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? December 29, 2016 @ Free Pebble Knitting Stitch. 2:08 pm. I DID NOT INCLUDE BORDER STITCHES AND I PUT 2 SPACES BETWEEN EACH LETTER This was all very informative thank you. 12:55 pm. Yet we are treated as simpletons by others who are convinced that charts are so easy (despite the fact that we dont all share the opinion) when we share ours and are frequently ridiculed, derided and made fun of on places like ravelry. 9:34 am. Thats for 1 round. March 29, 2016 @ When you are knitting in the round, you will read all chart rounds from right to left (in the direction that you knit). 8:49 am. Hi Kathryn for your size you would [k3, m1, k3, m1, k3, m1, k3, m1, k3, m1, k4, m1, k4, m1] around. 12:51 pm, Hi Ben The stitch is meant to be added at the box, so as you are going along in the chart, where it says m1, you are going to do an increase right there (I like to do a bar increase, we have a tutorial for that here: https://blog.tincanknits.com/2013/10/03/m1/, Holly Belian Alexa Ludeman September 11, 2020 @ Once as first sl st and once as last st of the end.) Carol Busk Thanks again!!! However, a left handed person may prefer continental knitting and a right handed person may prefer throwing. 7:11 pm. Maybe try contacting the designer? In your charts for top down sweaters (swatching yoke of moraine one different colors) the increases are marked with a little m and the key says its a m1 stitch. Do I slip it and then knit it as part of the decrease on my final repeat? Emily Wessel Line 2 is defintely suppsed to be the WS, so the symbol you mentioned means you purl on the WS. Hi Emily Regardless of what else is happening in the mitten you are always working the next charted round, so in the set-up round you are working round 1 of the mitten, in Round 1 you are working round 2 of the chart etc. alexaludeman My question is do I just read every row of chart from right to left from then on? ksp. The personal character and career of one man are so intimately connected with the great scheme of the years 1719 and 1720, that a history of the Mississippi madness can have no fitter introduction than a sketch of the life of its great author John Law. 8:49 pm. Do you mind dropping us an email with your specific pattern question? alexaludeman There is no explanation on the chart. Row 2 dots So for round 2 is it K1 (main color), K1 (contrast color), K1 (main color) and then on to chart c? For the life of me, I cant get it to knit right. Are cable charts read from top to bottom or bottom to top? 7:14 am. 8:42 pm, Hi Diane Im not sure what you mean by doesnt look correct? Judy Krueger My question is on the pattern I am working it is in both written and chart and on the chart Ive come to Work even in pattern as established until piece measures 18 in . Tracey Fenton 5:11 am. December 26, 2014 @ The chart I have is numbered from the top down and left to right rather than starting at the bottom right. Thank you! Emily Wessel Thank you to Sharon, Ella, Dianne and Crafty Beats. 5:49 am. I am knitting the 1999 sweater and having trouble with the lace chart. November 10, 2021 @ 9:37 am. cables and texture, colourwork, lace knitting charts. Id check the pattern abbreviations or the chart key / notes. This tutorial is heaven sent! Can you help? Nuala McCormack Your email address will not be published. 4:02 pm. C6B. I am new at knitting and doing a baby blanket. The Orenburg shawl is a Russian knitted lace textile using goat down and stands as one of the classic symbols of Russian handicraft, along with Tula samovars, the Matrioshka doll . Insert the needles from the bottom up into the loop formed around your left thumb. 9:19 am, hi, confused with the term set up round is it the instruction for later or am i to do the set up round 1st and then continue with the instructions. There should be a key that tells you the difference. July 13, 2020 @ Thanks! Hi, Im doing my first chart based afghan (Textured Knots by Nora Gaughan) and the chart has every line numbered (odds on the right, evens on the left) which I understand to mean that I work from right to left starting on line 1 (RS), then on line 2, I would work left to right (which should be the WS?). 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. Im concerned about the seam from the garter stitch 14 down. Madelyn Whiote So I just started the Prairie Fire pullover and I have gotten to the lace chart. 10:01 am. March 21, 2016 @ If you are still unsure you may want to contact the designer. Hi Elaine If you want to enlarge it simply to view on screen, you should be able to zoom in. Thanks, Alexa Ludeman Russian symbols with illustrations for bobbles. It was there, along the coast's legendary surf breaks, that he founded UGG. 5:25 am. Piyatida. April 30, 2015 @ Thank you in advance for your help! 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 I have been knitting for well over 60 years and have never understood lace charts although l can follow written instructions and colour charts. February 17, 2019 @ Shouldnt the repeat be outlined by the matching colors? I feel incredibly stupid. Hi there, I am working on a dress which has some lace pattern inserted. October 25, 2016 @ Understanding Japanese patterns; Kaire. Natalie Hi Wilhelmien every knitting chart is different, so I cant say for certain what the symbol you are referring to means. Yes there are different rules to follow if you knit left handed. 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. 1:16 pm. Hi Amy With cast on numbers and instructions? Feel free to make minor adjustments that suit your own personal knitting style. alexaludeman Either way, charts for colourwork patterns will generally illustrate every round (or row). 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. Thank you! Hi Joan I havent knit that one so Im not really sure. alexaludeman Do you mean the extra stitch to go after knitting into stitch A (so its between a and b) or after knitting into stitch B? October 24, 2016 @ 4:11 pm. Im starting the Urban Hiker cardigan, its my first time following a chart, and Im confused. I would assume so, thats generally how charts work (thats how I would do it). The following might be redundant, since I guess you already know about them but just in case, Russian-English knitting glossary: 12:32 am. Move your left hand so that your left index finger gets under the strand stretched between the needle and your left hand. alexaludeman 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. I would use an m1 on either side. Churlygirl This type of finely knit, down-hair lace shawl originated in the Orenburg area about 250 years ago, in the 18th century. CarolK wrong side. Hi so, for the 5-7 year size you are working b, b, a, a, b, b, a, a which are 6, 6, 30, 30, 6, 6, 30, 30 sts for a total of 144 sts. July 30, 2021 @ December 21, 2021 @ roberta kane Momzilla I am knitting the Strange Brew Marshlands sweater. Alexa Ludeman I used google and it actually came up. This 14-language collection was started on the ancient KnitList knitting mailing list. I dont have any knowledge of your specific pattern, so I cant speak to that. Work 70-20 and then 68-1??? 10:50 am. 12:22 pm. 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. row 1: k3, p2,M,k2,p2, k1, /,p1, k2,p2,k2, p2, k2, p2, V V V. The chart tells me that an empty box should be kniited on the RS; and purled on the ws Obviously lots of experimentation is in order here to confirm (or disprove) these guesses. 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. Maybe email us with a picture? Or is the k2tog combining those two stitches on the chart? 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. Karen 4:22 am. Am I supposed to assume a knit stitch between the ktbl and the yo or between the yo and the p2sso? December 9, 2020 @ I dont understand how to keep the ten stitch pattern correct when I need twelve stitches to complete all the increases and decreases. 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. 12:57 pm. Symbol. k2tog. and the chart has row 1 blocks Could you give me a little advice on this? 10:59 am. Hello March 1, 2017 @ On next row, knit or purl the wrapped stitch together with the strand wrapping around it. Zow Thanks for the time. There are a wide variety of knit symbols used in patterns, including special symbols made for specific projects. December 28, 2020 @ Im knitting a lace pattern for the first time. February 8, 2017 @ http://freeknitstitches.com/pattern.php?num=139&menu=5, The chart seems to have one extra row on the right side. Hello I am confused by Sl1 k2tog psso. For your second (and all following) repeats of chart B start with row 1: 9:31 am. 12:30 pm. I understand that youre supposed to repeat those stitcheslike 5 times for the Gothic Cowl8 times for another pattern I have. Craft Yarn Council 10:15 am, What do you do with the symbol that says no stitch? Skip these? December 9, 2017 @ The rounds may be numbered or it may be in the chart notes. I.e. The third row shows 3 knits and 4 purls. December 27, 2020 @ Thank you, alexaludeman susan sprachman Please help. slm: slip marker. This is a very useful, straightforward tutorial! October 22, 2016 @ Hi Jane no stitch means just that, ignore that square. 8:49 pm. 1:32 pm, Bertha Komm ps its knitted flat. Other Russian knitting symbols for large decreases. uses traditional Orenburg lace base patterns. Knitting School with Explanation of German Chart Symbols; Habu Textiles. 1:45 pm, Ok thanks! This helps in translating the stitch in my head. November 13, 2021 @ 9:54 pm. emily Hi Susie in the written pattern and the chart notes it states to knit the knits and purl the purls on the WS rows. January 7, 2016 @ Thank you, in advance, for your assistance. December 15, 2016 @ There is no need to move the right needle by over a hundred degrees to get into a stitch from left to right. 8:56 am. Hi Melissa Im sorry, I cant really say, I havent knit the chart and it isnt one of our designs. It seems to me that theres a k1 missing before the k2tog. Can someone look up the leaf edging in Barbara Walker's "A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns", Maybe p357? February 9, 2015 @ Charts are hideous things requiring a whole lot of time spent writing them out first. Emily Wessel Sometimes lefties throw with their left like I do (Im right handed but do some things with my left). If you want a clearly-written first hat pattern, we have a few! January 12, 2015 @ Sorry for the repeatI left this question the other day but cant find it now. It says to work the 8 stitch repeat 10 times (80 stitches), which should leave me with 3 stitches; however the chart shows 4 stitches on the right before the repeat and 3 stitches on the left of the repeat. I am working on a shawl using a Katia pattern. Beautifuldreamer By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Cable charts may either show every row or round, or show only right side rows, with instructions for keeping in pattern given for the WS rows (typically you would knit the knits, and purl the purls). December 9, 2020 @ 2:15 am. 9:41 am. That would make sense, would the pattern repeat then be in a knit rather than a purl? June 12, 2015 @ Perhaps you should contact the designer directly with your query. This was so helpful! This level is either shown with a description (i.e. Wanted to say thank you for all that you do for others. My question concerns the needle requirement. Susan alexaludeman 9:32 am, It means the first size is k3 and the second size is k2, Cindy Crane The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! by Ragga Eirksdttir), that is knit in the round. The symbol of Russian-Ukrainian unity appeared to be breaking into two. Thank you Alex. September 4, 2019 @ Knitting is a 2 handed thing.. Zuzana Hi Alexa and Emily Ive never done any colour work and would like to have a go at it. Just three days after the invasion, the Kremlin-funded state . 12:41 pm, I am starting a chart with a design across 16 stitches. 3:33 pm. I called someone who let me know what I was doing incorrectly. Hi Christina It looks like the charts have a 26 stitch repeat, which does go evenly into 130 sts. To read a written knitting pattern, you'd read it the same way you'd read a book. So now I know what NO STITCH means. 9:48 am. 7:35 am. One chart for the left, one for the center, one for the right of the back. November 17, 2017 @ alexaludeman There is most likely a pattern repeat that will be worked more times on subsequent repeats of the chart. I didnt realize it was all charted and while I am an avid knitter, I have never actually worked off a chart before. Emily Lorch 12:53 pm, Hi Sue Its hard to say without actually looking at the pattern, but usually the increase would start on the V, Sarah THIS IS THE HARDEST PART FOR ME KNOW IT SOUNDS STUPID BUT THAT IS THE ONLY March 2, 2015 @ 4:13 pm. Im new and first time trying this too. 11:26 am. As I find more of these charts I will keep adding them to this post! alexaludeman So in Row 1, youll work the FIRST A as k1, then the rest as ssk, and the LAST B as k1, with the rest as k2tog. Melissa 10:42 am. Rita Fishel Mar 03, 2023 (The Expresswire) -- "Warp Knitting Machine Market" Size, Scope, and Forecast 2023-2030 report has been added to the Market Research Archive of. 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. What do I do when I finish a marked stitch section and then hit this large blank section, then the stitch pattern continues about an inch later, etc? I am starting the lace yoke pattern for the pippa dress. Can you shed any light on what these symbols might mean? 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!) 4:18 pm. Hi Sorry, I dont know! Laura Gibson Warmly, What are the green lines for? Hi Judith it sounds like those are maybe non-stitches? October 9, 2019 @ 4:07 pm, How would you count the stitches in a chart to find the multiple number of stitches for the repeat, or to increase the size?? Ildiko claire donnacarolmorgangmailcom I want to knit the May Shawl found on Ravelry. March 29, 2015 @ For the most part they look to be easily interpreted even if one doesnt read Russian. Which pattern is it? Skole. July 20, 2015 @ Is there a key which explains the different chart symbols? Otherwise your best bet is to contact the designer. September 29, 2015 @ What is this??? 3:38 pm. 1:12 pm. March 26, 2018 @ What do you do When the directions say to cast on 48 stitches and the chart only shows 47 stitches? 2:03 pm. September 12, 2018 @ I know that this must be a repeating pattern. So 2 sts into 11, I have one left over before the repeat. In knitting a sleeve for a gansey sweater, in following the chart, pattern says right-left-right. October 30, 2019 @ Brilliant explanation. My confusion is: if line 2 is supposed to be the WS, then why not write it that way, OR am I supposed to follow line 1, return to the start reversed then work line 2 as the RS and not the WS (even though line 2 is written on the left)? The problem is the chart does not have any black lines to indicate the repeat pattern. Its hard to know, definitively, if a chart doesnt work without trying knitting it first. Hello! UPDATE: Its January 2022 now, and I note that this old post from 2006 is getting a lot of attention. In the repeat section you have 8 stitches on the chart. October 23, 2016 @ 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). Search for: Recent Posts. November 3, 2021 @ For the first row, do I increase 4 stitches on either side of the thumb beginning (and thats what the blank spaces on the chart mean)? 4:09 am. January 5, 2018 @ (The first st of the rnd is worked twice. June 8, 2015 @ 4:20 am, Hi, I am really struggling with the chart for the Low Tide Cardigan. Roll on the day when there is a standard, and global, set of notations! MaryAnn McGee 12:41 pm, Check the chart notes, they spell it all out ;-), Sally Russian symbols with illustrations for . 5:39 pm, OMG Ive been knitting for years and couldnt figure out how to read a chart! November 21, 2021 @ 9:35 am. Russian gymnast . July 18, 2017 @ Does that help? alexaludeman Tweet. October 11, 2019 @ Next time Im in Spain, Ill try to find some info about the stiches used in the Spanish cap, but Spanish knitting resources are scarce. Hi Priscilla hard to say without seeing it, If you send us a pic (tincanknits@gmail.com) I might be able to see where its going wrong? No cabling in the even rounds!!! See more ideas about knitting patterns, knitting, knitting stitches. Would Slip as if to knit be shown on a chart? This was very written very clearly and so helpful thank you! I don't know about anyone else, but there are just so many interesting patterns in russian. So these are the first two rows on the cable chart ( from the bottom) Cables are worked over more than one stitch, so the symbols for cable turns are more than one stitch wide. 2:16 pm. Thank you! tincanknits@gmail.com, Margaret I am knitting a blanket in intarsia with a college logo. Alexa Ludeman 2:51 pm. Meagan Im guessing it has something to do with the symbol that is keyed to sl1, k2tog, psso. I would say probably, that is what it would usually indicate. I make my stitches using the needle in my left hand, the working yarn is held in my right hand. Hope you can help, alexaludeman Im not sure, is it a Tin Can Knits pattern? alexaludeman If any Russian knitters could help with the translation, that would help so much!!! Go with your gut and if it makes the mittens / hat / sweater long enough, then youre golden. Im making a Christmas stocking, using a chart and the directions say All of the sts that are purled on the RS are marked as pattern sts on the chart. 12:31 pm. Kimberlee Meyer Basic instructions: cast on 9 stitches. 5:00 pm. I was intimidated by the thought of making a shawl from a chart. Hi Dawn I cant really help without seeing the pattern. Im working on your Stovetop Hat. I am knitting the antler mittens pattern. If that doesnt work drop us an email at tincanknits@gmail.com and we will get you sorted. Any explanation would be most welcome. They can be super helpful if you have it perfect up to a point! Historians are divided in opinion as to whether they should designate him a knave or a madman. 9:50 am. It looks like this: V/ across 2 stitches and in both cases it looks like the V is underlined. Illustrated explanation of Russian knitting symbols. What do I do with the first stitch, slip it or is the first stitch actually the knit stitch? Im working on the LINES mittens pattern and have figured out the charts, except the thumb gusset. but no instructions are given for the even (wrong side) rows. Symboler. 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. Debbie August 16, 2021 @ June 6, 2014 @ April 10, 2019 @ 7: another empty box meaning NO STITCH ! October 12, 2018 @ Hi Tracy It sounds like that stitch is worked twice (first it is slipped and at the end of the round it is knit). The more I stare at this the more confused I get. 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. alexaludeman Etc OR does it mean to knit the knits purl the purls without doing the in front and behind cables? I feel confident enough to try one nowjust need to decide which one! Id be glad to send a photo if it would help. The instructions for my size say to complete 15 stitches on the chart. Gina. November 11, 2017 @ Ive never seen this before. This is exactly what peasant women needed centuries ago. I have a pattern that has a chart and the instructions says to do 5 repeats of the chart. December 20, 2016 @ October 15, 2018 @ 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 alexaludeman What do I do with the no stitch ? How would I follow the Valentino Drops design dog sweater chart? Am I understanding this correctly?? Edith November 8, 2016 @ Because knitting is a matter of individual abilities SARAH STAVROFF 3:09 am. It has a written pattern up to the 8th row but from 9 on is a chart which makes no sense to me. It is hard to explain, but here goes. Hello! Reports the 5.4ft statue had been . 9:45 am. 2:00 pm. 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 Orenburg region of . 8:07 pm. I dont understand why the designer didnt just include the 8 stitches within the pattern repeat, because the picture of the FO definitely shows it is part of the repeatsam I making any sense? Heres a question Im not certain about. 12:18 pm. Are there more decreases (k2tog, ssk etc) than increases (yos)? However, I would guess that the alternate rows or rounds would be worked in pattern which would mean knitting the knits, and purling the purls. On the return row you would work into this double wrap twice (typically unless pattern states otherwise), purling the first yo, then knitting the second yo. I have had no difficulties until I got to chart 3. 1:53 pm, Hi Susan Yep, there are no sts to fill in those areas yet so they are blank. Hi Holly you are always working the next row of the chart, the chart is always read right to left. HELP, 3rd rip out start over! http://aastrikke.blogspot.com/. alexaludeman Also would the repeat switch as well. The chart shows only odd numbered rounds. Thanks! 8:46 am. White boxes are stockinette stitch (knit on right side, purl on wrong side). 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