How to read knitting charts

Learn how to read charts for your knitting. Charts are great for showing instructions for lace, cables and colourwork.

Learn how to read charts for your knitting. Charts are great for showing instructions for lace, cables and colourwork.

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Learn how to read charts for your knitting. Charts are great for showing instructions for lace, cables and colourwork.

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Level: Easy
Craft: Knitting
Type: Technique

Step by Step

How to read knitting charts - step 1

Charts are a great way of showing motifs or patterns, such as cables, lace or colourwork.

How to read knitting charts - step 2

Each small rectangle represents a stitch.

How to read knitting charts - step 3

The chart key tells you what the symbols in the rectangles mean.

How to read knitting charts - step 4

Each row of the chart represents one row of knitting.

How to read knitting charts - step 5

Right-side rows are read from right to left.

How to read knitting charts - step 6

Wrong-side rows are read from left to right.