tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820099952986761054.post7542823357595852040..comments2023-12-30T18:55:49.583-05:00Comments on Life and Yarn or Yarn and Life: Charts vs Written Instructions: What Do you Prefer?Gracey is not my name....http://www.blogger.com/profile/08972825777648546397noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820099952986761054.post-4201373513839028232013-01-20T18:10:47.805-05:002013-01-20T18:10:47.805-05:00I can use either, but it depends on which headspac...I can use either, but it depends on which headspace I'm in as to which is best for me. The last shawl I knit I used a chart, the one prior I preferred the written one.Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06409673383518447394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820099952986761054.post-76050422006028550902013-01-20T17:01:31.000-05:002013-01-20T17:01:31.000-05:00I like written charts I knit left handed and can&#...I like written charts I knit left handed and can't always make sense of charts because I'm not sure if I have things facing the same way as the chart.<br />Cassie, Edmonton, ABAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820099952986761054.post-77979940606616905112013-01-20T16:21:21.219-05:002013-01-20T16:21:21.219-05:00I think I'm probably like you. I like lists an...I think I'm probably like you. I like lists and written instructions. I can read charts but they take me longer. If I have to, I can do charts but I much prefer written directions. I think as a designer, I'll probably do both, depending on the design. Renee Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12513788818111774118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820099952986761054.post-82834321901820076292013-01-20T14:47:46.865-05:002013-01-20T14:47:46.865-05:00When I first started knitting charts scared me.
I...When I first started knitting charts scared me.<br /><br />I have dyslexia and I have found that the charts are a Godsend with more complex patterns. They help me see the big picture of how the stitches all work together.<br /><br />So, if I have the option, I will use the chart.<br /><br />FiberJewelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05920923713345292634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820099952986761054.post-62461873498187796402013-01-20T14:44:30.497-05:002013-01-20T14:44:30.497-05:00I like charts the most. Written patterns are confu...I like charts the most. Written patterns are confusing especially in English but I find them difficult in German too. A chart shows the the "picture". Babajezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14538344149217844113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820099952986761054.post-27595498669417059782013-01-20T13:18:44.273-05:002013-01-20T13:18:44.273-05:00I am a chart knitter, however I like to have the w...I am a chart knitter, however I like to have the written instructions to refer to sometimes, if the chart doesn't instantly make sense. Because of this I always chart AND write out patterns in full. I know lots of people who hate charts and lots of people who hat written instructions, therefore I prefer to include both, even if writing them out in full takes FOREVER!Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254578516714017969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820099952986761054.post-63648239363045170252013-01-20T12:45:01.497-05:002013-01-20T12:45:01.497-05:00I'm definitely a chart knitter! I find it very...I'm definitely a chart knitter! I find it very difficult to knit especially lace from written directions, if the lines are too long I loose myself in all the text. I never have that problem with charts. <br /><br />It's so interesting that people are so different in how they learn stuff!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455205523834615045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820099952986761054.post-25738089286134578882013-01-20T12:19:35.979-05:002013-01-20T12:19:35.979-05:00I'm not sure which learning style I am. I pre...I'm not sure which learning style I am. I prefer charts. I like it when written instructions are included for when I can't translate the chart properly.<br /><br />It would help if designers used the same symbols for the same stitches. I worked on a pattern recently where a blank box (usually a knit stitch) was a purl. Drove me bonkers.<br /><br />Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163832695252136713noreply@blogger.com