How to work begin and end points as indicated on a chart. Find the beginning and ending points for the size and piece you are working on. In this example, I’ll show how to work the back piece of the Solstice Dias de Betty in size small.
Beginning: The first stitch worked is the stitch that the beginning arrow is pointing at. In this case, for the back in size small, we begin on stitch #12 (image 1). You can see that stitch #12 is a decrease stitch. It is important NOT to work any decrease stitch without its corresponding increase stitch, nor any increase stitch without its corresponding decrease.
In the example, the increase that corresponds to the decrease shown on the first stitch (stitch #12) is the yarn over to the right of the decrease stitch, stitch #11 (image 2). The first row worked is a right side row, so the chart is read from right to left. We begin on stitch #12, and to continue working to the left we work stitch 1, then 2 and so on across the chart to the left. Because stitch #11 (the corresponding increase stitch) is not worked at the beginning of the row, but stitch #12 (the decrease stitch) is worked, then stitch #12 should NOT be worked as a decrease stitch, but instead worked in Stockinette Stitch on the first stitch of the row. This maintains the same number of stitches across the row without any unintentional decreasing.
Ending: In this chart, all back sizes end on the same stitch, stitch #12. Again, it's important NOT to work any decreases or increases without their corresponding increase or decrease stitch. Stitch #12 is a decrease stitch, and its corresponding increase stitch is stitch #11. Since we are working a right side row from left to right, and stitch #12 is our final stitch, both stitches 11 and 12 are worked, so it is okay to work them as they are shown in the chart.
However, on Row 3 of this chart, the final stitch, #12, is an increase stitch, and its corresponding decrease stitch is stitch #1. In this situation, because only stitch #12 will be worked at the end of Row 3, this stitch should be worked in Stockinette Stitch, rather than a yarn over, to avoid any unintentional increased stitches.
Try out beginning and ending points indicated on a chart: • Solstice Dias de Betty
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