
We learn to understand the symbols in knitting patterns, including Japanese patterns, as well as detailed descriptions of the values of conventional symbols with a photo of each of them.
Let's learn to understand knitting patterns:General symbols For some reason, most people think that knitting is a simpler form of handicraft than crocheting. And also that you can knit "simpler" items with knitting needles. This article will help you understand that with the help of knitting needles, if you know how to correctly read and understand knitting patterns, you can create original beautiful things that are in no way inferior to those crocheted. Therefore, the first step on the way to creating a unique product with knitting needles is precisely the ability to understand the symbols of the patterns. This is what we will do in this article.Before we get into the detailsWith all types of symbols, I would like to note that the patterns should always be read from the bottom to the top. The rows are read alternately: first from the left side to the right, then vice versa. Circular rows should always be read from the right side to the left. Rapports tend to repeat in width. In height, the rows are repeated in the manner indicated in the additional symbols next to the main pattern. If the pattern does not contain edge loops, then to create an edge from “knots” or “chains”, they must be created additionally. If you see a large bold vertical line on the pattern, then between such symbols there is a rapport that must be repeated when knitting. Loops that are outside the lines are considered extreme, they must be created only in the initial and final parts of the row.
Probably even those beginning craftswomen whohave never worked with knitting needles, they know that this type of knitting is based on working with two main types of loops - front and back. Let's start with them, perhaps. Front loop The thread when creating such a loop should pass behind the fabric. To make a front loop, you need to pass the knitting needle through the loop, which is on the knitting needle on the left, moving from the left side to the right. Having picked up the main thread from the index finger, pass it through the loop, and then the loop that was formed must be transferred to the knitting needle on the right side.
Purl loop The thread used to create thisthe loop should pass in front of the fabric. To make a front loop, you need to pass the right knitting needle through the loop, moving from the right side to the left. Then wrap the thread around the knitting needle, as you can see in the photo. The resulting new curl must be passed through the loop located on the left knitting needle, and the new loop that was obtained must be transferred to the knitting needle, which is on the right side.
Very popular in the knitting processare yarn overs. Yarn over To create a yarn over, you need to yarn over the main thread on the right knitting needle before making the next loop in the front row - you will get an additional loop. Then, in the back row, you will knit the yarn over as a purl loop. If you place such holes in a certain order, you can create an interesting openwork pattern. And if you want to create a wider hole, then you need to make a 2nd or 3rd yarn over. You need to create them very carefully, because if you get it wrong once, your further pattern will be ruined. In addition to the standard front and back loops, there are also crossed front and back loops. They are called so because their walls are crossed at the base. Therefore, they are more complex than simple loops.
Front loop (crossed) To createthis type of loop, you need to pass the right knitting needle through the loop located on the knitting needle on the left, moving from the right side to the left. In this case, we grab the main thread, pull it through the loop, and then transfer it to the knitting needle on the right. In other words, a crossed loop is created in the same way as a standard front loop, but the thread is passed behind the back wall, and not behind the front.
Purl stitch (crossed) To createthis type of loop, you need to pass the right knitting needle through the loop located on the knitting needle on the left, moving from the right side to the left. In this case, the main thread is in front of the loop. Then we grab the thread, pull it through the loop, and then transfer it to the knitting needle on the right.
By changing the standard order of loops, you can create a beautiful pattern. Among the symbols you can find the following: Front loops with a shift to the right
Left shift face loops
Purl stitches with a right shift
Purl stitches with a left shift
In order to carry out the reduction of loops inpattern, you need to knit several loops together at the same time. If you knit 2 loops together, then 1 loop will be decreased in the pattern, if you knit 3 loops together, then the pattern will be reduced by 2 loops, and so on. 2 loops together knit (tilt to the right) To create 2 loops together knit with a tilt to the right, you need to take the main thread and create a loop, directing it away from you. This will result in a tilt to the right. Then we drop the loops from the left knitting needle.
2 loops together knitwise (left tilt)To create 2 loops together with a left-hand bias, you need to remove the first of the 2 loops from the knitting needle, then turn them over and return them to the left knitting needle again. Pass the right knitting needle through the 2 loops, directing them from the right side to the left. In doing so, you need to grab the main thread, directing it away from you. Next, pull out the loop. This will result in a left-hand bias. Then, drop the loops from the left knitting needle.
2 loops together purlwise (tilt to the right)To create 2 loops together with a purl with a slope to the right, you need to transfer 2 loops from the left to the right knitting needle (the working thread is in front of the fabric), change places, insert the knitting needle (right) into these loops in the direction from the left to the right. In this case, you need to grab the main thread, directing it away from you. Then pull out the loop. Thus, you will get a slope to the right.
2 loops together purlwise (left tilt)To create 2 loops together with a purl with a left-side bias, you need to pass the right knitting needle under the main thread into 2 loops that are on the left knitting needle. In this case, you need to grab the main thread, directing it away from you. Next, pull out the loop. This will result in a left-side bias. Then, we drop the loops from the left knitting needle.
We carry out the closing of loops. Manufacturing of anyknitting of products with knitting needles is always completed by closing the loops. There are different ways to do this. The most popular is the standard method, as a result of which the edge of the item will look like a "braid" and will not stretch excessively. To close the loops in this way, it is necessary to create an edge loop in the initial part of the front row and knit the next one together with the front one, capturing the back wall. As a result, one loop will appear on the knitting needle on the right. It is necessary to throw it over to the knitting needle on the left, knit together with the next loop, do this until all the loops of the final row are closed.
To ensure fixation, you need to dopulling the end of the cut thread through the final loop. Thus, we have become familiar with the basic symbols that will be useful to you when knitting. And here are the most common symbols from magazines:
And I would also like to dwell separately onJapanese patterns. Most likely, every needlewoman had such cases when she found an interesting pattern, but it has Japanese symbols. But Japanese magazines often offer very original and beautiful products. And it would be a shame not to create them just because we do not understand the symbols. First, Japanese magazines provide a description of the required yarn.
This icon represents threads of yarn.The most common Japanese skeins of yarn are twenty-five and forty grams. Then comes the description of the working needles. This symbol indicates the tools needed in the knitting process. This table contains reliable numbers of Japanese knitting needles. It is these that you should focus on when choosing knitting needles. After this comes the symbol that indicates the dimensions of the finished product. Then comes the knitting density. And here is the symbol that indicates the scale of the product. Under this icon is the number of rows and loops needed to create a pattern measuring ten by ten centimeters. In the table below, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the most important symbols of Japanese patterns that will help you create a beautiful product with your own hands.