russian knitting symbols

Im new and first time trying this too. June 12, 2016 @ Priscilla Dow Valery Nibbs The Orenburg Shawl is one of the classic symbols of Russian handicraft. Im used to purling across the wrong side. It calls for 130 stitches but the number on the chart does not equal 130. Im working on the LINES mittens pattern and have figured out the charts, except the thumb gusset. 12:20 pm. I am sorry I do not understand the bit sbout A8 and A2, Elsje March 29, 2016 @ 2:27 pm. Alexa Ludeman Russian Crochet Terms and U.S. Crochet Terms September 4, 2019 @ October 20, 2019 @ 3:36 am. 6:59 am, Hahahaha Id not count on standardization where designers are concerned, Susan White I have the same question! Which of your patterns would be the best one for a beginner. March 9, 2017 @ Hello. Hello, I would like to use a knitting pattern found on the knittingkingdom.com website, but I would like help translating some of the Russian knitting symbols. Wouldnt straight needles make more sense since one is turning at the end of every row? But thank you anyway. To learn more about the Eastern knitting style, its amazing properties and some other unusual traits, consider joining the detailed online course Eastern (Russian) Knitting Simplified. 1:54 pm, Hi Heidi you arent missing anything! The YOs make an extra stitch, but the k2tog and ssk should take one each away, so why am I ending up with 14 stitches? 5:49 am. To work the row you need a 10 stitch repeat, but once the row is finished you will have an 8 stitch repeat. 2:27 am, Hello this is a bit of a complex question, could you send us an email (thats our best method for pattern support) at tincanknits@gmail.com and well answer you that way? Looking forward to your reply, thank you in advance! alexaludeman I think I understand the logic behind the chart. I saved several of the dinosaur patterns and wondered whether they would come out exactly as pictured since (I am given to understand), knitting stitches do not quite match square charted patterns. Knitting size L. After doing set up round is where Im confused. The repeat is over 16 stitches. I am knitting the Wish Upon A star Baby Beanie from All Free Knitting and I am totally confused by the chart. Brilliant explanation. April 20, 2017 @ Russian to English Knitting Chart Translation - in.pinterest.com It does show the repetitive pattern of lace which I can see but thats about it. 11:20 am. This will sound goofy, and Im a very experienced knitter, but now Im working on a charted piece that ends up with a V shaped bottom. October 30, 2019 @ alexaludeman Aideen O'Kane Alexa Ludeman At row 19, bind off 6 stitches and with the stitches left, you start a new pattern row using that. alexaludeman September 25, 2014 @ I am doing a sweater and cannot understand this chart. As I find more of these charts I will keep adding them to this post! Hello, how are you? Warp Knitting Machine Market 2023 : New Recent Developments, Trade December 15, 2016 @ That means my neck stitches will double in size while the next size up retains its number of stitches. Lianne 9:22 pm. And then I turn and start knitting the second row left to right? October 11, 2019 @ 11:24 am. May 6, 2016 @ January 21, 2015 @ donnacarolmorgangmailcom August 28, 2016 @ November 10, 2016 @ Kaye Sharp Hartwell Wonderful tutorial !! alexaludeman its accuracy or the outcome of its use. So knit 1st set stitches then comes REPEAT SECTION. That is true, each country seems to have created its own version. nancee Do I slip it and then knit it as part of the decrease on my final repeat? December 26, 2014 @ All rows are written out. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. 1:51 pm, Hi it IS possible but it might take a little trial and error, susan sprachman Im so lost. alexaludeman Have I missed something? May 5, 2016 @ row 2: [ws] sl 3 pwise wyf, p 25. Alexa Ludeman 9:38 am, How do you read and keep track of a double knitting chart where there are no symbols, only black and white squares? alexaludeman I wouldnt write it out I would simply knit following the chart. August 31, 2016 @ However, I did find some darling dinosaur patterns under perler bead patternss that were just right. Or once I repeat this section, I should always have just the right amount of stitches to repeat it fully while also finishing the edge? This 14-language collection was started on the ancient KnitList knitting mailing list. I have this horse hat knitting pattern. Thank you so much for your feedback Alexa! I didnt much care for the free dinosaur patterns that I found, they were either too detailed or too simple. alexaludeman The wrong side rows are not shown and I would normally knit or purl them as they appear. The text pattern instructions will let you know how many rows / inches to work following the chart. They are all great first Fair Isle. 8:29 am. Knitting Machine. The one is the bottom row on the right and the 3 is on the second bottom row on the left. alexaludeman It is illustrated in a pretty lace stitch chart, alexaludeman In the English-speaking world, they are often called "wedding ring shawls" because, although the shawls are quite large, a shawl knit in the . The 30-stitch chart pattern is done on both the front and the back of the poncho. 12:47 pm. 2:15 pm. 9:48 am. 9:25 am. 1:43 pm. alexaludeman Illustrated explanation of Russian knitting symbols. Thats the down side of repeat markers, when its a repeat that shifts you have to shift them all. In the past two weeks, Z has gone from a military marking to the main symbol of public support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Hi Linda thats a great question, Im sorry, I really dont know what that means at all. After casting on for the Back, 83 sts and knitting 4 rows of Twisted k1p1 ribbing I am stuck. July 11, 2018 @ A circular needle holds the stitches between the needles, evening out the distribution. 2:20 pm. Do you just skip those because you havent increased yet? 9:35 am, Hello Michelle this chart symbol is shown as a single square because after it is worked, you end up with just a single stitch. 4:51 pm. Hi Emily! is reverse stockinette (purl on right side, knit on wrong side). Im not sure what I should doin those squares. 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. 7:57 am. If the set lace pattern states k1. 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 . 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. 2:19 pm, Hi Mindy usually charts are read from right to left, because they go in the same order as your stitches are knit, Louise Boudreau November 15, 2018 @ 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. 5:41 am. And if so, how would it look? 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. 4:27 pm. Thanks Gloria, alexaludeman The pattern begins at the left hand side with the instructions moving from left to right. Perhaps you should contact the designer directly with your query. 10:50 am. sl: slip. Thank you so much for this lovely tutorial! What do I do with the first stitch, slip it or is the first stitch actually the knit stitch? Can your markers move and the knitting be correct? alexaludeman Sherry Corrigan January 23, 2022 @ wrong side. 12:55 pm. Do I purl the whole row or just some of it? I dont know how to do the pattern repeats. I didnt realize it was all charted and while I am an avid knitter, I have never actually worked off a chart before. However, a left handed person may prefer continental knitting and a right handed person may prefer throwing. Thanks again!!! Ashley September 20, 2019 @ For example for chart A i have 5 stitches until the centreline stitch and i have to k1, yo,[ k1, k2tog, yo,] k1 which by my calculation will use 7 stitches. January 28, 2015 @ It means you are going to make 1 stitch in that colour. When we knit using the Eastern knitting style, we hold the yarn in our left hand, the same way as we do when we use the Continental knitting style. Which is a long way to say Apologies. That I feel your pain, and having a translation pegging the various symbol systems to standard terms would be helpful to a lot of people, but Im afraid I wont be the one to do it. ssk: slip, slip, knit these 2 stitches togethera decrease is made. Melonie, alexaludeman alexaludeman November 21, 2014 @ Your email address will not be published. (All worked stitches are worked, all slipped stitches are slipped again). There is no explanation on the chart. The shaded grey stitches have likely been used in the chart to compensate for changing stitch counts in the pattern from round to round. alexaludeman August 1, 2019 @ Your tutorial is amazing. at Office Depot. 7:35 am. October 28, 2020 @ I am starting the lace yoke pattern for the pippa dress. 4:18 pm. 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? 1:17 pm, Im sorry, I cant really help without seeing the actual pattern. Im totally lost! Its just a bit confusing as there is nothing BUT the chart and red lines thats it. Thanks for any help you can give me. debrakay 1:08 pm. November 15, 2021 @ March 6, 2019 @ May 8, 2020 @ When working in the round you usually lose the edge sts and read all rows right to left. Agnes, alexaludeman Do you know what I might be doing incorrectly? January 9, 2016 @ Craft Yarn Council Work all the way across the 3 charts but work chart 2 8 times across. Yep, on the RS you would work right side chart, then the middle chart, then the left chart. 5:22 pm, Charted my name ANN AND I HAVE 19 STITCHES ACROSS I cant tell if each row in the chart represents one row of work or two rows. I hope Im making sense :(, Emily Wessel sherryc1954 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. 12:46 pm, The key for the chart doesnt indicate any information on the blank boxes so yes, Im assuming they are no stitch boxes. 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. Here are some of the most basic russian symbols you will find. Kelly What do you do When the directions say to cast on 48 stitches and the chart only shows 47 stitches? alexaludeman 1:16 pm. My confusion comes in the work panel as set, does this mean to work row one on the chart right to left? 10:34 am. 10:34 pm, Hi Faye-the cast on doesnt count as part of your chart, the first row will be the one after the cast on and that row can be either a RS or WS row, the pattern will tell you, CLD The faux cable Chart A combines the symbols for passing a stitch over (stretched out over 3 squares in the chart) with the symbols for knit, yarn over, and knit. June 8, 2018 @ I have a knitting diagram that has yo and knit 2tog symbol in the same block. Source: www.knitting-bee.com. The example has 8 little boxes (representing 8 stitches) between the heavy vertical lines which indicate the stitch repeat. October 18, 2017 @ Emily Wessel Ben January 12, 2022 @ June 7, 2018 @ 6:20 am. Hi Roberta No stitch just means you can skip right over that box in the chart. When do I increase? My pattern says to, place center st of graph at center of bonnet. Then you could take a screen-shot of that area of your screen at the zoomed-in view. Thank you, Alexa Ludeman Elsje Are you missing a k1 between the last yo and the k2tog? February 2, 2015 @ Difference is, chart lovers need to make no excuses for their preferences. You may be right! alexaludeman On the sleeve the instructions for round two of the sleeve says purl to first stitch before marker, k1, work panel as set, k1. Natalie This was all very informative thank you. The pattern on the right side calls for yarn overs, some before a knit stitch and some before a purl stitch. You are correct Kathy, there should be another k1. I may have just answered my own question but Id like to have confirmed, Alexa Ludeman I am knitting the Compass pullover and working in chart B. I have not got the gist of the increase rows 4/11/22. July 6, 2020 @ I worked the right side starting with the Right cable chart. Perhaps the pattern uses different symbols than us? Obviously the pattern is fine, I am just not clear with some of the inc and dec signs which stitch should be inc in the k2tog. 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). http://aastrikke.blogspot.com/. alexaludeman It should go evenly (i think, not having the pattern in front of me). February 19, 2018 @ The pattern originates in Germany and I dont know if the European charts may be different?? You dont need a stitch to make a YO so you dont need to count those. When I count the boxes for my size there are only half as many as needed. alexaludeman September 5, 2017 @ Does the pattern indicate any special instructions? alexaludeman I tried looking for some of them online, but I couldn't find several of them. July 30, 2021 @ December 3, 2020 @ Emily Wessel Hi Jacqui Im not sure how to help, because I dont know what pattern youre working from? 11:17 am. I hope I phrased my question correctly, but Im pretty certain that you are expert enough to understand what Im trying to get at. I dont have enough cast on to make them. 6:52 pm, Hi, I am hoping you can help me. Stitch by stitch, a brief history of knitting and activism 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. Im knitting a sweater which has a color chart of 21 stitches, 8 rows. 3:30 pm. Im assuming that when I turn the work to work the wrong side rows that I also change the charts order. Julia Usually the repeat will be indicated in some way (in a TCK pattern it will have thick black lines around it), otherwise I recommend either a swatch, or taking graph paper and graphing out the pattern, with any repeats, to start to see where they are. www.craftyarncouncil.com Can I just follow the chart as written? I think I had it perfect up till that point. Hi! You might want to swatch it though, to make sure its coming out the way you want. 8:29 pm. 9:16 pm. July 12, 2016 @ I think I need some help with these Working sweater from Strange Brew. 9 Exciting free knitting pattern for mens raglan sweater. Shouldnt the repeat be outlined by the matching colors? cables and texture, colourwork, lace knitting charts. alexaludeman As I find more of these charts I will keep adding them to this post! I am crocheting a drop pattern 164-16. table linens, including doilies and runners, but also napkins and cloths Diane Philona 9:43 pm. Edit: I just knitted up a sample, so I have some corrections. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The chart is for the knots . 7:16 pm. July 14, 2020 @ It looks like this: V/ across 2 stitches and in both cases it looks like the V is underlined. Thanks for any help you can give. Thank you for the clear explanation and examples on how to read a chart. December 5, 2020 @ Can you tell me what this means? knitting, probably also crochet work Ive made other items from the book and had no difficulty. HI Lynn Im not sure, since I dont have your pattern and chart in front of me. When I do row 2, should I begin with Chart B or Chart A? w&t: wrap and turn. Round 1&2 are exactly the same? Now, lets see how we should hold the working yarn and knit stitches using this efficient knitting style that is not only fast but is also gentle on our hands and wrists. 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. I knitted a lace pattern hot water bottle as well before l left but from written instructions. Hi Its in the key. 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. 2:18 pm. on each row ? February 19, 2018 @ 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. Im knitting the Tortoiseshell shawl. 9:20 am. Connie Peden 12:27 pm. Its also weird because that part of the chart has repeat lines, so even if it was marking the center (for reasons I dont know) it wouldnt really be the center because its repeated. Thanks Edith, Emily Wessel 5:15 am. November 19, 2019 @ July 25, 2016 @ Where the Sidewalk Ends blanket is quick and easy to knit with super bulky weight yarn. The crochet notation looks a bit more standard. December 28, 2020 @ Strikkesymboler. Hello! Mary Poland Good luck! The check mark isnt anywhere in the symbol list, and none of the other charts have it. (Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters . Cynthia Webb 5:55 pm. I have a lace pattern for a shawl (supposed to be moderately easy but Im not finding it that!) March 8, 2016 @ alexaludeman 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. Id say that if only a single chart is given, then flipping the chart to make the opposite hand (ie. 12:53 pm. Sorry for the novel!! It could be that the chart is increasing sts, or it could be that you are counting the yarn overs as sts needed to work the row. Triple check the chart key to make sure you are working your increases and decreases correctly (sometimes symbols vary from pattern to pattern). November 27, 2018 @ I hope I explained my confusion in a way that makes sense. Or is it actually K2 (main color), K1 (contrast color), K2 (main color), and then on to Chart C? December 19, 2021 @ Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. Free Pebble Knitting Stitch. So now I know what NO STITCH means. You might want to try contacting the designer of the pattern, or maybe popping into your LYS (they usually know whats up), Becky This is just the third row of the neck after CO, knit and purl rows and I am stuck. The info should be in the chart notes. 1:36 pm. There are also emply cells without outlining. With cast on numbers and instructions? Your instructions clarified issues Ive been dealing with. Original symbol instructions in Russian. The neck warmer will use about 220m-300m DK weight yarn. Or is it knit a stitch? June 27, 2019 @ Erkunde die erste Swatch Uhrenkollektion mit kultigen Designs aus neuen umweltbewussten Materialien. 10:31 am. 6:46 am. I understand I read diagram from right to left. Thanks ~ Emily, Pat Daigle Cable 6 front: slip next 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front of work, K3, then K3 from cable needle. One thing that is sometimes done if there are many stockinette sts in a row designers will put the number of sts in the middle. 4:53 am. Original symbol instructions in Russian. I have a question. October 21, 2017 @ Christine What does it mean to work Row 1 of Left front eyelet lace chart over 2 sts indicated by BRACKET for your size. The bracket shows YO and K for the size I am doing (30) and 2K for the next size up (36). first row is knit, the second has the beginnings of two purled columns on the RS of the fabric: k5, p2, k13, p2, k5. alexaludeman Below are two versions of cable symbols and definitions commonly used in the industry. So you will purl in the purl section and work row 1 of the chart or written directions in the cable section. Purl only or knit only or as a reversed copy of the previous row? Need some help please understanding what to do next. 5:24 am. Any help would be appreciated. B. Beltane Stitch. Do I flip the chart or do I, as Mindy has asked, follow the chart for L to R. Emily Wessel (The first st of the rnd is worked twice. 4:33 am. 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? Eg, if there are 17 knit sts the number 17 will be in there. What to do? I am knitting a lace sweater, Jody Long Lena Bolero. The chart has dark colored lines for each size, 2 lines each. 4:46 pm. Hi Debbie It sounds like youve got it right, you are repeating the whole chart. Nope, but the decreases may be written in the pattern? Thank you. 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)? October 22, 2017 @ August 31, 2016 @ 12:30 pm. A careful reading of the chart key is crucial in this case, because often chart symbols are worked in one way on the right side of the work, and in another way on the wrong side of the work (for example, knit on the right side, purl on the wrong side). Hi Pam That would usually indicate that it starts on the WS, read left to right. February 14, 2018 @ Freda S. Rutherford Then work rows 1-26 of cable chart 20 times. February 6, 2017 @ February 7, 2022 @ row 1: (rs) sl 3 pwise wyb, [p2, k2] 5 times. November 12, 2019 @ 9:27 am. Hi Holly you are always working the next row of the chart, the chart is always read right to left. 5:25 am. 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?? October 28, 2020 @ By the time you master this method, you will probably make a little swatch in garter stitch like the one shown in the photo below. Emily Wessel Thank you, Susie, alexaludeman 3:08 am. December 26, 2014 @ I enclose a link to the chart and would be grateful if you could clarify for me what they mean. September 28, 2015 @ Figured it out its slip-stitch or mosaic knitting where the even rows are identical to the odd rows, just knit from the left. September 23, 2018 @ I would appreciate your help to explain this chart immensely. Its very confusing when the key doesnt give clear instructions for ws rows. Now I had a second problem. HELP, 3rd rip out start over! We got thumped if we made knitting mistakes. Your email address will not be published. 3:59 pm. Russian symbols with illustrations for . Im starting a new project for a cardigan and starting off Im already confused. Can someone look up the leaf edging in Barbara Walker's "A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns", Maybe p357? Ravelry: Russian Neck Warmer pattern by Russian Lily 3:19 pm, The chart instructions Im following say work A1 chart in the round 27 repetitions of 6 stitches. Working my way through them! So youll be working RS Rows: k3, work chart once, knit centreline st, work chart a second time, k3. Thanks you, Emily Wessel With its own rules that we are left clueless about, and then we have to go off into internet land to try and find out the meaning of stuff which is frequently left unresolved because no one knows! The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! k I, p 2, cable with next 6 stitches and k 3, p2 k1 =15 but it doesnt look correct. Leanne Meier August 31, 2016 @ alexaludeman Elaine 9:38 am, Have you tried using lifelines? December 12, 2015 @ Fresh new patterns for childrens cardigans you shouldnt miss! May 13, 2020 @ Of course, there are always exceptions to this rule, and when both sides of the work are charted, you will work the RS rows from right to left, and the WS rows from left to right, making sure to check the key so you understand how stitches are worked on the RS vs the WS of the work. 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. The 3 sts are m1 in MC, knit 1 in MC, m1 in MC, jeanmhealy (@jeanmhealy) Maybe if the slash crossed 2 boxes I could better understand. Diane, alexaludeman Stephanie March 21, 2016 @ 1:09 pm. Knit one I never had any trouble working on an evenly shaped piece, but this one is different for me because it tapers down on both sides.

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