Need help with charts please

Oct 13, 2006 12 Replies

Many of you have read my rants on how I hate charts..... well, I'm knitting a sweater for dear granddaughter with a lovely design and there are FOUR charts! Ick, ick, ick.



The sweater in question is in the September 2006 Creative Knitting mag. Woodsy White Pullover on page 34; the charts are on page 76. The charts I'm asking about are Chart C and D



It's back and forth knitting on straight needles. The chart has numbered rows (of course) The odd numbered rows have the numbers on the left side of the chart The even " rows have the numbers on the right side of the chart.



Here's my question.



Do I read from right to left on the RS and left to right on the WS? Aaaugh!



Thanks in advance Shelagh


Hi Shillelagh: With the right side of the work facing you, you will read and work the chart from right to left. On wrong side rows, read and work from left to right. Thats a pretty pullover, I'm sure your DGD will love it. Marie and the cats

Shillelagh wrote:

430 No such article 222 41036 body Hi Shillelagh: With the right side of the work facing you, you will read and work the chart from right to left. On wrong side rows, read and work from left to right. Thats a pretty pullover, I'm sure your DGD will love it. Marie and the cats

Shillelagh wrote:

Thanks for the help, I appreciate it. Give your cats a hug for me!

Shelagh

Luckily the other two charts are very tiny, and easy to translate. One is for the bottom of the sweater (in place of ribbing) and cuffs for the sleeves and the other is for a band above the bottom. It's a beautiful design, and I have the front more than half done.

Now that the proper procedure has been confirmed, I have been moving along quite well.

I still hate charts (snarl). ;>(

I just received some Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud in the mail today. Black for a shawl for me, and a beautiful "autumn" colour for a Christmas shawl for my sister. I'm going to make the Candle Flame Shawl with this yarn.

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So I guess Peacock Feathers is off on a breaktil I finish the Christmas gift (smile).Have a great weekend.Shelagh

You've already got an answer, so I won't reply. I am only writing you to tell you that this was one of the things that was in my backpack when it was stolen on St. Catherine's Street a couple of weeks ago. Sigh! So I'll never see that pattern. Sigh!

Higs, Katherine

POOR SHELAGH ,, 4 Charts FOUR CHARTS eeeeeeee how do you keep that up ? The chart has numbered rows (of course)

if you knit the right side from right to left than you have to read it as is ,,, and if you knit back side from left to right you knit accordingly mirjam

LOL Mirjam, I think that if the thief had known what was in my bag, it would have been left all alone. Nothing of value to anyone except me.

Higs, Katherine

Oh Katherine a Knitting thief ??? that would be easily noted ??? or maybe it is her/his camouflage ????? mirjam

If you have it and can share it, I would love it. Thanks.

Higs, Katheirne

:-) In the cartoons the thief's pattern is wide horizontal stripes in black and another color, but that's also the pattern for a Rugby sweater.

The gall of some people.

Many years ago my father made a beaded bracelet for my sister; a girl stole it and wore it, and was very annoyed when my sister proved it was hers - the beaded design was my sister's name, done sideways, and the other girl hadn't noticed. Nowadays of course we don't put children's names on their clothing or possessions where others can see them (sad world) but it could be worked into an inconspicuous place, such as under the arm or in a turned-inside hem.

=Tamar

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