Any knitting pattern usually has a job description and conventions. Basically, the icons on the diagram are generally accepted, but there are also those that may differ from them.
1. What do we knit? If a sweater or something that is a canvas, then your diagram will read from bottom to top and from left to right.
If we knit a napkin / tablecloth / rug - the beginning of the pattern is in the center, knitting will move in a circle.
2. The rows are numbered. For readability, the rows are often highlighted in different colors to reduce the likelihood of confusion.
3. In knitting, there is the concept of "rapport", ie. repeating pattern. It can be indicated by footnotes and asterisks, or, as in modern magazines, by a square bracket.
4. In the diagrams, the end of the row is not always indicated, therefore, when circular knitting, it is necessary to make a connecting loop at the end of the row. If such a loop is indicated on the diagram, then it looks like an arc over the very first loop of the row that you are ending.
5. Sometimes you need to make several connecting loops if the next row starts in a different place from the previous one. In this case, the arcs will be positioned over the loops that need to be knitted.
6. If the product consists of several parts that are connected to each other, the connection points are indicated by double-sided arrows. It is also necessary to pay attention at what moment you need to do this: either during knitting, or when the parts are completely ready. To find out, you need to read the description, if any.
7. Reading the description can also be difficult due to the acronyms. But they are universal, so you need to remember them once and for all. These are the most basic:
cx. - scheme
p. - loop
R. - row
persons. - facial
out. - purl
air p./v. p. - air loop
Art. with n. - double crochet
Art. from 2 n. - a column with two crochets
conn. Art. - connecting post
halfway - half-column
8. When knitting a napkin, a figure equal to the number of loops can be written in the center of the pattern. But sometimes the authors do not pay attention to the count and draw a circle. In this case, you need to take into account the thread you have chosen and, using the selection method, make as many loops as is required in order to accommodate the next row.
9. Each row begins with air loops (c. P.), So we always knit a chain corresponding to the first column. For example, if the first stitch is a single crochet, tie 1 v. p., if the half-column is 2 c. p., if the double crochet - 3 in. etc. and so on. The first stitch can be easily identified - it is next to the row number.
10. If the pattern does not work or something is not where it is needed, it is better to check and dissolve if an error is found. Sometimes mistakes are costly.
