What does pattern repeat mean in crochet

Sarah June 17, at pm. Fantastic explanation! Edie Eckman June 17, at pm. Glad you found it helpful. Diana K Enns June 17, at pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.

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It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. The cookie is used to remember the user consent for the cookies under the category "Analytics". Flat projects use charts. Someone in the US can work a chart from Russia since the instructions use a standardized set of crochet symbols and not words. If you can read and understand crochet diagrams and charts, you open an entire world of new patterns.

Each stitch has a specific symbol and these symbols combine to form the pattern. One of the good things about diagrams and charts is they are visual representations of the pattern. This makes it easier to see how the stitches join and what your project looks like when it is completed. Very large diagrams may only show a section of the pattern. This section is then repeated a specific number of times to finish the project.

This is usually done with large crochet in the round projects such as doilies. Diagrams for crochet in the round projects begin in the center of the chart and are worked out from the center. Charts for flat projects are worked in rows beginning at the bottom right corner. The foundation chain is not usually counted as a row. Odd rows are worked from right to left, and even rows from left to right. Flat charts are worked from the bottom of the chart up.

The following table contains most of the common stitches found in diagrams and charts. Here is a diagram I created for a Wagon Wheel motif. Here is the finished motif. You can see how the finished motif looks very similar to the chart. In the image of the motif, I added an extra round of single crochet to set it off. Here is a simple chart. Row 1: dc into the 4 th ch from the hook, dc in each st across, turn. Row 4: ch3, dc in each dc and ch1 sp across fasten off, weave in tails.

And finally, here is the completed project. Diagrams and charts are great tools for working even with the most complicated patterns. With them, you can crochet patterns from anywhere since the symbols used are standardized. Look at the diagram or chart and look for any special instructions. There should be information about the materials you need. Count over until you reach the next highlighted single crochet.

Would you agree that spotting the repeat was really easy with the diagram? I draw out a diagram when trying to find a pattern repeat from written instructions because it makes things more visual—a language I know we all speak. If you can draw a stick figure, you can draw a diagram.

Crochet Diagram Symbols. On the page linked above, you will find the most common symbols. It will be perfect for you to be able to draw out your stitch pattern. You can always use it for reference later.

When trying to find a repeat with written instructions for the purpose of altering the size you must focus on the first row. Sound familiar? It should. The methods of finding a pattern repeat for diagram and written instructions are basically the same! Here is what you need to do:. Most patterns have this in order to cut back on the sheer volume of text that is sometimes needed. I am working on the Josephine elephant and I am on the ears. I believe that a video of the first couple of rounds would be most helpful because the written directions and pictures are just not doing it and I am struggling to get this done.

Hi Terri, sorry to hear that. The elephant pillow is an intermediate level pattern and it requires some concentration for making the ears, but if you follow the repeats correctly, you should not have any issues. Please feel free to send me your questions to ira irarott.

I do not know what you mean when you say crest across 9 sts of next shell. Can you please explain. Hi Kathryn, crest is included in special stitches section at the beginning of the pattern, where you can find instructions for all unique stitches used in the pattern. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.