Saturday, July 6, 2013

Russian Intrigue

Recently I came across a knitting webpage with a lovely design for an afghan. The instructions were even there.  The problem is, it's in Russian.  This is the pattern that I'm talking about, click here.  I snitched one of the pictures from the website to show you the leaves pattern that I find so pretty:


I found one of those online translators and copied in the title of the pattern, which is:


The translator tells me that the pattern is "MK Autumn Leaves (knitted patchwork). 

So now, the challenge begins.  Since my Russian is a little rusty non-existent, I'm going to work with any translators I can find, see if I can find a guide to Russian knitting and just start playing around with the techniques, which are pictured in the pattern, to see if I can duplicate the design.  I've also reached out to a friend who writes excellent books about knitting in other countries - check them out.

I do like a challenge....let the research begin!

Update:  An online translator has deciphered part of the page and sometimes the translation is amusing.  For instance, at the beginning of the pattern, the translation gives this instruction:

"Recruit on the spokes 40 loops" which I'm guessing means "onto the needles cast on 40 stitches"!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Try to contact Gelina at Interweave Press. She might help if they can put you in contact with her.
Marilyn Buster

sdsantaniello said...

I am also trying to figure this out. Wondering how far I will get?

Anonymous said...

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/autumn-leaves-stitch-pattern