I have tried teaching. It is incredibly difficult to go back to the perspective of someone who has no knowledge of the topic. You make teaching look easy. You are terrific. Thank you.
I cannot even believe how much information I just understood, from this video. I'm a good knitter, i can follow a chart and all of this, but I never even knew that i didn't know why the symbols were presented the way they are. This is seriously world-opening! Thanks Rox!
With so many new knitters and RUclips channels appearing in the last few years…your Channel should be RISING ABOVE! Help for the newbies, and the fact that you do a WONDERFUL job teaching! Not just the basics to get a stitch done, but the WHY a designer has done something and the how to read your knitting so well explained!!!! If you know NEW knitters, recommend This channel, she always does so well!
I have done many charts and could never figure out why those symbols were chosen. Thanks for clarifying! Also really enjoyed your explanation about moving markers with YOs and decrs. Thanks!
So appreciate you sharing your vast knowledge. I learn so much and go back to reference and replay your technique videos when I come across a challenging situation. 🧶😍
Wow, that was easier to digest than I thought it would be. I've been thinking about that and do you know, it's because you are so easy to understand. I am really glad that I have a Guardian Angel to help me. Thank you again, take care.
Your tutorials are great. I really like that you explain not only how to do things but also why they are done this way. In the long term it's way more useful and really helps build new skills. Thanks
Oh wow! You made this so amazingly clear in your teaching! I saved this because I know I will be referring to it all the time! Some take aways - the purposes of the shapes used to symbolize stitches, the placing and shifting of markers for repeats, and how to see your stitches on your needles to compare to the pattern. Thank you!
Amazingly helpful! I’m editing my comment to let you know that I am now using the chart in the “Firenze” sweater when before watching your video, I was using the written directions. Using the chart after watching your explanatory video is SO much easier than using the written line by line directions. Thank you!
Thank you!! I have watched SO MANY videos to understand how I am supposed to read a chart when I need to decrease stitches in front of a repeat and no one has that information. Now I can try the project again 💪
Thank you for such a clear & understandable explanation of chart symbols. More & more I like to see a motif charted so I can visualize the result. Recently I was swatching the pattern stitches for Drift from Berroco. It was only a 4 row repeat but it wasn't looking the way I was expecting. So I charted that part & immediately saw the pattern was correct. I was misinterpreting the written instructions.
Again, so helpful. I wish I would have watched it before I started my new sock project. Had to unravel rows and rows and became frustrated and discouraged. Your tutorial will definitely make life easier. Thank you so much!
This again has been so helpful. I really love your videos! I will undo the beginning of the lace sock that I just butchered and start over - now hopefully I will get it right 😂
THis as a very informative video. I had no idea how to read these charts even though I have been knitting charts for years. I would like another one on reading a chart that uses cable stitches and how to read hem. Thanks so much, Roxanne.
I have done several videos on charts, including one on cables. There's a playlist on my channel called Knitting Charts where you can find that video, as well as the others.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Would like to see, however, the other ways you spoke of to increase your work when you said how there are "several ways." Could you please also show us how you do a YO. I know a little about knitting, but, am less familiar with reading the charts. Your tips in this video are wonderful to know. Thank you again for sharing.
This was just what i was looking for. The closeup descriptions of knit stitches was wonderful and helped me to understand what I am looking at. Ive knit socks for years but blindy till now. One thing I am looking for is how knitters actually mark & follow along on their charts. I am about to knit socks using my first chart and would like some ideas. Am checking online but there doesn't seem to be much. Am I making a mountain out of a mole hill;)
Thanks Roxanne for your tutorial, I would like to suggest that if possible, could you please use lighter yarn for easier to see the stitches. Hope you don't mind,thanks a lot for your lovely tutorial.
Hi thanks for the lace knitting chart symbols.I love your videos for the detail explanation. Question for you- I came across a lace knit pattern from Europe and was unable to interpret a symbol that looks like a cross or plus sign, ( pearl?) and vertical line I am guessing is a knit symbol. Please help as I love the scalloped edge it produces.
There is no absolute standard for symbols. If the chart does not include a key, you have to either guess, or study the photo. Some Eastern European charts will use two different symbols for RS and WS stockinette sts, and therefore the charts will be different for flat knitting vs in the round.
very useful. And i really wanted to see how k2tog and sk2p were actually used in a chart (is in one box or in multiple boxes?) My pattern book had k3tog symbol across 3 boxes. But has no charts for any of the lace patterns which is why i'm trying to draw the chart. i tried doing sk2p across 3 boxes and then ran out of boxes before i was supposed to. hahah
Roxanne I am considering knitting lessons to learn how to knit socks I am a basic knitter only Our local yarn shop is offering classes over three days Beginner sock knitting circular needles worsted weight yarn cuff down I have never taken a class Rather shy but I want to learn more I watch videos too What do you think? Classes are small
Thank you for an excellent tutorial. I always learn something. Sometime ago you mentioned a programme to help draft charts, which I forgot to make a note of, would you mind repeating the name, please. I love using various combinations of lace and or cables and think this would save a lot of time. Many thanks
I have a knitting chart that has a long x horizontal what does it mean. It explain it “sl 3 to right needle, dropping yos and pulling sts up to elongate, sl 3 sts back to left needle, (k3tog tbl, yo, k3tog tbl) into same 3 sts tog”
That was brilliant what you just showed us about the different symbols for the delay stating I wish you had done the three stitches on the pattern I’m not quite sure how to do that when you’ve got zero each side do you think you could show us how to do it thank you and God bless
I'm not following what it is you're asking. I think some of the words may have been switched due to autocorrect. And because there's no punctuation, I'm not able to parse it out.
Thanks Rox. That was a great lesson in chart reading especially for a novice like me. I have another question. I have encountered a lace chart in which only one half of the pattern is charted. When you reach the center stitch you have to mirror the stitches on the second half of the row. This poses a problem to me when I encounter the decreases. Any tips on how to keep these straight? Thanks for you knowledge.
Get a piece of graph paper and create a mirror of the chart for yourself. So if the original chart has a YO, single dec, k5, YO, centered double dec, YO, k7, then you will reverse it in your chart with k7, YO, centered double dec, YO, k5, single dec, YO. For the single decrease, if the original chart shows it as / then your mirrored version will have \. You don't need to worry about mirroring a CDD, because it has no lean. At some point, you will probably become adept at simply reading the chart row in reverse, and knowing to change the directional lean of the charted decrease as you come to it in the chart. Also, as you become familiar with a stitch pattern, you likely won't need to refer to the chart as much, because you will be able to look at the fabric in your hands and know what to do.
So I am yet still confused with the shaded boxes. you said ignore those boxes and go to the next st. so do I carry that ignored st over before knitting the next st . Tia
Those needles are Karbonz, I believe. I recommend whichever type of needles work for you. I like slick metal needles most of the time, with really pointy tips. Not all knitters do, which is why there are so many choices. When you need a new needle for a project, try a brand you haven't tried before. Over time, you'll figure out what you like. Also, you can check out the Tools and Equipment forum on Ravelry. There are always many discussions about needles.
Thanks for your quick respond I saw he video but you did not demonsrate like you did for the other symbols. You did say just ignore is that mean you jump over a stitch ? .
I'd say watch that section from the start again. I explicitly state how to interpret the box and what it means in relation to the stitches. You are skipping the BOX because it's a placeholder in the chart. You are not skipping stitches on your nedle.
Hi Roxanne, great video. When am I supposed to move my markers back to original positions after adjusting for yo and decreases? Thank you again for your wonderful videos.
I have a question. When you showed the symbol and then the actual knitting of the M1, I believe you dud a M1L. Did that loop symbol symbolize any M1 or a specifically a Left leaning or did that come from the key description of the symbol for that particular pattern? I hope that question makes sense.
When a m1 is not specified (i.e. L or R), you can really do it however you want. The default is typically m1L, and many patterns will only use m1 incs for single or mass incs, not for mirrored incs, so two different symbols won't be necessary. If the pattern was to have mirrored m1 incs, there would be two symbols to differentiate between the two increases. Interweave uses MR and ML as their symbols, rather than the upside down twist. In my patterns, I have used a negative image of the one I showed, in order to represent m1R.
Roxanne Richardson . Thanks. I wondered if there was a default. I’ve only been knitting for 1 1/2 years so still learning! I’m about to embark on a chart pattern so this was very helpful
Hi Roxanne? Thank you for a very informative video. I do have one question on faux cable charts used for socks. It’s says “if you prefer a less open fabric, the yarn overscan be knitted or purled through the back to close them up”. If your knitting in the round how do you identify when to purl through the back?
You create the YO, and then when you come to it on the next round, you work it through the back. The yarn over isn't an actual stitch, it's just a strand of yarn lying on the needle, so it should be pretty easy to recognize as not a regular stitch.
Can you please inform me about circular knitting pattern, and it has cables at midpoint only. The chart has RS/WS knitting/Purl notes, yet I am only looking at RS..... I suppose I need to have even rows as WS? Thanks!
There are already links contained within the video. There is a clickable "card" link that can be found in the top right corner of the video (as can three other videos with related topics). In addition, the end screen has a link to the playlist of chart videos.
okay, here is a million dollar question. i have a pattern that begins with 69 stitch cast on. four times does it tell me 'ns6'. WHAT DO I DO WITH THOSE STITCHES!!!!!! because if it ignore it on the chart and just move on, after the pattern row, i am left with 28 stitches before even finishing the row. it tells me to cast on 69 stitch, so OBVIOUSLY those 28 stitches from the four 'ns6' HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE!! i can't drop it, i can't slip it, i can't fucking do anything with them and everyone keeps repeating the same thing. so did the pattern lie when i told me to cast on 69 stitch and start my first row like that? do i need to cast on more? i need a fucking clear answer here because what happens when you are in the middle of a pattern and row and suddenly come across it? YOU CANNOT IGNORE THIS STITCH. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO IT. DROP IT, SLIP IT, IT DOES NOT DISAPPEAR OUT OF THIN AIR, SO WHERE THE FUCK DOES IT GO! *AND DO NOT TELL ME TO 'IGNORE IT'* I am not talking about the chart view. let's leave this to written out instructions.
Those boxes don't represent anything on the needle. You're ignoring the box in the chart, not a stitch on the needle. There is likely a portion of the chart that is boxed with a bold line that indicates the pattern repeat which will take care of all of the sts on the needle when you work the repeat enough times. If you're still having trouble, I would suggest you post your question on Ravelry, with the section of the chart that's problematic (don't post the entire chart, as that would violate copyright). You can likely be walked through how to work the 69 sts on your needle based on what the chart is showing you. We've done it many, many times.
You have a fantastic ability to teach clearly and concisely. Thank you once again.
I have tried teaching. It is incredibly difficult to go back to the perspective of someone who has no knowledge of the topic. You make teaching look easy. You are terrific. Thank you.
I cannot even believe how much information I just understood, from this video. I'm a good knitter, i can follow a chart and all of this, but I never even knew that i didn't know why the symbols were presented the way they are. This is seriously world-opening! Thanks Rox!
With so many new knitters and RUclips channels appearing in the last few years…your Channel should be RISING ABOVE! Help for the newbies, and the fact that you do a WONDERFUL job teaching! Not just the basics to get a stitch done, but the WHY a designer has done something and the how to read your knitting so well explained!!!!
If you know NEW knitters, recommend This channel, she always does so well!
AMAZING LESSON...thank you so much. This series is exactly what I was needing. You are the best Wizard.
I have done many charts and could never figure out why those symbols were chosen. Thanks for clarifying! Also really enjoyed your explanation about moving markers with YOs and decrs. Thanks!
So appreciate you sharing your vast knowledge. I learn so much and go back to reference and replay your technique videos when I come across a challenging situation. 🧶😍
Wow, that was easier to digest than I thought it would be. I've been thinking about that and do you know, it's because you are so easy to understand. I am really glad that I have a Guardian Angel to help me. Thank you again, take care.
Mind thoroughly blown. Wow. Thank you
Glad you liked it!
Your tutorials are great. I really like that you explain not only how to do things but also why they are done this way. In the long term it's way more useful and really helps build new skills. Thanks
I always want to know why, myself, so I assume others will want to know why, too! :-)
Oh wow! You made this so amazingly clear in your teaching! I saved this because I know I will be referring to it all the time! Some take aways - the purposes of the shapes used to symbolize stitches, the placing and shifting of markers for repeats, and how to see your stitches on your needles to compare to the pattern. Thank you!
I love your tutorials you make it so understand! Now I know what no stitch means I prefer your tutorials over any other
Amazingly helpful! I’m editing my comment to let you know that I am now using the chart in the “Firenze” sweater when before watching your video, I was using the written directions. Using the chart after watching your explanatory video is SO much easier than using the written line by line directions. Thank you!
Thank you!! I have watched SO MANY videos to understand how I am supposed to read a chart when I need to decrease stitches in front of a repeat and no one has that information. Now I can try the project again 💪
Thank you! I was baffled by "no stitch" I instruction. Viewed 3 videos before i got to yours and NOW I GET IT!!!!
Wonderful!
the best chart explanation on you tube.
Thank you, Roxanne!
Another super helpful video! Thank you!
You explain so well. Thank you!
At 53, this is the first time these symbols have been presented to me with this explanation. (shhhhhhhhEASH!!)
The first part, I mean.
always, always an excellent tutorial, you are an amazing teacher
Thank you for such a clear & understandable explanation of chart symbols. More & more I like to see a motif charted so I can visualize the result. Recently I was swatching the pattern stitches for Drift from Berroco. It was only a 4 row repeat but it wasn't looking the way I was expecting. So I charted that part & immediately saw the pattern was correct. I was misinterpreting the written instructions.
Again, so helpful. I wish I would have watched it before I started my new sock project. Had to unravel rows and rows and became frustrated and discouraged. Your tutorial will definitely make life easier. Thank you so much!
You are so welcome!
I’m Omg 🤩🤩🤩🤩 thank you so so much ! Im glad I’ve found you ! Amazing tutorial 👌👏👏🤩🤩🙏🙏😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️
Great work ! - Thanks for sharing all these very helpful tips.
Thank you for this easy to follow and in-depth video
This was so helpful. Thank you so much. Great, clear tutorial.
This again has been so helpful. I really love your videos! I will undo the beginning of the lace sock that I just butchered and start over - now hopefully I will get it right 😂
I have learned so much from your videos. Thank you so much
THis as a very informative video. I had no idea how to read these charts even though I have been knitting charts for years. I would like another one on reading a chart that uses cable stitches and how to read hem. Thanks so much, Roxanne.
I have done several videos on charts, including one on cables. There's a playlist on my channel called Knitting Charts where you can find that video, as well as the others.
This explanation was intriguing!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Would like to see, however, the other ways you spoke of to increase your work when you said how there are "several ways." Could you please also show us how you do a YO. I know a little about knitting, but, am less familiar with reading the charts. Your tips in this video are wonderful to know. Thank you again for sharing.
This was just what i was looking for. The closeup descriptions of knit stitches was wonderful and helped me to understand what I am looking at. Ive knit socks for years but blindy till now.
One thing I am looking for is how knitters actually mark & follow along on their charts. I am about to knit socks using my first chart and would like some ideas. Am checking online but there doesn't seem to be much. Am I making a mountain out of a mole hill;)
Thank you so much! Very clearly explained and very helpful!
Thank you !
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Very nice to know
Thank you so much,
Thanks for a clearly lesson.
Thank you for this fantastic video.
Thanks Roxanne for your tutorial, I would like to suggest that if possible, could you please use lighter yarn for easier to see the stitches. Hope you don't mind,thanks a lot for your lovely tutorial.
Hi thanks for the lace knitting chart symbols.I love your videos for the detail explanation. Question for you- I came across a lace knit pattern from Europe and was unable to interpret a symbol that looks like a cross or plus sign, ( pearl?) and vertical line I am guessing is a knit symbol. Please help as I love the scalloped edge it produces.
There is no absolute standard for symbols. If the chart does not include a key, you have to either guess, or study the photo. Some Eastern European charts will use two different symbols for RS and WS stockinette sts, and therefore the charts will be different for flat knitting vs in the round.
Love the shirt
very useful. And i really wanted to see how k2tog and sk2p were actually used in a chart (is in one box or in multiple boxes?) My pattern book had k3tog symbol across 3 boxes. But has no charts for any of the lace patterns which is why i'm trying to draw the chart. i tried doing sk2p across 3 boxes and then ran out of boxes before i was supposed to. hahah
This is wonderful, thank you.
Thank you for the tutorial😊
Roxanne I am considering knitting lessons to learn how to knit socks I am a basic knitter only Our local yarn shop is offering classes over three days Beginner sock knitting circular needles worsted weight yarn cuff down I have never taken a class Rather shy but I want to learn more I watch videos too What do you think? Classes are small
Thank you for an excellent tutorial. I always learn something. Sometime ago you mentioned a programme to help draft charts, which I forgot to make a note of, would you mind repeating the name, please. I love using various combinations of lace and or cables and think this would save a lot of time. Many thanks
Hi, When a lace chart have a black square and it said no stitche how to do that? Thanks
Thank you so much 👍🏻💐💕
I have a knitting chart that has a long x horizontal what does it mean. It explain it “sl 3 to right needle, dropping yos and pulling sts up to elongate, sl 3 sts back to left needle, (k3tog tbl, yo, k3tog tbl) into same 3 sts tog”
That was brilliant what you just showed us about the different symbols for the delay stating I wish you had done the three stitches on the pattern I’m not quite sure how to do that when you’ve got zero each side do you think you could show us how to do it thank you and God bless
I'm not following what it is you're asking. I think some of the words may have been switched due to autocorrect. And because there's no punctuation, I'm not able to parse it out.
Hi Rox. Your thoughts on how to shift the markers for knitting in the round were “off the charts” (really good).
Who would be your counterpart in quality and quantity of videos for crochet?
I have no idea, as I do not crochet, and don't look for videos on that topic. Sorry! You might ask on Ravelry in one of the crochet groups.
Thanks 😊
Thanks Rox. That was a great lesson in chart reading especially for a novice like me. I have another question. I have encountered a lace chart in which only one half of the pattern is charted. When you reach the center stitch you have to mirror the stitches on the second half of the row. This poses a problem to me when I encounter the decreases. Any tips on how to keep these straight? Thanks for you knowledge.
Get a piece of graph paper and create a mirror of the chart for yourself. So if the original chart has a YO, single dec, k5, YO, centered double dec, YO, k7, then you will reverse it in your chart with k7, YO, centered double dec, YO, k5, single dec, YO. For the single decrease, if the original chart shows it as / then your mirrored version will have \. You don't need to worry about mirroring a CDD, because it has no lean. At some point, you will probably become adept at simply reading the chart row in reverse, and knowing to change the directional lean of the charted decrease as you come to it in the chart. Also, as you become familiar with a stitch pattern, you likely won't need to refer to the chart as much, because you will be able to look at the fabric in your hands and know what to do.
So I am yet still confused with the shaded boxes. you said ignore those boxes and go to the next st. so do I carry that ignored st over before knitting the next st . Tia
You don't ignore the stitch on your NEEDLE. You ignore the box in the CHART for that row.
Question what type of needles do you recommend?
What brand are the black double pointed ones you use? Thank you for all your help.
Those needles are Karbonz, I believe. I recommend whichever type of needles work for you. I like slick metal needles most of the time, with really pointy tips. Not all knitters do, which is why there are so many choices. When you need a new needle for a project, try a brand you haven't tried before. Over time, you'll figure out what you like. Also, you can check out the Tools and Equipment forum on Ravelry. There are always many discussions about needles.
Thanks for your quick respond I saw he video but you did not demonsrate like you did for the other symbols. You did say just ignore is that mean you jump over a stitch ?
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I'd say watch that section from the start again. I explicitly state how to interpret the box and what it means in relation to the stitches. You are skipping the BOX because it's a placeholder in the chart. You are not skipping stitches on your nedle.
Hi Roxanne, great video. When am I supposed to move my markers back to original positions after adjusting for yo and decreases? Thank you again for your wonderful videos.
You might not ever move them back. They stay where they are until you run into another row with the same issue.
@@RoxanneRichardson thank you very much. You are greatly appreciated!
I have a question. When you showed the symbol and then the actual knitting of the M1, I believe you dud a M1L. Did that loop symbol symbolize any M1 or a specifically a Left leaning or did that come from the key description of the symbol for that particular pattern? I hope that question makes sense.
When a m1 is not specified (i.e. L or R), you can really do it however you want. The default is typically m1L, and many patterns will only use m1 incs for single or mass incs, not for mirrored incs, so two different symbols won't be necessary. If the pattern was to have mirrored m1 incs, there would be two symbols to differentiate between the two increases. Interweave uses MR and ML as their symbols, rather than the upside down twist. In my patterns, I have used a negative image of the one I showed, in order to represent m1R.
Roxanne Richardson . Thanks. I wondered if there was a default. I’ve only been knitting for 1 1/2 years so still learning! I’m about to embark on a chart pattern so this was very helpful
Hi Roxanne?
Thank you for a very informative video. I do have one question on faux cable charts used for socks. It’s says “if you prefer a less open fabric, the yarn overscan be knitted or purled through the back to close them up”. If your knitting in the round how do you identify when to purl through the back?
You create the YO, and then when you come to it on the next round, you work it through the back. The yarn over isn't an actual stitch, it's just a strand of yarn lying on the needle, so it should be pretty easy to recognize as not a regular stitch.
Thank you so much for your invaluable advise 😊
Can you please inform me about circular knitting pattern, and it has cables at midpoint only. The chart has RS/WS knitting/Purl notes, yet I am only looking at RS..... I suppose I need to have even rows as WS? Thanks!
If you're reading a chart, read the chart from right to left for all rows of the chart, and interpret them as for RS instructions.
@@RoxanneRichardson Thank you!
Please provide link for the first part
There are already links contained within the video. There is a clickable "card" link that can be found in the top right corner of the video (as can three other videos with related topics). In addition, the end screen has a link to the playlist of chart videos.
Will you please demosrae how to ignore he black square.hanks.
It's in the video. Check the video description for the time-stamped link to get you there.
Ojalá todos los patrones tuvieran diagramas!
okay, here is a million dollar question. i have a pattern that begins with 69 stitch cast on. four times does it tell me 'ns6'. WHAT DO I DO WITH THOSE STITCHES!!!!!! because if it ignore it on the chart and just move on, after the pattern row, i am left with 28 stitches before even finishing the row. it tells me to cast on 69 stitch, so OBVIOUSLY those 28 stitches from the four 'ns6' HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE!! i can't drop it, i can't slip it, i can't fucking do anything with them and everyone keeps repeating the same thing. so did the pattern lie when i told me to cast on 69 stitch and start my first row like that? do i need to cast on more? i need a fucking clear answer here because what happens when you are in the middle of a pattern and row and suddenly come across it? YOU CANNOT IGNORE THIS STITCH. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO IT. DROP IT, SLIP IT, IT DOES NOT DISAPPEAR OUT OF THIN AIR, SO WHERE THE FUCK DOES IT GO! *AND DO NOT TELL ME TO 'IGNORE IT'* I am not talking about the chart view. let's leave this to written out instructions.
Those boxes don't represent anything on the needle. You're ignoring the box in the chart, not a stitch on the needle. There is likely a portion of the chart that is boxed with a bold line that indicates the pattern repeat which will take care of all of the sts on the needle when you work the repeat enough times. If you're still having trouble, I would suggest you post your question on Ravelry, with the section of the chart that's problematic (don't post the entire chart, as that would violate copyright). You can likely be walked through how to work the 69 sts on your needle based on what the chart is showing you. We've done it many, many times.