Converting knitting charts into written instructions

It’s very grey day today here on this small island. You know – the sleepy and bland one. Or as I love to say – “looking at knitting patterns” day 🙂

I love certain kind of Russian sites for killing my time – a huge pool of inspiration (like your own personal sun). Like these:

I don’t exactly speak Russian, but I speak knitting. I can easily knit according to charts and today I wanted to talk about just that.

Why?

Because you’re missing out if you can’t read charts and I don’t want you to be missing out.

There are enormous amounts of knitting patterns out there with charts only. Can you imagine what you could knit? How extraordinary things you could create?

BUT…

On these days I don’t want to be practical. And I’m too lazy today to actually write over what others have already said. So…here are super instructions for you 🙂

How to convert knitting charts into written instructions:
  1. Of course, Knitty has something to say;
  2. And we can’t live without Tin Can Knits (very thorough instructions);
  3. There’s also What-when-how;
  4. Wendy Knits;
  5. And Impeccable Knits;

Now, if you work through all this then your well on your way and I can’t recommend it enough. There will be whole new world for you then. Especially world from Russia…

If you feel like charts isn’t for you at all and you really really want to knit something that’s charted only then I can help. No, I still won’t do it free of charge just because you asked me nicely (sorry about that). But I’ll offer a service – I will convert knitting charts into written patterns starting as low as $5 🙂 Just shoot me an email: patternduchess (at) gmail (dot) com

I’m getting back to my charts now – see you tomorrow on History post 🙂

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This Post Has 4 Comments

  1. Bryn Reece- Edwards

    Hi I am contacting you on behalf of my wife, Candy. Candy is cerebral palsied, left hemi plegic, she is able to follow basic patterns but visually struggles with charts, she has a project that she dearly wants to do,, happy to pay for you to convert a chart, how do we go from here?

    1. PatternDuchess

      Please send me an email to mariliis[at]patternduchess.com with the chart that needs converting, and I’ll see if I can help you. I receive a lot of emails so it might take me some time to get back to you. Thank you for your patience.

  2. Shona Whitmell

    I’ve been knitting for many, many years, but have never learned with charts. After I had Covid the second time I am having terrible difficulty trying to make sense of the charts. I have purchased KnitPicks Dubline sweater and am hoping to make the sweater for my daughter’s Christmas.

    If you are able to convert the pattern I would be extremely grateful. I am not concerned about the cost.

    1. PatternDuchess

      Please, send me an email with your request: mariliis[at]patternduchess.com

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