russian knitting symbols
Yet the pattern calls for a round needle. Thanks. Am knitting first lace, a sweater, and it is in the round. August 16, 2015 @ Thank you for making it so clear. Nuala McCormack For size 4 the pattern starts at the edge of the chart, size 6 at the green line and 8 and 10 at the red line. 2. In your example of the Gothic lace, why dont the edge stitches look like they are decreasing if you are knitting two together (k2tog) on each row? 2:24 pm. It is not marked as stitches, there are no written instructions. 5:39 pm, OMG Ive been knitting for years and couldnt figure out how to read a chart! I might check for errata? You can just totally ignore them. For the most part each symbol represents a stitch as it looks on the right . As I find more of these charts I will keep adding them to this post! Any edge stitches? The following might be redundant, since I guess you already know about them but just in case, Russian-English knitting glossary: September 5, 2017 @ October 21, 2020 @ Rebecca Boyce 2:03 pm. read instructions symbol . Thank you Alex. 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. 9:21 am. Yes, the right side is facing me while I work, I just knit from left to right rather than right to left. Thanks! But its odd that the row numbers are all on the one side. 5:27 am. 12:36 pm. As I find more of these charts I will keep adding them to this post! Alexa Ludeman Hello! Now bear in mind, I dont speak or read a word of that language. Alexa Ludeman Im reading a chart and um, the repeating pattern is 25 stitches.however, there are 120 stitches around what do i do?? June 27, 2018 @ The chart may have a row repeat to work from (eg. 1:16 pm. Im making this poncho right now. uncommon Unicode symbols, follow the instructions below. alexaludeman March 29, 2015 @ after your k3, youll work the chart row. September 29, 2015 @ May 8, 2020 @ 12:08 pm. Starts row one of chart with three sts then the repeat begins. Not sure if I am to decrease at each end of the the row. 12:28 pm. A.1 is the name of the diagram, and. 10:23 am, Kimberly Magpie 3:30 am. Kaye Sharp Hartwell Also, it is worked in the round. Elsje Im unsure how to go about increasing and working in the chart pattern at the same time. k I, p 2, cable with next 6 stitches and k 3, p2 k1 =15 but it doesnt look correct. alexaludeman October 22, 2020 @ Keep practicing until you feel comfortable knitting the Eastern way. ), 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? Bev Tuttle ko-Ikonen shoppen. 10:59 am. How can you work first sl st of the rnd worked twice when there is a marker between the sl st and a stitch right after the marker? Shirleen Jo Ann November 21, 2014 @ Luz Evans When I teach knitting, I teach everyone the same, because knitting is 2 handed, like playing the piano. February 15, 2015 @ I dont know how to do the pattern repeats. 10:40 am. Anne A. November 10, 2021 @ As it says in the key & abbreviations: For A: work k1 on first repeat of each time chart is worked (at start of row and just after centreline stitch) then work ssk at all other repeats Hello Thanks so much for the fantastic tutorial. Are the left side numbers always the wrong side? alexaludeman Hi Jen There are edge sts before the repeat starts, did you work those? October 30, 2019 @ Wyn Elliott THIS IS THE HARDEST PART FOR ME KNOW IT SOUNDS STUPID BUT THAT IS THE ONLY Do I just slip it to right needle. 9:27 am. December 9, 2020 @ Weight: Fingering, sports, DK, Aran. There is no explanation on the chart. I think Im okay except for one detail. Yep, on the RS you would work right side chart, then the middle chart, then the left chart. 11:24 am. Emily Wessel 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. August 28, 2016 @ Im knitting a lace pattern for the first time. Hilda Dockrill I read a chart from left to right. 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. 2:15 am. Knitting Chart Symbols. October 18, 2017 @ Meagan Although they tell the number of stitches each chart is worked over, there is no designation for the rows. August 10, 2018 @ Shivika 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. 11:24 am. I have researched YouTube videos and various blogs all day to find an answer to my questionyour instruction above is absolutely awesome; HOWEVER, it does not resolve my question, and I havent found ANYTHING yet with an example like the chart my pattern provides. 9:37 am. I have never knit off a chart before and I would like to knit the Father Cables hat. Thanks for the tutorial, I think I get it but Im still stuck with a bonnet pattern I am attempting. And if so, how would it look? Or does the k2tog symbol mean it applies to the empty square on the chart as well? Alexa Ludeman Today. Hi you will usually have a particular starting point, and the repeat should occur after that. Is it pass slipped sts over? November 16, 2020 @ 2:18 pm, Hello, 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PffWJFyaJtk, http://vyazat-prosto.ru/kajma-listja-spicami-shema-opisanie-videourok-2-varianta/. alexaludeman October 23, 2016 @ November 12, 2019 @ That doesnt sound right because your repeat would create a lot of increases. November 10, 2021 @ I can follow charts fairly well, but I am a little confused with this piece of the pattern. 3:19 pm, The chart instructions Im following say work A1 chart in the round 27 repetitions of 6 stitches. April 29, 2017 @ Plus, ways to fix side edges, and a way to improve edges of finished projects. 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? For next time: if you use the photo and do an image search, you can often find the same pattern on a different site/in a different language. November 8, 2015 @ Japanese charts typically use a blank cell for whatever the most common stitch is on that particular chart (usually knit or purl), presumably in order to avoid visual clutter. Am I missing something here?. August 24, 2021 @ 2:19 pm. May 6, 2016 @ Lori Elmitt The row indicates the number of sts you will have when it is complete, not the number of sts you need to work that row. 2:51 pm. Hello how are you? 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. August 30, 2016 @ Purl is the most common stitch in this pattern, so a blank square is used to avoid visual clutter. Thank you so much for this tutorial! June 6, 2020 @ December 20, 2016 @ Is it really all 32 rows 8 times? 6:52 pm, Hi, I am hoping you can help me. This is my first time reading a chart and doing cables. Thank-you so much!!! October 12, 2014 @ When you work back and forth in rows, the first stitch of every row is worked into the last stitch of the preceding row. Beautifuldreamer I want to enlarge a chart that is in a PDF document. One partner is 8 stitches. If you want an 8 dishcloth and you are using worsted weight yarn you will need about 36 sts. 10:48 am. January 12, 2016 @ Ive read various how to read Japanese knitting charts but I still cannot tell if my patterns pattern stitch chart is showing ALL rows or just RS rows. Hi. Mary Poland National Colors: Red, white and blue. Knitting Machine. Abbreviations: k: knit p: purl k2tog: knit two stitches together Cast on an even number of stitches. So you would work the edge stitches one time, then work the repeat stitches as many times as possible (always reading the set of instructions from right to left on right side rows), before ending with the edge stitches at the end of row. Move your left hand so that your left index finger gets under the strand stretched between the needle and your left hand. I would appreciate your help to explain this chart immensely. Tricot. The wrong side rows are not shown and I would normally knit or purl them as they appear. I have knit numerous Leisure Arts raglans and never had any problems. debrakay 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. Mary Lentini Not sure what this means. November 27, 2018 @ January 17, 2017 @ alexaludeman Hi Nancy nope, no cabling in the even rounds, just knits and purls. Brilliant explanation. June 7, 2018 @ Source: www.topcrochetpatterns.com. 12:47 am, I am new at charts and I have finished working the rows 1-24 of chart b of the rosebud shawl for the first time and I am starting on the second time. 10:01 am. Hi Ashley It depends how the chart is written. 10:12 am. Includes easy stitch patterns, simple color work, and some increases or decreases. I cannot address the designer as the pattern is not from Ravelry but from a book, so I hope you can help me out! 7: another empty box meaning NO STITCH ! Emily Wessel I am knitting a shawl, pattern is called Interlude by Shannon Dunbabin (for Cascades Rosyln). HI Lynn Im not sure, since I dont have your pattern and chart in front of me. -right-handed knitters are following charts from right-to-left, bottom-to top (starting at the right down corner of the chart); alexaludeman donnacarolmorgangmailcom January 15, 2018 @ In the key for the chart, it says that the open squares indicating K are to be P on the WS (and vice versa for the P). 9:38 am, Have you tried using lifelines? Ben Hi Nadine Do you work your knitting left to right as well? Alexa Ludeman ~Em, Jodi Chrisman More Great Patterns Like This. Here's my best shot, I'm 100% sure on almost all of this though. July 2, 2019 @ This is an awesome resource and I hope you never delete this page! Weve already discussed the most common way to cast on stitches in Eastern (previously known as Russian) knitting. I work lefthanded, left to right. January 22, 2017 @ How do I work these 11 st? 8:23 pm. 10:40 am. 2:49 pm. As you can see from the antler cable below, c4b and c4f cable 4 back and front are worked over 4 stitches. chart or diagram 4:08 pm. alexaludeman I would assume so, thats generally how charts work (thats how I would do it). November 9, 2016 @ 3:36 am. January 11, 2021 @ Im knitting the Tortoiseshell shawl. November 11, 2015 @ If I continue on with k or p in empty squares, I am now 1 st off every time there is a slash (k2tog). http://www.columbia.edu/~kmp30/uzory.html, The author of these two pages can be now found at her blog: 3:23 pm, Hi Nancy sorry about that, there is an error in the Marshland chart, the second M1 should be one stitch over so there is a knit between the m1s, Nancy Lexique de Tricot Anglais/Franais; Need More Fiber. This is a very useful, straightforward tutorial! russische stricksymbole. 12:31 pm. alexaludeman What is strange is that you start with 254 stitches and it says after you finish with the full set of the pattern (15 rows) you end up with 210 stitches, alexaludeman 6:48 pm. ( Two for one! Does that mean that I also knit the purl stitches that appear 1 row below? Usually you would want to start at the bottom right and go right to left. Hi, there.. 10:58 am. 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. Row two of the chart shows exactly the same number of stitches as row one. I used google and it actually came up. judy esala In round 1 of front of pullover it was KNIT 20, ROUND 1 OF LACE CHART, KNIT 20. 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)? Pauline Aube What do I do about the first stitch after my BOR marker in these instances? 1:08 pm, Question : Some fair isle/ colour work charts show a square that is called no stitch This completely baffles me!! December 23, 2014 @ Debbie Widner Michelle Original symbol instructi. 3:28 pm. Figured it out its slip-stitch or mosaic knitting where the even rows are identical to the odd rows, just knit from the left. For the Antler Hat you are working a number of purl sts (either 3 or 5 depending on your size) between the cables. 3. Where are the written instructions ?? 3:42 pm. Search for: Recent Posts. Includes the basic stitches and may include some basic increases or decreases. 7:57 am. alexaludeman Im really confused so any help would be appreciated. 6:42 pm. Hi. 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? round 3&4 the same? I have the chart and am unsure how to actually DO it, do I cast on ALL the stitches ((60)) and continue with that? Have you tried contacting the designer? Help! But something has to be done. I would bet that it's a make one right. April 24, 2019 @ Any suggestions would be welcome. I am a very new newbie to reading chart. The 4-row diagram says for Row 1: k2tog, Yo, and for Row 3 Yo, k2tog. What am I missing here? Thanks for the time. Those boxes are usually just added to clarify the pattern. tincanknits@gmail.com, Margaret I have found others. Thanks for any help, Alexa Ludeman Emily Wessel I am knitting the 1999 sweater and having trouble with the lace chart. Lynn Giampetroni Beautiful pattern. Below are two versions of cable symbols and definitions commonly used in the industry. The chart is read from bottom to top, just as the knitting progresses from the cast-on to the bind-off. It should go evenly (i think, not having the pattern in front of me). 12:05 pm. Zuzana Ravelry has several groups for lefties that can answer your lefty questions. Row 1 requires following Chart A to the mid-back, then following Chart B, which mirrors Chart A. Thank you! So now I know what NO STITCH means. dbalasko Ive made other items from the book and had no difficulty. Hi Tracy It sounds like that stitch is worked twice (first it is slipped and at the end of the round it is knit). September 9, 2016 @ The pattern begins at the left hand side with the instructions moving from left to right. 9:59 am. for B: work k2tog, except on last repeat of each time chart is worked work k1 (just before centreline and at end of row). 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. 12:53 pm. You are correct Kathy, there should be another k1. Hello we havent published any double knitting patterns yet, nor am I familiar with the technique. I cant figure out how to make the number of stitches work. 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. READ MORE. March 28, 2018 @ alexaludeman sherryc1954 My guess is Turn and Purl? January 12, 2015 @ www.craftyarncouncil.com/health. Alexa Ludeman Most of the patterns on this website (freeknitstitches.com) seem to omit the even rows, but I can find no instructions on the site about what they intend them to be. cables and texture, colourwork, lace knitting charts. Hi Claire I think its just your calculations that are off. Russian symbols with illustrations for bobbles. January 13, 2018 @ Do I knit left to right on line 1 and right to left on line 2? That Used up extra stitches causing me to run out at the end of the row. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Hi, I, too want to learn this pattern and I have found a fabulous video on YouTube that shows how to knit. Understanding Japanese patterns; Kaire. Im my very confused. 1:30 pm. Alexa Ludeman 11:58 pm. stitches I want it in the back. The blue repeat section has me stumped. Maybe email us with a picture? Also, at the bottom of the chart it shows 4 6 8 st Repeat 6 4 What is this in reference to? Kathryn, alexaludeman Paula Does that help? Possibly there are 6 charted rows but a relief row (like a knit round) in between? 1:32 pm, Bertha Komm Daniele Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. On the next row do I start from the left side of the chart on both charts? I ended up with 5 stitches at the end of the 1st pattern row that didnt fit into the motif repeat, nor were they part the 3 stitch garter edge. March 18, 2020 @ 4:27 pm. Which pattern is it? I may have to undo 70+ rows depending on the answer. My question is..how do I purl into the YO when I switch from the RS to the WS? Sherry Corrigan (The chart is right at the bottom of the link). Today I have charts with no row designations. August 3, 2019 @ Reports the 5.4ft statue had been . December 15, 2016 @ Does that mean the first row is the wrong side and I read it left to right? How would I chart it, making sure I account for the no stitch spaces? If you missed that tutorial, youll find it right here. 1:09 pm. NOTE: Some patterns refer to cables as "Back" or "Front" cross. I am crocheting a drop pattern 164-16. How do I purl on right side and knit on wrong side? After reading your explanation I feel empowered and confident I can handle a chart. Having trouble reading the cable graph. 5:51 pm. Good luck! 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. Ah ha! Russian to English Knitting Chart Translation. 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? Where are the extra 4 stitches coming from. I cant tell if each row in the chart represents one row of work or two rows. p2, k3 February 10, 2020 @ This is one chart that becomes lop-sided when I follow it. You have it right but it is to the last 6 sts, yo, k2tog, k4. 10:50 am. CarolK Thanks, Roxy Jensen Updated Terms & Chart Symbols Used in the Patterns from Home Work, 1891. my unblocked sample, knit on 32 stitches in worsted weight acrylic, using #8 needles . Knitting Charts. and styles, the information on this site is presented without warranty regarding Ashley This site is a work in progress and a passion project. 3:09 pm, When knitting the lovenote sweater you move the marker on the 5th row. Aideen O'Kane I think I just need to knit it and watch it pan out :), Susie Faulhaber October 23, 2017 @ 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.