How to Crochet in the Round From a Chart
Crochet pattern instructions are typically written in one of three ways. Most American vintage crochet patterns are written in paragraph-form. More contemporary instructions are often written in a bulleted format, making complex patterns easier to understand. In an effort to make patterns usable without translation to other languages, contemporary crochet designers often include charts to illustrate stitch placement. Standardized symbols are used to indicate specific stitches. Crochet charts not only allow the crocheter to use patterns from other countries without translation but are also popular with visual learners
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Instructions
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Familiarize yourself with the chart, including the stitch key. Although symbols may vary slightly from one crochet chart to another, chain stitches are typically indicated with a small circle or oval. Single-crochet stitches are typically indicated with an X or a plus sign. Double and treble crochet stitches are indicate by a T-shaped symbol with one or two horizontal lines across the center of the vertical line.
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Print or photocopy the chart, whenever possible. If you are new to using crochet charts, it is helpful to highlight or otherwise mark each row on the chart, as it is completed. Also, if you need to pause before a row is complete, the mark will help you to restart in the right place. Since you are working in rounds and not turning your work, it is not necessary to write the direction (left-to-right or vice-versa) of the stitches on the chart.
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Make a sliding loop or a chain loop to form the center of the circle, as directed in the crochet pattern. Refer to the crochet chart and stitch key to complete each concentric circle, working from the center toward the periphery of the circle.
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