I'm an advocate of crochet diagrams due to the intentional usage of these diagrams that do not require English to be known to follow the crochet pattern. It's globally inclusive.
Introducing the Repeating Connector symbol developed by me, Michael Sellick, with the help of the Membership Level on YouTube for feedback.
The Problem It Fixes is Simple
In larger patterns where something has changed such as the bobbles are in this upper square, the diagrams have to be massive to show how many stitches are skipped but as the diagrams get bigger, they are difficult to read and impossible to print out.
Instead of having the entire project on paper, a simplified version of the pattern can exist. The Repeat Connector can tell crocheters that there is a repeating of a type of stitch and how many times it is done.
Below, you can see the connector has 14 +. The plus symbol is single crochet. After the single crochet, the repeat connector shows up to tell you how many times the single crochet is done before you hit the bobble.
This allows the diagrams to be more clear and much easier to read.
YouTube Membership had many thoughts. Some of them, like me, felt a directional arrow is needed to remind crocheters the direction to read the line. Especially in the new blanket by Jeanne where the rounds can be on the right or wrong side, depending on the round, of course. This would remove any questions.
We examined many symbols such as (14) but felt that there was no mention of the stitch to use. We also looked at (+ 14 +) but felt that a crocheter might put in 14 single crochet and add 2 more with it showing up twice in the brackets.
You will see this coming up on future crochet diagrams on The Crochet Crowd, when necessary.
How to Read It
Translations
English - Number of stitches to crochet within a span as shown on the diagram. It has the number of stitches followed by the crochet stitch to make.
French - Nombre de mailles à crocheter dans un intervalle comme indiqué sur le diagramme. Il comporte le nombre de mailles suivi du point de crochet à réaliser.
Italian - Numero di maglie da lavorare all'uncinetto in un intervallo come mostrato nel diagramma. Ha il numero di punti seguito dal punto all'uncinetto da realizzare.
Spanish - Número de puntos a tejer en un lapso como se muestra en el diagrama. Tiene el número de puntos seguido del punto de crochet a realizar.
Russian - Количество петель для вязания крючком в пределах промежутка указано на схеме. В нем указывается количество петель, за которыми следует количество стежков для вязания крючком.
Dutch - Aantal steken dat binnen een tijdsbreedte moet worden gehaakt, zoals weergegeven in het telpatroon. Hierop staat het aantal steken gevolgd door de te maken haaksteek.
Thai - จำนวนเข็มที่จะถักภายในช่วงตามที่แสดงไว้ในแผนภาพ มีจำนวนตะเข็บตามด้วยการถักโครเชต์ที่จะทำ
Turkish - Diyagramda gösterildiği gibi bir açıklık içinde tığ işi yapılacak ilmek sayısı. Yapılacak tığ işi dikişin ardından dikiş sayısına sahiptir.
Korean - 다이어그램에 표시된 대로 스팬 내에서 크로셰 뜨개질할 스티치 수입니다. 스티치 수에 이어 코바늘 스티치를 해서 만들어요.
Cantonese - 喺一個跨度內要針織嘅針數，如圖所示。佢有針數，跟住係要整嘅針織針。
Afrikaans - Aantal steke om binne 'n span te hekel soos op die diagram getoon. Dit het die aantal steke gevolg deur die hekelsteek om te maak.
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