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Learn crochet 6 / 7

Reading crochet charts

A chart shows the pattern as a drawing. Once you know the symbols you can read any pattern.

Blank notebook with a pencil and a small green crochet swatch
AI-generated image, not a photo of the actual pattern.

8 min

  1. 1

    Know the symbols

    An oval is a chain, a cross is a single crochet, a T with a crossbar is a double crochet.

  2. 2

    Reading direction

    Rows are read right to left, then left to right. Rounds are read counter-clockwise.

  3. 3

    Turning chains

    At the start of a row, chains lift the work: one for single crochet, three for double crochet.

  4. 4

    Repeats

    A bracket with a number means: repeat this part that many times. It keeps big patterns tidy.