First Edition

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Part 1: Charting Basics

Front Cover2019-08-27
Title and Copyright Page2019-08-27
Table of Contents
2019-08-26
Preface2017-05-11
Knitting Terminology2017-05-11
If You Want to Print the Book2017-05-11
Introduction2017-05-11
PART 1: CHARTING BASICS2017-05-11
Ch 1: Basic Knitted Fabrics2017-05-11
Ch 2: The Unwritten Assumption2017-05-11
Ch 3: Charting on Paper2017-05-11
Ch 4: Charting in the Computer2017-05-11
Ch 5: Working from a Chart2017-05-11
Ch 6: Project 1: Purl Diamond with Seed Stitch Border2017-05-11
Ch 7: Cables and Twists2017-05-11
Ch 8: Project 2: Aran Sampler2017-05-12
Ch 9: Decreases2017-06-07
Ch 10: Increases2017-05-12
Ch 11: The No-Stitch Symbol2017-05-12
Ch 12: Decreases + Yarnovers = Lace
   (includes projects 3, 4, and 5)
2017-05-12
Ch 13: Colorwork2017-05-12

Part 2: Pattern Repeats

PART 2: PATTERN REPEATS2017-05-19
Ch 14: Working a Pattern Repeat2017-05-19
Ch 15: Finding the Pattern Repeat
   (includes Project 6: Basket-Weave Hot Pad)
2017-05-20
Ch 16: Long Instruction Lines2017-05-20
Ch 17: Tweaking a Chart2017-05-19
Ch 18: Changing a Motif to an All-Over Pattern2017-05-19

Part 3: Multi-Size Garment Charts

PART 3: MULTI-SIZE GARMENT CHARTS2017-06-26
Ch 19: The Basic Vest2017-06-26
Ch 20: Bottom-Up Shaping has two versions, for charting On Paper or In the Computer
MIKs, add your supplement for charting
   on paper
  or in the computer using
   shaping symbols or
   only blank areas
2017-07-11
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Ch 21: One Chart, Six Sizes has two versions, for
traditional knitters or
mirror-image knitters
2017-07-29
2017-07-29
Ch 22: Top-Down Shaping2018-10-16
Ch 23: Motif Starting Points2017-08-01
Ch 24: “Right Front: Work as for Left Front, Reversing All Shaping” has four versions,
 for traditional knitters charting
  on paper or in the computer
 or mirror-image knitters charting
  on paper or in the computer
2017-09-05
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2017-09-05
Ch 25: Optional Shaping Tweaks has two versions, for
traditional knitters or
mirror-image knitters
2018-02-06

Part 4: Tips and Tricks

PART 4: TIPS AND TRICKS2018-10-12
Ch 26: More Charting Tips has four versions,
 for traditional knitters charting
  on paper or in the computer
 or mirror-image knitters charting
  on paper or in the computer
2018-10-18
Ch 27: New Knitting Operations has four versions,
 for traditional knitters charting
  on paper or in the computer
 or mirror-image knitters charting
  on paper or in the computer
2019-08-26
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Ch 28: Software Options2018-10-12
Ch 29: Converting Ordinary Lines to a Multi-Column Table2018-10-13
The HollyKnits Knitting Font Catalog2017-07-13

Part 5: Appendixes

APPENDIXES2018-10-16
App A: Charting Rules2018-10-17
App B: Lessons Learned2018-10-24
App C: Answers2018-10-16
App D: Dubious Practices2018-10-26
App E: Do Charts Lie?2018-10-16
App F: Better Written-Out Instructions2018-10-18
App G: Crossing Cables on the Private Side has two versions, for
traditional knitters or
mirror-image knitters
2017-07-12
2017-07-12
App H is in two parts due to its length:
 Part 1: Designing by Charting
 Part 2: Charting Detailed Images
2018-10-25
2018-10-25
App I: Border Details2017-07-12
App J: Lace Diamond Details2018-10-23
App K: Garment Design Details2017-07-12
App L: Enlarging a Paper Image2018-10-26
App M: Abbreviations and Terms2017-08-02
Acknowledgments2019-08-26
About the Author2019-08-26