Stitch Maps is a wonderful website that uses a new way to cart knitting without a grid. this method actual shows the shape and flow of the knitting. you can see how a stitch relates to the stitches above and below it as well as side by side. Here's an example:
The site has nearly 1,000 patterns mapped. Currently, 145 of the patterns also have attached swatch photos. Many of the pattern contributors also have links to Ravelry.com.
Once you've selected a pattern, you can change the number of horizontal or vertical repeats. It gives you the cast-on count, allows you to get written instructions and request row and column guides (the grey lines shown below).
The webinar demonstrated how using stitch-maps.com, you can select a pattern and the number of pattern repeats to make a scarf or a stole and create elegant, sophisticate pieces without buying a specific pattern.
You can search for border or edging patterns on stitch-map.com and provide a unique finish to your project.
Standard gridded charts never worked well for me. I'll confess it's partly lack of experience, but the stitch mapping makes sense straight out of the box.
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