So you've made your magic loop, but how do you get started? That's the part in the purple oval. Step 2: Look for a way to the next round. If you need to work from a chain space (for example just like you could do with granny squares), then there would be a circle of chain symbols. This means that you'll make a magic loop. So that's where we're going to look for our first stitch. The chart here is a motif that is worked in the round. Let me give you an example of how this works. Once you've found the first stitch, trace the next stitches until you've finished your round or row. If you feel overwhelmed, it's essential to remember this one golden rule:įind the very first stitch, and work from there. A crochet chart can be very overwhelming and look like a maze of symbols, dots and numbers. The next part will focus on how you read a crochet chart. Don't worry if you don't know them by heart: you will learn over time. Now you know the individual letters to form the sentence. Just look closely at the stitches then and try to replicate it as best as possible, continuously referring to the basic stitches. Unfortunately, if that's in Russian (darn, a language that I just haven't learned yet), it won't help you very much. However, they're quite often recognized as one of the stitches below, and are always a combination of one (or more) basic symbols! Sometimes, when it's an obscure stitch, there's a further explanation in the chart. How these stitches are depicted precisely can vary from chart to chart. I'm talking about puff stitches, front post stitches, and popcorns for example. There are also 'special' stitches that are often a combination of one (or more types) of basic stitches. It all adds up like math, but the simple kind. If that's on the bottom it's an increase, and if that's on the top, it's usually a decrease! If you need to increase more than two stitches, it will be depicted as a combination of three or more stitches. When you look at the symbols below, do you see a pattern emerge? You're looking for the point where the symbols collide.
You most likely have to increase or decrease at some point in your pattern. Tip: Find that the symbols for double crochets and trebles look alike? Look at the number of crossbeams: every crossbeam represents an initial yarn over when you're working the stitch! Everything upward from a single crochet is funny: those symbols look like a T with none, one or more crossbeams.
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A single crochet can be depicted as a cross or plus sign, depending on the chart. As you can see, an open oval represents a chain, while a filled out dot represents a slip stitch. When we're talking about the basic stitches, I mean the stitches you probably learned first such as a chain, slip stitch and single crochet. Note: I use US terminology throughout this article. However, I can walk you through the basic and more advanced stitches that you most likely will see in crochet charts.
It's hard to find a guide of all stitches, as some ar every obscure, and people being people made countless variations. The crochet symbols Basic crochet stitchesįor every stitch that exists, there's a matching crochet symbol. Read on, and let me explain to you how you can read these handy crochet diagrams too. After you know the words, it's just a matter of time before you can read the whole text and see 'the bigger picture'. Luckily, as a crocheter, you already know the words (stitches)! They're just written in a symbol language you don't fully understand yet. You need to learn the letters first to understand the words. And just like any other skill, it takes practice to get better.
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Learning how to read these charts is a skill anybody can learn. When this happens, I'm mostly grateful that somebody took the time to create a crochet chart. However, it's written in a language you can't make head or tails of. You find it after days of searching and discarding other patterns. You are searching for that one project that would be perfect for you. How to read a crochet pattern chart 10.Jul.19 / Kirsten Ballering
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