Lols, desre franco work rows 3-18 to form pattern), and you would continue working the chart as set. I would be glad to send you a copy of chart if you could help me understand this. I hope I phrased my question correctly, but Im pretty certain that you are expert enough to understand what Im trying to get at. Thank you for your time. But beyond this practical function there is also a decorative element. Im very much looking forward to your reply as I would love to get started on this blanket pretty soon. 11:58 pm. And I also know that knitting patterns do not knit up exactly square. Does this mean that i have to knit together 2, e or even 5 stitches? judy, alexaludeman Can your markers move and the knitting be correct? There should be a key that tells you the difference. Hkle Masker Mnstre. Please, tell me what means number in the chart row (not the num of row) , like in the Song of Zion by Mario on ravelry. 1:19 pm. alexaludeman 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? 10:05 am, Hi Susan just ignore them completely, they are usually there to make the chart repeat or motif more clear, Penny Do you mind dropping us an email with your specific pattern question? The letter Z is a symbol of Russia's war in Ukraine. What - NPR.org Hi Philona you probably need more than just a chart (unless you are up for a little design work), is there no pattern to go along? Although I was hunting for knitting, most of what I found were charts for crochet. I want to knit the May Shawl found on Ravelry. There should be chart notes that explain such a symbol! I work lefthanded, left to right. Im assuming its not a Tin Can Knits pattern, as the instructions dont sound familiar. With the M1 instructions, does chart B show all stitches for that section, or just the center portion? 9:27 am. Every designers pattern writing and charting conventions are different, so I cant say for sure. 3:56 pm. Is it really all 32 rows 8 times? Original symbol instructions in Russian. ~ Em, Linda Priscilla Knoble Mens XL (XXL): [(k3, m1) 5 times, (k4, m1) 2 times] around September 4, 2019 @ December 15, 2016 @ Where are the written instructions ?? 11:51 am. November 28, 2016 @ June 5, 2017 @ alexaludeman February 22, 2015 @ The chart I have is numbered from the top down and left to right rather than starting at the bottom right. There are a wide variety of knit symbols used in patterns, including special symbols made for specific projects. June 12, 2020 @ Then it is meant to be a circular chart but the wrong side rows are showing as flat. By the time you have worked out what kind of chart it is, gone on Ravelry to ask why it makes no sense, tried to fathom out all the missing bits and why they are missing and wondered why some knitters are so phobic about using words, you could have finished the thing. Even trying to write out the pattern it doesnt tell me where the front, raglan, sleeve, raglan, back, raglan, sleeve, raglan, front breaks are. Alexa Ludeman Do I just add extra filler sts at the beginning so that the center st of the chart matches the center st of the work? Emma alexaludeman Unfortunately it will depend on the chart, is that info missing from the key? January 12, 2022 @ 1:30 am. Then you could take a screen-shot of that area of your screen at the zoomed-in view. 9:27 am. :(, Emily Wessel Starts row one of chart with three sts then the repeat begins. More Great Patterns Like This, Knit stitch I would like to work out when I have time using Translation for Russian Knitting Symbols into English. Elaine 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. 4:13 pm. alexaludeman on bag of 1st row and at the end. and the chart has row 1 blocks May 5, 2016 @ As I worked through the repeat section once, and then a few rows later, twice etc. Increases also have direction in that they . Thanks. Tweet. alexaludeman problem with symbols | Knitting and Crochet Forum I have a really stupid question Is the first row of my chart the cast on row and how do I know if the next row is a knot or a purl row? 1:44 pm, No which is strange. Unless you are making lacey loops. 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. Hi Teresa if the next size up is yo, k2 then it will be increasing as well, just not at the same rate. Then push the needle down to pull the strand so that it forms a V-shape. And then I turn and start knitting the second row left to right? (The chart is right at the bottom of the link). in the next row above the black box is a yo. Also I am knitting in the round trying to follow the graph. Skole. 1:15 pm. February 25, 2021 @ Im knitting a hat, but I dont really understand how decreases work in charts. Knitting Charts: How To Read A Knitting Chart - tin can knits Im now on the wrong side and dont know if that would be the left or right cable chart. The text pattern instructions will let you know how many rows / inches to work following the chart. Required fields are marked *, Leaf lace stitch openwork. But every designer choses their own chart conventions, so theres no way for me to know 100% how your specific chart is meant to be read without seeing it. July 13, 2020 @ 8:49 am. British: Czech: Danish: Dutch: Estonian: Finnish: French: German: Icelandic: Italian: Japanese: Norwegian: Russian: Spanish: Swedish: Turkish: The Google ads are gone! 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. I dont understand the increase instructions however. Are the left side numbers always the wrong side? Wonderful tutorial !! Do I flip the chart or do I, as Mindy has asked, follow the chart for L to R. Emily Wessel bark 2 sts together through their back loops, slip, slip, bark 1, pass slipped stitches over, slip st under yo, k the yo (leave it on the left needle), then k the skipped st, slip both sts from the needle, yb, go in front of following st and k the yo leaving st on left-hand needle then k the st. Am I right? Paula July 11, 2016 @ Hi, I, too want to learn this pattern and I have found a fabulous video on YouTube that shows how to knit. Also, it is worked in the round. I cant drop it. Michelle Large Circular Knitting Machines Market [Edition 2023]| Size is set to Please overwhelmed and confused U in a Russian pattern The same as O In English pattern Ready to pack it all in English It wasnt a male that decided to change from writing to symbols;) Each country has its own twist. March 3, 2020 @ April 19, 2021 @ First embraced as a functional, post-surf boot and then a global symbol of provocation and laidback luxury, the Classic Boot has influenced new . Russian to English Knitting Chart Translation - Knitting Bee | Knitting
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