Can you read crochet patterns in charts? There are so many beautiful crochet pattern on the internet and so many of them come only with diagrams and no written pattern. The beauty about diagrams is that they are written using international symbols so once you know them, you can basically read a pattern written by someone that speaks a language you don't know. Big advantage, right? Read this awesome post Understanding Crochet Diagrams: The Key to Breaking the Code, by Craftsy and learn how to read patterns in charts.
Simply put, a diagram is a chart, a schematic if you will, of a pattern made up of symbols that represent stitches. All you need to break the code is the symbol key, that’s it! And thankfully you don’t have to risk life and limb to find it. In fact most diagrams (which are also referred to as charts depending on the designer), include a legend or key to show you what stitches the symbols represent. Once you break the code you have a tool that opens a whole world of pattern possibilities.
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I’ve thought about doing this instead of reading the pattern. I’ve always had difficulty reading crochet patterns.
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I’m lovin this chart. Thank you!
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Thank You so much! Wishing you continued happy hooking 🙂
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I need this in my life
Thanks so much.
Welcome Diana! 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
Welcome BearMtnCrochet!
Ericka Nicole what I have ywt to learn lol
My be helpful to you
This is awesome. Thanks for sharing! Usually if I see a chart, I say “Nevermind, Next pattern!”
Thanks for sharing
Caitlyn L. Silva you can use this to decipher aunt lene’s pictures!! Ll
Thanks forbsharing
Cathy Albright
Perfect!
Candy Wilson
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I’ve always found charts easier to follow than a written pattern. It’s like looking at a picture and it’s easier to see where I am. With a written pattern, I lose my place, even when I try to mark it.
Julie Lynn Erdös
Nice
Valuable Post !
Cathy Albright
Danielle Galvan
Thank you!
Thank You Very Much
Gill Knights this might be useful for you.
Thank you for sharing!!
Pam Purcell Fields
http://dabblesandbabbles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Crochet-Symbols-Chart1.pdf
Great thing to have handy!
Susan Loiselle Farmer
Pam Purcell Fields I agree. I’ve seen a lot of patterns with only symbols and not in word-written form. This will allow me to explore other patterns, that I once shyed away from. 🙂 Love you@@
I can read some of them, but it does get completed!! Love ya! Thanks a million!
Merina Anne
Can’t see it
Thank you so much for the chart. What a help it will be for me!
Christina Reavis
Need to learn this
Christelle Christine Wears-Taylor
Maybe savd this link for later Emma May