Leafy Knitted Lace Panel

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1. Leslie Rzeznik May 7, 2017

   I’m trying to figure out this pattern and I’m using this legend to do it.
   http://www.knitting-bee.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/rassian-symbols-knitting-charts.jpg
   I’m stuck on a few things, so I figure I’d share as I go along. I wasn’t sure what the “7” meant, so I took the jpg, converted it into a searchable PDF in Russian, and ran the Cyrillic description through Google translate. It came out as “tie 7 pins together.” Okay. that wasn’t much help. After about 15 minutes of searching out other sites, I decided to search YouTube. SUCCESS!!

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKmxCwVx0oY
2. Leslie Rzeznik May 9, 2017

   Solid square = Knit
   Open square with horizontal line = Purl
   Open circle = YO
   Solid diamond – twisted knit
   Right leaning triangle = K2tog
   Left leaning triangle = SSK
   3 on top of a V = knit 3 together
   7 = K1, pass next 6 stitches over (see YouTube video above)
   Black upside down U = purl 3 together
   Outlined upside down U = Slip one, Knit, PSSO, pass stitch back to left needle, pass next stitch over, pass stitch back over to right needle. Hopefully that makes sense – essentially, you’ve got three stitches, you knit the one in the middle, and pass the ones on either side over (this is what I did, not sure if it’s right, but it seems to work, so I’m sticking with it)
   Right leaning triangle with 4 = not there yet, but I’m assuming it’s K4tog

   And hopefully, this isn’t too much blather on your page, but I’m new to lace (this is only my 3rd project), and this is what I’ve learned (much of it since working on this panel which I’m about half way through). Hopefully it will help others.

   – patience!
   – not to be afraid to rip out
   – stitch markers are your friend, even if the pattern doesn’t call for them
   – count your stitches every row
   – how to correct mistakes without ripping out entire rows
   – how to correct dropped stitches even if they go several rows down
   – how to drop just a few stitches several rows deep to correct a mistake
   – how to read a chart that doesn’t correspond one-to-one with each column (simpler charts do this)
   – several new stitches, one of which I winged since I couldn’t quite figure out the translation but which is *probably* right since it looks right
   – how to put down your knitting even in the middle of the row when you’re frustrated with correcting a mistake – chances are you’ll figure it out a lot quicker once you’ve had some time to quiet your brain

   And lastly, if you’re purchasing any kind of lace that is hand-made, if you’re not paying hundreds or thousands of dollars for it, the craftsperson is probably not being paid enough! Seriously, this is time-consuming stuff!

   Thank you so much for the work you’ve put into this site!!!!
3. Jessica August 30, 2021

   Do you purl the even numbered rows?
4. Knitting Bee September 9, 2021

   yes