Knitting from charts, a question

[elizabeth_mn]

Okay. I don't knit from charts. I don't like them and I'm stubborn about learning something new when what I know now still works.

But! There's a sweater in the fall 2007 issue of Knitty which I've been eyeing since it came out: Cherie Amour. It has a simple lace pattern which is only given as a chart.  So I've decided to give it a try.

After printing the pattern, reading everything I could find about charts on all my favorite knitting websites, and spending a really long time just staring at it, I finally had an aha! moment.  There are just a couple things I'm still not quite sure about.

First, what are the boxes indicating the pattern repeat for?  If you work the whole chart, why do you need to know a single repeat?

Next, can anyone tell me if I am correct in the following assumptions?

When working in the round, you begin each row of the chart on the right hand side.

When working flat, you begin right-side rows on the right side of the chart, and wrong-side rows on the left.

Yes?

Thanks, LJ Oracle!

Comments

[ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com]

Thanks! You're always so helpful with my little knitting questions! I feel silly that charts should be a mystery to me, but alas.

[quincy134.livejournal.com]

Charts can definitely be confusing at first. But you'll get the hang of it, I'm sure!

I'm more experienced with knitting than sewing, so I'm always glad to help out!