There are also ways to colour or highlight digitally, if youre not able to print. St st: stockinette stitch. Also, it is worked in the round. August 23, 2015 @ Melissa Does that help? Emily Wessel Hi Lori No matter what else is happening in the mitten you are always working the next charted row, does that help? 10:42 am. Hi Naomi I cant really say without actually looking at the pattern. 4:02 pm. The pattern begins at the left hand side with the instructions moving from left to right. Pauline Aube August 31, 2016 @ alexaludeman At row 19, bind off 6 stitches and with the stitches left, you start a new pattern row using that. Do I start back at row 1 ? 10:24 am. Linda breitstein Unless you are making lacey loops. Crochet Terms in six languages. From: http://www.crochetmemories.com 7:36 pm, What do you do when you see the chart with an outline of red and what do you do when there is spaces empty spaces between stitches, alexaludeman September 15, 2017 @ Hi Velma if there are no increases to compensate then your chart should be decreasing. knit 2 stitches together; single right-leaning decrease. To make a C2R, slip 1 stitch onto your cable needle purlwise and move it behind your knitting. Here's my best shot, I'm 100% sure on almost all of this though. 1:31 pm. Lynn Giampetroni March 9, 2017 @ I have the chart and am unsure how to actually DO it, do I cast on ALL the stitches ((60)) and continue with that? I am knitting a shawl, pattern is called Interlude by Shannon Dunbabin (for Cascades Rosyln). Does that mean that I also knit the purl stitches that appear 1 row below? You would just skip over them and go to the first instruction, no need to move any stitches around. Stitch charts in knit patterns are being used more and more as an addition to or in place of words to describe a pattern stitch. 12:24 pm. December 6, 2018 @ This will explain which symbols represent which kind of stitches. Can someone tell me what it means when I chart has 2 squares in a row and the key says no stitch? Madelyn Whiote It seems like the yoke would be very big. Help?? Hello. READ MORE. Emily, Nancy Oetinger 10:54 pm. If youve placed markers at each pattern repeat you made need to remove and re-place them when you start the chart over again. It is a bit odd, but it makes perfect sense from the point of view of the ladies who used this knitting style to keep their families warm during cold Easter European winters it is a well-known fact that fabric made of twisted stitches is denser, warmer and less likely to wear out fast. 10:01 am. my chart looks like this: then an arrow pointing rt and another pointing left in the same square the l l. Can you help? Knitting Machine. Jane Im assuming that when I turn the work to work the wrong side rows that I also change the charts order. They are usually inserted to clarify the motif, or because there are decreases etc. Symbols of Russia (with Images) - Symbol Sage 11:44 am. 12:41 am. 2-st LC (LT) - Sl 1 st to cn and hold to front, k1, k1 from cn OR with right needle behind left needle, knit 2nd st tbl, knit first st, drop both sts from left needle. Thanks anyway! Might be best to contact Bristol for the definitive answer though, Amy WS: wrong side. Im concerned about the seam from the garter stitch 14 down. 7:50 am, Hi Are there more decreases (k2tog, ssk etc) than increases (yos)? Thanks so much. November 1, 2020 @ Often, an empty square means to knit the stitch, and generally, a yarn-over will be represented by an O in the square. August 16, 2021 @ National Day: June 12 - Russia Day. December 22, 2014 @ Includes the basic stitches and may include some basic increases or decreases. No we dont find it fun, we dont want to be challenged we just want to knit the think we want to knit. What do I do about the first stitch after my BOR marker in these instances? 12:43 pm. It has increases but does not tell you how to do pattern with extra stitches I started my search with the one English character transliteration of a Russian word that I did know from prior searches. Perhaps you should contact the designer directly with your query. 8:28 pm. alexaludeman Hello You are working the chart on the sts in between. Fresh new patterns for childrens cardigans you shouldnt miss! 9:59 am. 9:21 am. But then it doesnt mention anything about wrong side or the even rows. Carol Busk 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. 10:31 am, Toni 1:09 pm. Hello! 9:35 am. Best luck ~Em, Christina More Great Patterns Like This, Cable and Eyelet Columns Knitting Stitch. Lizzy The pattern begins at the left hand side with the instructions moving from left to right. There are also red and green lines on the pattern w/o any explanation what these lines mean? So youll be working RS Rows: k3, work chart once, knit centreline st, work chart a second time, k3. Thank you! 10:40 am. Happy accident knit washcloth pattern. at Office Depot. July 12, 2020 @ Thanks. Fair-isle stranded colourwork is usually worked in the round, so that the RS of the work is always facing, you are working the knit stitch most of the time, and you can easily see the pattern forming as you work it. And the symbols for knits and purls are reversed between right and wrong side rows. with multiple charts but always with differences between right-side rows and wrong-side rows. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Ive bought your marshland sweater pattern and am having a bit of a time figuring out how to go about the yoke. Thanks so much! Not sure what this means. September 27, 2017 @ Im knitting a vest pattern with a right side cable chart and a left side cable chart, pattern is by Bristol Ivy, and the name is Delius. Either way, charts for colourwork patterns will generally illustrate every round (or row). Carrollton, TX 75007 Does that mean the first row is the wrong side and I read it left to right? It should go evenly (i think, not having the pattern in front of me). Every knit pattern is followed the exact same way by a righty or a lefty. The chart may have a row repeat to work from (eg. The chart I have is numbered from the top down and left to right rather than starting at the bottom right. Daniele But other then that, Im not sure how to do this. 8:49 am. Help! 8:01 pm. Thank you! alexaludeman It seems to me that theres a k1 missing before the k2tog. Lana Chelsey Archer 8:42 pm, Hi Diane Im not sure what you mean by doesnt look correct? Each horizontal row of a knitting chart corresponds to a row of knitting. alexaludeman Hi Liz if you have done a sweater before Id say start with maybe Compass, it just has 2 colours and the sweater is pretty simple. April 18, 2021 @ Then work rows 1-26 of cable chart 20 times. If you want a clearly-written first hat pattern, we have a few! 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?? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Symbol. The repeat is over 16 stitches. If the pattern is to be worked in the round, then you will read every round from right to left. 8:50 am, Hi Glenda Ive not seen this kind of convention before, but it sounds like the chart repeat is the section from stitches 20 through 70. September 11, 2020 @ Have you tried contacting the designer? Im having the same problem. I am using DK weight where 20 stitches = 1 inch. Hi Debbie It sounds like youve got it right, you are repeating the whole chart. alexaludeman March 9, 2016 @ Maybe try contacting the designer? Priscilla Knoble 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 am working a lace chart that has blank boxes in the chart. Feel free to make minor adjustments that suit your own personal knitting style. Thanks so much in advance. 4:25 am, My pattern say p2(2:3:4 2:2) p2tog (2(2:3:2:3;3) p2tog) 8 (8;6;8;8;8) times p2(2:3:4:2:2), Alexa Ludeman On the next round. Any suggestions for a good tutorial on knitting mittens using a chart. 11:24 am. September 24, 2019 @ There is most likely a pattern repeat that will be worked more times on subsequent repeats of the chart. I want to follow written directions for cable. 12:52 am. If you want to try it all out in a hat Id say go with our free Clayoquot toque pattern, or the new Fleet hat, or maybe the Banff hat? Im knitting a sweater which has a color chart of 21 stitches, 8 rows. December 10, 2015 @ August 31, 2016 @ Such a dumb question but Id sure appreciate your answer. 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?). Hi Jane no stitch means just that, ignore that square. ): http://vyazat-prosto.ru/kajma-listja-spicami-shema-opisanie-videourok-2-varianta/. With the M1 instructions, does chart B show all stitches for that section, or just the center portion? I would assume left to right, reversing the symbols, but I cant be 100% sure. 2. What am i doing wrong? Illustrated explanation of Russian knitting symbols. September 25, 2021 @ 10:35 pm. June 7, 2018 @ Repeat for pattern a dot in the box is a purled stitch; and A V in the box means to sl 1 wyb on the rs; and sl wyf on the wrong side. The pattern is from a book on Scandinavian stockings. 10:25 am. What are the green lines for? You will want a border of 5 or 6 sts on the edge so you will cast on 35 or 37 sts. Im knitting my first pair of mittens (Norwegian) and am struggling to understand how to understand the pattern to make increases for the thumb gussets: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/norwegian-mittens-for-mimi. I want to take a scarf or rectangular shawl pattern and make them wider for a blanket. Useful charts i have found for translating russian knitting chart symbols into english. August 1, 2019 @ That way you can refer to how the chart looks, and see if your knitting is matching. 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? 8:29 am. We simply keep the needle straight and insert it into a stitch from right to left. May 1, 2015 @ This is exactly what peasant women needed centuries ago. October 30, 2019 @ 6:31 pm. 2:25 am, As it says in the pattern: Work the chart one time before the centreline, then a second time after the centreline (in both cases reading charts from R to L). April 25, 2016 @ The Project Gutenberg eBook of Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Valery Nibbs 11:31 am. alexaludeman Hairdresser's Tools Pouch Personalized Belt Bag for Tools - Etsy October 15, 2018 @ on bag of 1st row and at the end. February 7, 2016 @ 4:18 pm. Thank you soooo much for this!! 9:40 pm. 2:50 pm. My confusion comes in the work panel as set, does this mean to work row one on the chart right to left? For the most part each symbol represents a stitch as it looks on the right side of the work. February 7, 2022 @ Some of the rows say YO,K1(8 times). 9:22 pm. 10:46 am. Hi Cindy I think you probably want to purl the WS rows. October 20, 2019 @ Edit to add: on google translate there is an option to use a Cyrillic keyboard. Cable 6 back: slip next 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back of work, K3, then K3 from cable needle. When doing row 1 again do you move the marker back? Theres no such thing as right or left-handed chart following. Thank you so much! 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. I have worked through many issues before even getting going, and, from the conversations on Ravelry, expect many more. Each chart will have its own key with instructions on how to work each symbol, Jessica Henderson Tricot. I read a chart from left to right. October 23, 2017 @ 1:14 pm. Sherry Corrigan Then you could take a screen-shot of that area of your screen at the zoomed-in view. 7:48 am, anthro49 The pattern originates in Germany and I dont know if the European charts may be different?? 2:38 pm. ellen rudoff I think Im okay except for one detail. 2:16 pm. Any help will be much appreciated. But I have Problem with And then I turn and start knitting the second row left to right? Since a stitch and its yarn over are treated as 1 st, ther may be 3 loops hanging on the needle. January 13, 2018 @ 10:05 am, Hi Susan just ignore them completely, they are usually there to make the chart repeat or motif more clear, Penny I am knitting the Strange Brew Marshlands sweater. 8:29 pm. 1:17 pm. Sue Have a great day! 3:43 pm, joy 7:10 am. January 9, 2016 @ IE: repeated pattern across now marker coming up to do last section but only say 5 stitches left for last Repeat but Repeat part is actually 17 stitches! Is there a key to the chart? Hi Im afraid the answer is a pretty unhelpful, I dont know. 3:10 am, Hi Laura thanks for pointing that out! So you will work chart b, row 1, chart b row 1, chart a row 1, chart a row 1, etc. Diane Some common mistakes Ive come across are: dropping yarn overs on the WS row, working an SSK incorrectly, missing the psso on a double decrease, loreleieurto 12:22 pm. first row is knit, the second has the beginnings of two purled columns on the RS of the fabric: k5, p2, k13, p2, k5. (And Rows 2 and 3 are 2 knit/purl stitches.) As this isnt one of our patterns, I cant help specifically. November 15, 2021 @ February 24, 2017 @ And if so, why isnt there a blank square before the ssk? Hi. 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. 7:16 pm. Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. 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. 7:57 pm, Im reading a chart with 29 squares across. The one is the bottom row on the right and the 3 is on the second bottom row on the left. Hi! I know the big red line on it is where you do the thumb. ~ Em, Beth February 8, 2017 @ Im not sure what advice to give without knowing EXACTLY how you are knitting. 6:13 am, Fred November 8, 2016 @ Kaye Sharp Hartwell See more ideas about knitting patterns, knitting, knitting stitches. National Currency: Russian Rouble. Thank you, alexaludeman To work the row you need a 10 stitch repeat, but once the row is finished you will have an 8 stitch repeat. 1:43 am. November 10, 2021 @ knit 1 into front and back of a stitch; single knit increase. This has always confused me on chart patterns and I never know how to continue. Hope this helps! The directions show a stitch guide then directions for the cable square. But I must say, all this figuring out was fun! pat (Russians have such beautiful patterns. What does that mean? CO 96 stitches for the 8 pattern repeat x 12 (leaving out the borders on either side from your scarf). On the sleeve the instructions for round two of the sleeve says purl to first stitch before marker, k1, work panel as set, k1. No. So I have moved the BOR 3 times already, one stitch to the left. October 21, 2020 @ 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? 12:26 pm. I have knit numerous Leisure Arts raglans and never had any problems. 12:28 pm. November 6, 2014 @ Thank you in advance. Can someone look up the leaf edging in Barbara Walker's "A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns", Maybe p357? http://www.knitting-bee.com/knitting-tutorials/russian-english-knitting-chart-translation. So glad to hear the tutorial was useful, charts become more useful and intuitive the more you practice with them. knit the yarnover with the following stitch to avoid a hole at the turn. Hi everyone was wondering if anyone knows pink box on a chart means? They are usually quite helpful and know their patterns inside and out. Here are some of them, along with my wild-ass guesses on what they might mean. 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. If you think of the chart as a picture of the finished fabric taken from the right side of the work, this makes sense, as the RS rows are worked one stitch at a time from right to left, and the WS rows are worked from right to left too but on the opposite side. Downloadable Project and Yarn Weight Symbols, Downloadable Skill and Yarn Weight Symbols, Submitting a Project Idea Where to Start, Designer Guidelines: Once You've Received the Go Ahead, Make 1 (M1) knitwise on RS, make 1 (M1) purlwise on WS, Make 1 (M1) purlwise on RS, make 1 (M1) knitwise on WS, Sl 1 purlwise wyb on RS, sl 1 purlwise wyf on WS, Sl 1 purlwise wyf on RS, sl 1 purlwise wyb on WS, 1/1 RC (RT) - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in back, k1, k1 from cn OR k2tog but do not drop sts from left needle, k1, drop both sts from left needle, 1/1 LC (LT) - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in front, k1, k1 from cn OR with right needle behind left needle, knit 2nd st tbl, knit firrst st, drop both sts from left needle, 1/1 RPC - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in back, k1, p1 from cn, 1/1 LPC - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in front, p1, k1 from cn, 2/1 RC - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in back, k2, k1 from cn, 2/1 LC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in front, k1, k2 from cn, 2/1 RPC - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in back, k2, p1 from cn, 2/1 LPC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in front, p1, k2 from cn, 2/2 RC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in back, k2, k2 from cn, 2/2 LC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in front, k2, k2 from cn, 2/2 RPC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in back, k2, p2 from cn, 2/2 LPC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in front, p2, k2 from cn, 2/1/2 RPC - sl 2 sts onto first cn and hold in back, sl 1 st onto 2nd cn and hold in back, k2, p1 from 2nd cn, k2 from first cn, 2/1/2 LPC - sl 2 sts onto first cn and hold in front, sl 1 st onto 2nd cn and hold in back, k2, p1 from 2nd cn, k2 from first cn, 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, 2-st LC (LT) - Sl 1 st to cn and hold to front, k1, k1 from cn OR with right needle behind left needle, knit 2nd st tbl, knit first st, drop both sts from left needle, 2-st RPC - Sl 1 st to cn and hold to back, k1, p1 from cn, 2-st LPC - Sl 1 st to cn and hold to front, p1, k1 from cn, 3-st RC - Sl 1 st to cn and hold to back, k2, k1 from cn, 3-st LC - Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to front, k1, k2 from cn, 3-st RPC - Sl 1 st to cn, hold to back, k2, p1 from cn, 3-st LPC - Sl 2 sts to cn, hold to front, p1, k2 from cn, 4-st RC - Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to back, k2, k2 from cn, 4-st LC - Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to front, k2, k2 from cn, 4-st RPC - Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to back, k2, p2 from cn, 4-st LPC - Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to front, p2, k2 from cn, 5-st RPC - Sl 2 sts to cn, hold to back, sl 1 st to second cn, hold to back, k2, p1 from 2nd cn, k2 from first cn, 5-st LPC - Sl 2 sts to cn, hold to front, sl 1 st to second cn, hold to back, k2, p1 from back cn, k2 from front cn. Hi Mary Yep: yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, Momzilla For every third row there is a slip 2 as if for knit, k1, peso. (I though we were always knitting on right side and purling on wrong side) Thank you for your advice! alexaludeman www.iloveyarnday.com 9:55 am, Bonfire blanket. I would assume so, thats generally how charts work (thats how I would do it). Row two of the chart shows exactly the same number of stitches as row one. w&t: wrap and turn. I have gone on you tube & looked at how to read charts but to no avail. But beyond this practical function there is also a decorative element. I do not understand how many yoke repeats there are. 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 . September 23, 2014 @ 9:22 pm. 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). 12:41 pm, Check the chart notes, they spell it all out ;-), Sally 9:10 pm. July 11, 2016 @ Useful charts I have found for translating Russian knitting chart symbols into English. Hi The diagram shows all stitches seen from the right side (unless otherwise specified). Elaine Knitting Symbols - alessandrina.com April 25, 2019 @ November 19, 2019 @ Im doing this pattern: https://www.bhg.com/crafts/knitting/kidswear/knitted-guernsey-pullover-and-cap/ and Im confused about the chart to begin with. I need to chart a 3 stitch increase over 1 stitch to create a spot for a 4 stitch spiral cable in a Celtic cable pattern. October 27, 2016 @ June 8, 2018 @ Ill work the even rows in purl, except for the knit stitch before the marker and the last stitch. March 27, 2018 @ I look on this russian site you've attached here,,my golly my eyes are so amaze.. many patterns . 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. That equals 87 stitches. The chart Im trying to knit from has increases in the first row but doesnt show what to do with the new stitches on the second row. Includes more complex stitch patterns, using a combination of stitches. after your k3, youll work the chart row. www.craftyarncouncil.com 9:20 am. alexaludeman Here are some of the most basic Russian symbols you will find. alexaludeman December 21, 2021 @ The text is in Russian but the illustrations are helpful in deciphering certain symbols! Does this mean that I should decrease stitches or cast off to form those triangles? January 11, 2021 @ Hi Alexia Im not really sure without reading the pattern. January 13, 2016 @ Good luck! www.warmupamerica.org| Denise Nadine 4:54 pm. Learn how your comment data is processed. Knitting from the French; Modles Gratuits. does that mean work the chart up to row 18 and if it doesnt measure the 18 inches by then do I go back down to row 3 and work my way up the chart until the piece measures its 18 inches ? Thanks, alexaludeman alexaludeman Symbol. I am about to start the Tall Dark and Handsome hat but I dont understand how the chart applies when knitting in the round? alexaludeman However, I did find some darling dinosaur patterns under perler bead patternss that were just right. Cant seem to work this stitch properly. Which pattern is it? Triple check the chart key to make sure you are working your increases and decreases correctly (sometimes symbols vary from pattern to pattern). 7:00 pm. Does this mean I YO,K1 8 times. Charts will either show all rows (or rounds) or only illustrate one side of the work, usually the right side. The chart is in Russian and it taken me days just to figure out the chart symbols. Stitch charts in knit and crochet patterns are being used more and more as an addition to or in place of words to describe a pattern stitch. 3:33 pm, Hi, I am having a hard time with a Mary Maxim vintage jacket pattern. Hi Tracey I think there must be a typo? So I just started the Prairie Fire pullover and I have gotten to the lace chart. 1:13 pm. Hi! November 1, 2020 @ August 10, 2020 @ Could you give me a little advice on this? Is the side of the work specified or are there any chart notes? Rosie The pattern chart has 13 stitches which are to be repeated. So confused. April 24, 2019 @ January 22, 2015 @ This kind of convention is used in charts when the stitch count changes from row to row. Hmm, without looking at the pattern Im not 100% sure. Possibly there are 6 charted rows but a relief row (like a knit round) in between? Dorothy Bradley How do I do it with free software please? Thanks for the reply. December 23, 2014 @ 11:24 am. Im trying to figure out Work the Chart. 8:45 am, my chat says k1 3no stitch what does no stitch mean, alexaludeman You can knit or purl on any side, I suspect the pattern has the purl side showing or as the right side? So if the stitch repeat is 10 stitches, and there are 4 stitches for the edges.my foundation cast on will be 18 stitches plus multiples of 10 to the width I want. 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. alexaludeman What to do? November 16, 2020 @ My pattern says start at stitch 1 on chart and work to stitch 68 and then work at 20-70. 6:06 am. The chart shows only odd numbered rounds. Knitting Projects. The key explains it as,this st is used with the dec of the first rep, work it as charted in future reps the next stitch is k tbl. 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. round 3&4 the same? 9:32 am. Are the left side numbers always the wrong side? 10:54 am. 10:40 am. However, each designer may have a different format and set of symbols. My main problem is that the print on the chart is tiny so unable to read it have tried magnifying glass & magnifying ruler with no success.Does anyone have any tips? alexaludeman The bottom of chart starts with 6 inches and after about 8 boxes high x 6 stitches there is a increase so next section has 8 boxes in the row . December 28, 2016 @ 1:43 pm. Where the Sidewalk Ends blanket is quick and easy to knit with super bulky weight yarn. Nancy Timm 15 Russian Knitting symbols to English | , , I casted on 60 stitches and the chart has 6 rows. 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. Knitting Chart Symbols Russian translated to English Thank you!!! row 2: [ws] sl 3 pwise wyf, p 25. January 22, 2018 @ Knit the stitch that was slipped in the previous row together wth its yarn over. 7: another empty box meaning NO STITCH ! Priscilla Knoble emily 9:17 pm. Hi Melissa Im sorry, I cant really say, I havent knit the chart and it isnt one of our designs. 8:45 am, I am trying to knit shiversome snowmen and do not understand the chart, Alexa Ludeman Jane 6:48 pm. How should I interpret the empty parts of the pattern? -right-handed knitters are following charts from right-to-left, bottom-to top (starting at the right down corner of the chart); Would I knit chart b with the 6 stitch repeat for the 23 rows then do chart a after. Im working on your Stovetop Hat. Hi Im sorry, I dont either! Its actually just the increased stitch. November 28, 2016 @ I cant figure out how to make the number of stitches work. Skole. November 25, 2020 @ 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). alexaludeman Can you please help me to decipher this chart? 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. On row 19, cast off 6 stitches (that's the small dots) back down to 9 stitches, and after you've finished casting off, restart with the instructions for row 1.