Crochet charts make crocheting so much easier. No longer get lost in the words or confused what a stitch is or if you are supposed to put all those stitches in that one stitch.
With crochet charts you can “see” what the stitch is and where it goes. I teach you how to read crochet chart symbols and give you some of my tips and tricks for how to recognize a stitch symbol that you’ve never seen before! This free video scratches the surface of crochet charts and crochet chart symbols but it is a good place to start.
“Using crochet charts has enabled me to take my crocheting from simple stitches to more complex stitches and construction because I am able to actually see how a stitch or pattern is supposed to look where as with words I struggle to visualize it.” –Marly Bird
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Crochet Chart Basics
The video is really more of a 16 min lecture to teach you how to read the crochet chart symbols and crochet charts. Use the links below to follow along with the instructions I use to show you the symbols.
Links
Hand drawn chart used in the video, the edging chart and key (note: this is NOT the full pattern): https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pr5d7v0425ra0jp/AADL2aaCvXnFRno9npk4bv4wa?dl=0
Garden Party Sweater Pattern: https://marlybird.com/garden-party-sweater/
For more instructions on crochet charts take a look at this great Craftsy class taught by Charles Voth: http://www.craftsy.com/ext/MarlyBird_4843_CP
Rose says
January 29, 2015 at 4:10 pmThanks Marly! That was very helpful!
Rose❤️
Louise says
January 30, 2017 at 10:13 amMarley, Please write a book with all the time honored classic crochet patterns translated into large “Easy To See Crochet Charts/Diagrams/Illustrations” Being new to crochet, two years now I consider myself at the intermediate level of experience. I’m just now discovering Charts and Diagrams! Now I am looking for a large Crochet book with large pages- a compendium type book of Crochet Charts and can’t find anything good!!! Marley, you could make a lot of money and go down in history. And I could have a big book of lovely charts Or, could you share /direct us to such a book – if you know of a good one you could recommend? Thanks,
Deb smith says
September 27, 2017 at 11:29 amThank you so much this really helped I just need to get a copy of the symbols to save to look back at on what they all mean will you please email them to me thanks deb
Gracie Hayes says
November 12, 2018 at 6:48 amhi there, Thank you for this great video, but the link to download your handwritten chart is broken. I’ve written them out myself, someone might have a look at the link as it would be most useful. Best regards