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Knitting chart symbols - Crafting-a-Life Knitting chart symbols - Crafting-a-Life

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Chart SYMBOLS B A S I C STITCHES alternately: No stitch RS: placeholder, no st made Knit RS: knit WS: purl knit tbl RS: knit st through back loop WS: purl st through back loop purl RS: purl st WS: knit st purl tbl RS: purl st through back loop WS: knit st through back loop Corner stitch RS: knit purl, knit, purl RS: (purl, knit, purl) into same st p1, drop 1 RS: purl into 1st loop of double YO from previous row, drop 2nd loop S L I P P E D STITCHES slip RS: sl st as if to p, holding yarn in back WS: sl st as if to p, holding yarn in back slip wyif RS: slip st as if to p, with yarn in front WS: slip st as if to p, with yarn in back sl 1 kwise k1 psso RS: sl 1 as if to k, k 1 st, pass slipped st over sl1 k psso RS: sl 1, k 1, pass slipped st over sl 1 k2tog psso RS: sl 1, k2tog, pass slipped st over k2tog ssk RS: sl 1 st as if to knit, sl another knitwise, insert left needle into front of these sts, k tog WS: p 2 sts tog in back loops, inserting needle from behind and into the backs of the 2nd and 1st sts in that order

Chart SYMBOLS<br />

B A S I C<br />

STITCHES<br />

alternately:<br />

No stitch<br />

RS: placeholder, no<br />

st made<br />

Knit<br />

RS: knit<br />

WS: purl<br />

knit tbl<br />

RS: knit st through<br />

back loop<br />

WS: purl st<br />

through back loop<br />

purl<br />

RS: purl st<br />

WS: knit st<br />

purl tbl<br />

RS: purl st through<br />

back loop<br />

WS: knit st<br />

through back loop<br />

Corner stitch<br />

RS: knit<br />

purl, knit, purl<br />

RS: (purl, knit,<br />

purl) into same st<br />

p1, drop 1<br />

RS: purl into 1st<br />

loop of double YO<br />

from previous row,<br />

drop 2nd loop<br />

S L I P P E D<br />

STITCHES<br />

slip<br />

RS: sl st as if to p,<br />

holding yarn in<br />

back<br />

WS: sl st as if to p,<br />

holding yarn in<br />

back<br />

slip wyif<br />

RS: slip st as if to p,<br />

with yarn in front<br />

WS: slip st as if to<br />

p, with yarn in<br />

back<br />

sl 1 kwise k1 psso<br />

RS: sl 1 as if to k, k<br />

1 st, pass slipped st<br />

over<br />

sl1 k psso<br />

RS: sl 1, k 1, pass<br />

slipped st over<br />

sl 1 k2tog psso<br />

RS: sl 1, k2tog,<br />

pass slipped st over<br />

k2tog<br />

ssk<br />

RS: sl 1 st as if to<br />

knit, sl another<br />

knitwise, insert left<br />

needle into front of<br />

these sts, k tog<br />

WS: p 2 sts tog in<br />

back loops,<br />

inserting needle<br />

from behind and<br />

into the backs of<br />

the 2nd and 1st sts<br />

in that order


INCREASES<br />

Make one<br />

RS: lift strand in<br />

between st just<br />

worked and next st,<br />

k into back of this<br />

strand<br />

WS: same, but p<br />

into back of strand<br />

Make one right<br />

RS: Place a firm<br />

backward loop over<br />

R needle so yarn<br />

end goes towards<br />

back<br />

WS: Place a firm<br />

backward loop over<br />

R needle so yarn<br />

end goes towards<br />

front<br />

Make one left<br />

RS: Place a firm<br />

backward loop over<br />

R needle so yarn<br />

end goes towards<br />

front<br />

WS: Place a firm<br />

backward loop over<br />

R needle so yarn<br />

end goes towards<br />

back<br />

Kfb<br />

RS: k into the front<br />

and back of the st<br />

RS: p into the front<br />

and back of the st<br />

YO<br />

RS: yarn over<br />

WS: same<br />

YO twice<br />

RS: yarn over twice<br />

WS: same<br />

DECREASES<br />

U N U S U AL STITCH:<br />

k2tog<br />

RS: k 2 sts tog<br />

WS: purl 2 sts tog<br />

k2tog tbl<br />

RS: k 2 sts tog<br />

through back loop<br />

WS: p 2 sts tog<br />

through back loop<br />

k3 tog<br />

RS: k 3 sts tog as 1<br />

WS: p 3 sts tog as 1<br />

Bind off 1 st<br />

p2tog<br />

RS: p 2 sts tog<br />

WS: k 2 sts tog<br />

p2tog tbl<br />

RS: p 2 sts tog in<br />

back loops,<br />

inserting needle<br />

from the left,<br />

behind and into the<br />

backs for the 2nd<br />

and 1st sts in that<br />

order<br />

WS: sl 1 st as if to<br />

knit, slip a second<br />

st knitwise, insert<br />

left hand needle<br />

into front of these 2<br />

sts and k them tog<br />

twisted raised inc: RS: k into<br />

back of st in row below, twisted


C A B L E<br />

STITCHES<br />

Central Double<br />

Decrease<br />

RS: sl 1st and 2nd<br />

sts as if to k; k one<br />

st, pass 2 slipped<br />

sts over the k st<br />

WS: Slip 1st and<br />

2nd sts together as<br />

if to p through the<br />

back loop; p one st,<br />

pass 2 slipped sts<br />

over the p st<br />

c1 twisted knit<br />

over 1 purl right<br />

RS: sl 1 to CN,<br />

hold CN to back, k<br />

1 tbl, p1 from CN<br />

c1 twisted knit<br />

over 1 purl left<br />

RS: sl 1 to CN,<br />

hold CN to front,<br />

p1, k 1 tbl from CN<br />

c1 over 2 right<br />

RS: sl 2 to CN,<br />

hold in back. k1,<br />

k2 from CN<br />

c1 over 2 left<br />

RS: sl 1 to CN,<br />

hold CN to back,<br />

k1 tbl, k1 from CN<br />

c1 twisted knit<br />

over 1 knit right<br />

RS: sl 1 to CN,<br />

hold CN to back,<br />

k1 tbl, k1 from CN<br />

c1 twisted knit<br />

over 1 knit left<br />

RS: sl 1 to CN,<br />

hold CN to front,<br />

k1, k1 tbl from CN<br />

c1 twisted knit<br />

over 2 knit right<br />

RS: sl 2 to CN,<br />

hold CN to back,<br />

k1 tbl, k2 from CN<br />

c1 twisted knit<br />

over 1 twisted<br />

knit right<br />

RS: sl 1 to CN,<br />

hold CN to back,<br />

k1 tbl, k1 tbl from<br />

CN<br />

c1 twisted knit<br />

over 1 twisted<br />

knit left<br />

RS: sl 1 to CN,<br />

hold CN to front,<br />

k1 tbl, k1 tbl from<br />

CN<br />

c1 twisted knit<br />

over 2 knit left<br />

RS: sl 1 to CN,<br />

hold CN to front,<br />

k2, k1 tbl from CN<br />

c1 twisted knit<br />

over 2 purl right<br />

RS: sl 2 to CN,<br />

hold CN to back,<br />

k1 tbl, p2 from CN<br />

c1 twisted knit<br />

over 2 purl left<br />

RS: sl 1 to CN,<br />

hold CN to front,<br />

p2, k1 tbl from CN


double twist<br />

RS: twist next st on<br />

needle then k tbl<br />

Right twist<br />

RS: Skip 1st st,<br />

knit into 2nd st,<br />

then k skipped st.<br />

Sl both sts from<br />

needle together<br />

OR k2tog, leaving<br />

sts on LH needle,<br />

then k first st<br />

again, slip both sts<br />

off needle<br />

WS: Skip first st, p<br />

second st, then p<br />

the skipped st. Slip<br />

both sts from<br />

needle together<br />

Left twist<br />

Skip 1st st, knit<br />

into back of 2nd st,<br />

then knit slipped<br />

st. Sl both sts from<br />

needle together.<br />

c2 over 2 right<br />

RS: sl 2 to CN,<br />

hold in back. k2,<br />

k2 from CN<br />

c2 over 2 left<br />

RS: sl 2 to CN,<br />

hold in front. k2,<br />

k2 from CN<br />

6 st wrap<br />

RS: with yarn in<br />

back, sl next 6 sts<br />

to RH needle,<br />

move yarn to front,<br />

sl 6 sts back to LH<br />

needle (repeat<br />

twice) there will be<br />

3 wraps around the<br />

6 sts, then knit<br />

them.

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