russian knitting symbols

However if I count the number of stitches (including the required repeat) in row one of the chart, it is 47 stitches, and when attempting the chart I run out of stitches before finishing the row? Theres no such thing as right or left-handed chart following. Dictionary of Knitting Symbols and Abbreviations E-Book. Thank Youyour site is just amazing. 10:46 pm. What are the chart rows numbered? August 31, 2016 @ 12:02 pm. 5:55 am, my chart reads K2tog, yo, yo,k2tog How are the two yo done? It shows 4 rows that are the repeat rows but does not take into account that the number of stitches per row change as you increase. http://aastrikke.blogspot.com/. December 9, 2020 @ 9:53 am. alexaludeman 5:53 pm. June 27, 2018 @ w&t. (wrap and turn) slip next st from LH to RH needle, take yarn between needles to other side of work, slip st back to LH needle, take yarn between needles to its starting point, then turn. In knitting a sleeve for a gansey sweater, in following the chart, pattern says right-left-right. alexaludeman alexaludeman March 9, 2016 @ September 22, 2019 @ Abbr. January 21, 2018 @ After youve worked the last (top) row of a chart, you would typically begin again at the bottom at row or round 1, if the stitch pattern is repeated several times. Jo Franco Im used to purling across the wrong side. I am working on a lace shawl using a chart. Any help would be appreciated! December 19, 2021 @ 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. Hi Becky I usually use a locking stitch marker, but if possible, place it in the stockinette somewhere rather than in the cable itself, just makes things a little easier. Not sure what this means. Its not quite 2 different symbols meaning the same thing. Every designer uses different pattern writing language / style and conventions, so it depends. Hi Elaine If you want to enlarge it simply to view on screen, you should be able to zoom in. January 28, 2019 @ April 18, 2021 @ Beginner knitter here obviously! So confused. I am working in the round and am ready to start the color work. Does it matter where I start for a blanket? June 17, 2020 @ 2:20 pm. When I reach the end of a row and I do not have enough remaining stitches to complete what is in [ ]what should I do? When I count the boxes for my size there are only half as many as needed. August 18, 2015 @ As I find more of these charts I will keep adding them to this post! It has a red line around the very first box which it days the symbol means repeat. March 1, 2021 @ Judith Taylor Roberta Zacharias I can email you the chart if you can let me have an email address. October 27, 2016 @ May 5, 2016 @ Valery Nibbs 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. Ive only read lace charts that had RS rows and just started one which had both RS and WS rows on the chart Now know that I shouldve been reading the WS row from left to right. 12:19 am, Hi Mary sorry, I have no idea, charts are pretty dependent on the key for instructions like that, since each designer might be using the symbol differently. Alexa Ludeman Please explain .. on one row there is a yo followed on the next row by a black solid box. 7:57 pm, Im reading a chart with 29 squares across. The triangle with the point at the bottom is a M1 purl. Hi Tracey I think there must be a typo? Tasia Kelley It would be pretty out of the ordinary to have 2 different symbols mean the same thing. Any explanation would be most welcome. I am new to chart knitting and need help please! Youd do best to contact the designer, or whoever published that design. A famed statue of Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid, one of Copenhagen's biggest tourist draws, has been vandalised with the colours of the Russian flag. So I slipped the next stitch on the left needle to the right, then knit the next two left needle stitches together, then slipped the 2nd stitch on the right needle over the first stitch on the right needle. December 21, 2021 @ antler mitten question about set up round: k1, PM, work chart does work chart mean to work rows 1 through 6 ? Charts are usually read from bottom to top. 4:04 am. September 23, 2014 @ 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. 6:04 pm, If the legend shows a square as K on RS. 6:14 am. donnacarolmorgangmailcom Im knitting a lace pattern for the first time. Hi Cheryl Im sorry, Im not sure what they are looking for. Also would the repeat switch as well. 4:52 am. February 10, 2021 @ Different books tend to use different symbols. Hope this helps! http://freeknitstitches.com/pattern.php?num=139&menu=5, Thanks. Heres one for a lace doily. Hi Sheila yep, unless otherwise specified you would start back at row 1. 9:33 pm. They may intend that you understand the stitch pattern and can increase within it? 1 thought on "Russian Lace knit chart" . June 7, 2018 @ The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! 4:04 pm, What does it mean knit 2a,a and then 2a,b until last 2 stitches, alexaludeman There should be chart notes that explain such a symbol! 9:43 pm. It says to use the 8 stitch repeat, the chart has color-coded dark lines, but they dont match, i.e. After a bit of practice, most knitters find working from charts much more intuitive, quick, and simple than working from line-by-line text instructions. 10:25 am. July 14, 2020 @ August 30, 2016 @ You will want a border of 5 or 6 sts on the edge so you will cast on 35 or 37 sts. Hi there! Work all the way across the 3 charts but work chart 2 8 times across. uses traditional Orenburg lace base patterns. 7:14 am. This is a collection of knitting terms from various languages. 6:32 am, Hi, I think I was too impatient! November 28, 2016 @ Knitting Instructions. Have you tried contacting the designer? January 21, 2015 @ The charts are followed as the instructions above indicate. ( Two for one! 3:10 am, Hi Laura thanks for pointing that out! When wearing the poncho, you can make sure the seam is in the back. Can I just follow the chart as written? December 15, 2016 @ 9:24 am. My work doesnt look the same as the pattern photo. I enclose a link to the chart and would be grateful if you could clarify for me what they mean. Nancy Ellis However, each designer may have a different format and set of symbols. Hi Kate The step ins represent the number of sts that actually exist at that point, so you can just keep following the chart exactly as before, stitch by stitch. January 22, 2015 @ I feel confident enough to try one nowjust need to decide which one! In WS rows p all sts and yos. So youll be working RS Rows: k3, work chart once, knit centreline st, work chart a second time, k3. ennkaycee January 16, 2017 @ 12:53 pm. Good luck! Thank you so much I would really appreciate your help. Has been deleted. Ive done a flax and a peanut so far. 12:46 am. Hi Abby the chart is increasing while the stockinette around it is decreasing. are these instructions for one round? February 8, 2015 @ 7:48 am, anthro49 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? Im working on your Stovetop Hat. Elsje 12:11 pm, Hi Debra Yep, the first row of chart B is all MC. ~Em, Jodi Chrisman May 13, 2021 @ 5:51 pm. 5:58 pm. Its actually just the increased stitch. September 6, 2021 @ You work them in different ways when they occur at the start (or end) of the lace panel. A triangle leaning to the left and a triangle leaning to the right, a circle for a yarn over a blank square for knit , A filled in diamond in the centre of the square , a single- which I believe is a purl and a double= which I dont know what it is. Please find the website with the knitting pattern here: Roses lace pattern intricate knitting stitch 2 - Knitting Kingdom Could someone please tell me what . Thanks for any help, Alexa Ludeman Cable two (2) right. heidiworm 1:24 pm, Im knitting the Interlaken sweater by Fiona Ellis, this us my first time using a chart , the chart starts with 5 sets on the left side before a rep and 6 on the right side there are inc every 8 rows. October 23, 2017 @ June 8, 2020 @ January 14, 2018 @ Hi Rita You want to work the sts as you come to them in the chart and in your knitting, so if the chart has a knit box then a k2tog box, you want to knit the first stitch, then work the k2tog combining the next 2 sts. June 6, 2019 @ September 24, 2018 @ Thank you. Laura Gibson September 15, 2017 @ sk2p: slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over the knit 2 together2 stitches decreased. 7:35 am. It is a mosaic knitting chart. After reading this I am thinking in my question the answer isplease confirm if correct or not. Hi! 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? susan sprachman However, one tip that sometimes helps is to print out the chart if you can, and colour it in? The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! January 13, 2018 @ alexaludeman chart or diagram Original symbol instructions in Russian. November 12, 2019 @ Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The pattern is from a book on Scandinavian stockings. Hi Jen There are edge sts before the repeat starts, did you work those? Agnes, alexaludeman Kathryn Thank you for the clear explanation and examples on how to read a chart. You can just totally ignore them. Row 4 dots October 21, 2019 @ October 25, 2016 @ You may want to contact the designer? 6:42 pm. at Office Depot. Thank you. Knitted on DPNs in the round. alexaludeman Perhaps the designer could offer more of an insight? Emily Wessel How do I make 2 side by side m1 without using the same bar? It depends if there is a button band picked up or something there, or if there are edge sts indicated in the pattern. That is true, each country seems to have created its own version. November 10, 2021 @ Because knitting is a matter of individual abilities Thank-you so much!!! The pattern is Drops Enchanted evening dress . 8:49 am. I am left handed. Any edge stitches? What a helpful site. June 12, 2016 @ 1:53 pm, Hi Susan Yep, there are no sts to fill in those areas yet so they are blank. Hopefully itll turn out right this time. Hello there! But its odd that the row numbers are all on the one side. 2:24 pm. the pattern has 16 stitches including what they call the centre stitch. tincanknits@gmail.com, Margaret 2:37 pm, Hi Susan so then it is a decreasing repeat, sounds like youve got it just right, susan sprachman Hi Im sorry, I dont either! So knit 1st set stitches then comes REPEAT SECTION. In the repeat section you have 8 stitches on the chart. But beyond this practical function there is also a decorative element. Hi Judy If the pattern calls for multiples of 16 + 47 it seems like there will be 47 edge sts, so you would want to stop working the 16 st repeat 47 sts before the end of the row, then work the edge sts. January 9, 2016 @ When knitting from a chart and following a pattern that has for example 58 stitches and in the chart only 28 of these stitches are needed to form the motive, what do i do with the remaining 30 stitches. still work the same. alexaludeman ellen rudoff Knitting Projects. Abbreviations: k: knit p: purl k2tog: knit two stitches together Cast on an even number of stitches. round 3&4 the same? If you want a clearly-written first hat pattern, we have a few! For the last 2 sttches in rnd : place the second to last stitch on a cable needle and hold kn front , p1, sm,k1,k1 from cable eedle;cintknue rnd as chart row 4, starting at stitch 3 I was reading the box with the increased stitch as having two stitches. The shaded grey stitches have likely been used in the chart to compensate for changing stitch counts in the pattern from round to round. Hi Jen I think thats a pretty common way of writing charts that are worked back and forth (thats how we do it). ), 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? We got thumped if we made knitting mistakes. As youll see in the chart notes, there are special symbols A and B. 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. I understand I read diagram from right to left. The Orenburg Shawl is one of the classic symbols of Russian handicraft. 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. The very first stitch says it is blank, no stitch and the next two stitches are knit. 2:06 pm, Hi Rebecca I hear ya! Again, always refer to the pattern key for additional symbol variations. how on earth do I knit those 5 weird stitches??! You might want to swatch it though, to make sure its coming out the way you want. Ive found bits and pieces of this, but this is all in one place!!!! loreleieurto January 30, 2017 @ March 9, 2016 @ For the most part each symbol represents a stitch as it looks on the right side of the work. I cant tell if each row in the chart represents one row of work or two rows. alexaludeman alexaludeman Then native speaker knitters reviewed the terms and provided corrections and additions for their . Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. The crochet notation looks a bit more standard. Im totally lost! Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images. Does that mean I place the marker and knit the stitch or the square is just place the marker and do what it says for the next stitch it shows for the next stitch???? 10:09 am. March 29, 2018 @ Jade Are the left side numbers always the wrong side? Could you give me a little advice on this? February 25, 2015 @ There are also ways to colour or highlight digitally, if youre not able to print. Here are some of the most basic Russian symbols you will find. Hello! Thank you so much for this tutorial! Or is it actually K2 (main color), K1 (contrast color), K2 (main color), and then on to Chart C? May 14, 2016 @ March 5, 2016 @ alexaludeman Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. 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. Pat, Pat France November 12, 2019 @ 12:11 am, Maggie Petit Am I understanding this correctly?? 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. 5:11 am. is the "slip one at beginning of row" type edge stitch, I think. Illustrated explanation of Russian knitting symbols. Laura Maxwell 10:50 am. 9:33 pm, Hi Molly You will want to use a different increase method. January 23, 2022 @ The chart is then read from the bottom right hand corner. March 21, 2016 @ 3:02 pm. Getting a bit frustrated. 11:52 am. Thank you, in advance, for your assistance. 5:47 pm, Stunning patterns. When I teach knitting, I teach everyone the same, because knitting is 2 handed, like playing the piano. This decreases the 7 stitch patter by 2 stitches, yet the next row shows all 7 stitches. Thanks so much! Ive ripped it out 3 times and I cant figure it out. The reason is that shawls tend to get to a large number of stitches and a circular needle will hold all of those stitches with no trouble. Im knitting a circular shawl that has several charts. Im not clear when I read this in a pattern chart for knit in the round a cowl : Begin chart 1 and repeat the pattern 16 times and then knit chart 1, rows 1-6 3 times. So these are the first two rows on the cable chart ( from the bottom) Would it be totally unreasonable to have an international commonality of symbols (such as those used in automobile manuals)? December 12, 2015 @ 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? Alot of times a chart asks to work between letters (B and C example), but there is sometimes a pattern instruction that crosses from C to D and I dont know how to interpret it. JoEl 3. 6:09 am. Christine 5:26 pm, I am trying to figure out a chart which I believe is Russian, it has 7 different symbols. 12:31 pm. Linda breitstein Alexa Ludeman Illustrated explanation of Russian knitting symbols. 9:23 pm. 1:31 pm. The symbol occupies one square (representing one stitch), but obviously both of these require two stitches. 8:45 pm. Im shaping the armholes working on the front of the vest back and forth. July 5, 2019 @ If working a colour chart for fairisle do you just look at the chart and then write it out so it is easy to follow? Dec 15, 2018 - Explore Mikki Smith's board "Russian knitting terms translated", followed by 193 people on Pinterest. January 13, 2018 @ March 29, 2016 @ I have no idea how the original is pronounced, but in what looks to be a one for one letter swap, Latin alphabet for Cyrillic, uzor (plural uzori) appears to mean stitch or pattern. my chart looks like this: then an arrow pointing rt and another pointing left in the same square the l l. Can you help? Eastern knitting is one of the easiest knitting styles out there and the process of knitting a stitch happens in the easiest way possible through the back loop. Understanding Japanese patterns; Kaire. Wouldnt straight needles make more sense since one is turning at the end of every row? alexaludeman March 1, 2017 @ Then this is the part I find confusing- Please help! 5:04 pm. February 19, 2018 @ dhender746 They can be super helpful if you have it perfect up to a point! At row 19, bind off 6 stitches and with the stitches left, you start a new pattern row using that. Essentially making a 7 stitch hole in your piece. 9:21 am. The instructions for even rounds say work as established- knit the knits purl the purls does that mean to do the cableing sections also in the even rows? February 12, 2020 @ February 9, 2015 @ What does over 4 stitches mean? Alexa Ludeman Jo Ann Knitting Charts: How To Read A Knitting Chart, Shape of Lace : part two : how to create a simple lace chart, https://blog.tincanknits.com/2014/06/06/sl1-k2tog-psso/, https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/norwegian-mittens-for-mimi, https://blog.tincanknits.com/2013/10/03/m1/, http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2015/11/father-cables.html?m=1, http://tincanknits.com/patterns-hats.html, https://www.bhg.com/crafts/knitting/kidswear/knitted-guernsey-pullover-and-cap/, http://www.bhg.com/crafts/knitting/kidswear/knitted-guernsey-pullover-and-cap/, http://freeknitstitches.com/pattern.php?num=139&menu=5, https://tincanknits.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/blog-chart-reading-04.jpg?w=600&h=386, http://www.knittinghelp.com/video/play/using-a-lifeline, http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cthulhu-mittens-2. Thank you for your help in reading charts. It just dawned on me that it is being left blank as a knit stitch would be. Hi Joan I havent knit that one so Im not really sure. Or have I messed up somewhere along the way? 4:46 pm. 10:17 am, Can you be more specific about your question? I am reading from left to right on each chart on the wrong side row. January 4, 2018 @ 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). 8:47 pm, Hi Holly it depends on the pattern, for most of ours there is a plain knit round or a plain purl row for the even rounds/rows, Holly Belian The 30-stitch chart pattern is done on both the front and the back of the poncho. 12:41 pm, Check the chart notes, they spell it all out ;-), Sally I am new to lace knitting and I am knitting the Love Note. I have six edge stitches then a ten stitch repeat pattern. Your clue of treating each square with a symbol on the chart as an action vs. A stitch made me realize I was doing a yo then a knit for each yo symbol. alexaludeman 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 9:21 pm. January 7, 2016 @ knitting each round in the opposite direction) makes sense in principle. The make 1 purl is literally that, an extra stitch, don't count it as two as I did..I spent sooo long counting stitches and wondering why the next row didn't add up lol. When it says maker on the chart. In fact, the only right or left handed distinction is exclusively pertaining to how you feed your yarn. September 24, 2019 @ The chart is in Russian and it taken me days just to figure out the chart symbols. 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. Hi Sorry, I dont know! In some of her patterns that are knitted flat, all numbers are on one side the right side. I have a pattern that has a chart and the instructions says to do 5 repeats of the chart. 6:29 pm. 3:50 pm. Lori Eg, if there are 17 knit sts the number 17 will be in there. March 27, 2018 @ October 24, 2016 @ As previously mentioned, there are many symbol variations, especially for cables. Fresh new patterns for childrens cardigans you shouldnt miss! After studying it I am wondering if the pattern should be reversed after the center stitch or should it be knit the same as the first half. Does that mean I pearl stitch 20 & 21 together? But maybe? What does knit back mean? It is a free pattern easy to find on line . 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? With the M1 instructions, does chart B show all stitches for that section, or just the center portion? 2:21 am. Susan Gillmer How should I interpret the empty parts of the pattern? 6:11 am, I have not knit Norwegian mitten patterns before, so Im not sure, sorry! I would assume so, thats generally how charts work (thats how I would do it). December 19, 2021 @ Most likely, you will also notice one of the unusual traits of the Eastern knitting garter stitch created using this knitting style is made of twisted stitches. Watch how to do it. Tweet. For the most part each symbol represents a stitch as it looks on the right . 1:57 pm, Hi Im working from a chart for the first time. April 5, 2021 @ But what if the next row only has one symbol (7 Doubke crochets) In chain? Hi Lori sorry to be unhelpful but I dont know TOO much about crochet patterns. I understand the chart for the first 34 Rows . 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. hats or caps 12:16 pm. When following a charted pattern, k2tog is shown as a slash in a square, the square being one stitch. I know that perler beads are done on an exact square pattern. October 18, 2017 @ As I am left handed, should I read the RS rows left to right instead or do you think it will matter? When I found an image that was interesting, I clicked through to the parent page and followed some of the in-page links there. 4:52 pm. Does that mean the first row is the wrong side and I read it left to right? January 23, 2016 @ There is a 7 stitch repeat over 15 rows. Hi Kimberly I dont really know without seeing the actual pattern, but I would assume if the pattern has a no stitch you should just ignore it and move to the next square. June 9, 2015 @ Types Of Knitting Stitches. I am knitting the antler mittens pattern. Alexa Ludeman You answered all my questions. Horizontally there are 11 boxes and vertically 18 and only on the 17th row the 10th and the 11th stitch together are a right cross (2 stitches). Usually designers have their charts upside down so they are still read the way your knitting works. Im working a chart pattern but the pattern says to increase 2 stitches at the beginning of each row. HI Denise sorry, without looking at the pattern I really dont know! 5:28 pm, I am making a sweater on a circular needle. So the stitches you have outside of the repeat will depend on the size you are knitting, Claire 1,2,or 3? June 6, 2020 @ 5:41 am. Or does the k2tog symbol mean it applies to the empty square on the chart as well? Im having difficulty to understand Knitting Charts in Russian. 1:50 pm. But then it doesnt mention anything about wrong side or the even rows. 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. However, I did find some darling dinosaur patterns under perler bead patternss that were just right. When working charts you are working the rounds in order. by Ragga Eirksdttir), that is knit in the round. alexaludeman Priscilla Dow And I also know that knitting patterns do not knit up exactly square. Or you could print the zoomed-in screenshot. So Im also unsure about what I do with the centre stitch when I haveG to turn around and work purl??? Alright, I don't speak Russian but based on familiar symbols and the picture I feel pretty confident about a few of them = slip, slip knit (or your preferred left leaning decrease), The one at the tip of the leaf that looks like a rake = centred double decrease, = purl, I think? I would probably create a symbol and then explain it in the chart key. Instead of purl rounds on the RS, yo, turn the work and knit back. I can knit from a chart in any language, provided I have the symbol key. Websites: Much appreciatedI knitted the Celtic Lace into a beanie/hat. Black circle is garter stitch (knit on right and wrong sides both). Here are some of the most basic russian symbols you will find. I casted on 60 stitches and the chart has 6 rows. Hi Margaret so there are 2 10 stitch repeats, how many sts are outside the repeats? December 21, 2021 @ July 19, 2017 @ 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. If you would like to help with symbol meanings, written formats or to simply help out another knitter you may do so in the comments section. It is also to separate it out from any repeated instructions. Im reading a chart and um, the repeating pattern is 25 stitches.however, there are 120 stitches around what do i do?? Body of the hat either 2 sets of 12 rows + plain knit body or 3 sets of 12 rows + plain knit body for to desired length. Im confused about the written instructions for this chart Aug 3, 2018 - Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. They are probably leaning decreases, usually a circle is a yarn over. 8:50 pm, Hi Cheryl if you are working back and forth I would think you would start with Chart B, Gloria Currie March 9, 2017 @ 8:26 am, I have been reading all your info on reading a chart in knitting. Tracey Fenton alexaludeman May 13, 2017 @ 6:46 am. November 15, 2020 @ I dont have enough cast on to make them.