chart question

[northern]

Hi hi! *waves*

I'm pretty new to charts, but am trying to knit a lace scarf. I'm wondering, does anyone know what it means when a symbol on a knitting chart occupies two spaces, vertically? Trying to ask the designer, but no reply yet. It looks like this (sorry for photo of a monitor effect).

ETA: After starting row 11, I think I understand. It looks like all the special stitches like m in combination with anything else have drifted down to a lesser or greater degree. That does mean I made a few mistakes on row 10, but I have the correct amount of stitches, and I think I can compensate. Thank you for your help!

ETA again: Yep, got a reply from the designer and it was just an alignment problem. Phew!

Comments

[ysobel]

Huh, I've never seen that -- either it's a misprint and those symbols really should only be one square, or it's some sort of ... special ... something. (Hi, I'm helpful.) What does the chart key say to do for those symbols?

[hipsterbabas]

it looks clumsily placed, but if my assumption that this a lace pattern with purled 'wrong' side, then my guess is that these are purl2togs or purl3togs on the purl rows.

hope tht helps!

[northern]

They're special stitches that are explained like this, for example (the slash with the m): S1, M1 on left needle, put slipped stitch back, then K2TOG.

I'm wondering if it's a mistake too, because I just can't understand what it would mean...

[ysobel]

Yeah, I'm going for "should be one square on the shaded line but got printed wonkily" for $200.

[northern]

If I can't get a reply from the designer, I'm just going to guess that and see if it works, yeah... Thank you for looking at it! :)

[northern]

It looks as if only the edges get the purl stitches - like this. Maybe it could be a mistake in placement like the above commenter thinks?

[hipsterbabas]

hi hi -- i took a while to reply because I've been trying to count the stitches to see if it makes sense, since I only have your pictures for reference as to what the pattern means. ^^;

it could very well be a mistake in placement. But I can't tell further because usually, lace charts that charts every row implies that both sides will have special stitches or YOs built in, which is my concern now, since i've seen your second pic with the edges (which btw means that the edges will be a garter stitch edge, meaning all beginning stitches of every row is a knit stitch - the main body is still purled in the wrong side rows. this is based on my understanding on how lace charts work).

The above commenter could still be very well correct btw, because she's right, the shading is the clue. And that could be very well the case in the second pic as well. Just be clear about the edges then, it should mean that the symbol '-' means differently on the wrong side.

(ETA: unless the main body of the lace work is meant to be garter stitch lace!)

I'm sorry, it's just that I don't have more information to go on. ^^;

[northern]

Thank you for looking into it!

You mean that looking at the finished lace from the right side will show knitted edges and a main body which varies knit and purl from row to row, right? At least I hope so, because that's how I'm reading it. (Hope I won't have to start again for the fourth time, heh.) The written instructions are pretty long, and it doesn't say anything about the symbols changing their meanings, but it could definitely be something I just wouldn't know as a new knitter. I hope not, though! :)

[hipsterbabas]

Yes, you're on the right track. and good on you the designer replied! In any case, good luck! after this, any lace pattern will be easy-peasy lol.

[northern]

Ahaha thank you! I do like a challenge! :D