Gotta hand it to those Russians

[darski]

I found this pattern (schematic) following a link listed by blackpurl and found this:

 

http://www.yarn.ru/natalia/model/model_6_3_2002.htm

 

Hope that link works.

 

It is a plus (yes! really!) sweater made with a motif pattern. oooh I'm in love:c9

 

I have followed several of the links to Russian sites from around here and they do have great patterns avialable. Well, I do have to "modest them up" a bit but still pretty.

 

Here's a more general link to patterns

 

http://www.yarn.ru/natalia/izbrannoe.htm

[Cuddlefish]

That motif top is really pretty, but that yarn looks like thread! It'll take quite a while to do. But definitely really cute.

[Shell]

I agree with cuddlefish, it would take ages to make! it'd be well worth the effort. Were they shoulder pads though? lol

[lhasaapsolady]

That certainly is nice.

[MyissaG]

That is a really pretty top.

[tobybob]

That is a very pretty sweater. Yes those were shoulder pads. You could use fingering yarn. Squares would be bigger. Is there a way to convert that pattern to English?

[beth eathorne]

i used babelfish and it worked great converting to english

[craftybutterfly]

I love all the Russian patterns I've looked at! they are truely some talented folks!!

[Amy]

Please be very careful when posting links to Russian sites featuring patterns. Many are legitimate sites, publishing only patterns for which they own the copyrights. However, there are also very many sites that publish patterns scanned from a number of American magazines in violation of copyright law.

 

I am going to ask Svetlana if she can check out the links posted and let me know if she thinks they're legitimate sites or sites that have American patterns posted in violation of copyright law.

[darski]

I'm sorry. I keep forgetting that just because it is on the net doesn't make it safe to share. Thank you for keeping on top of this stuff

[Amy]

No problem. On a quick glance, the first site looks like it's probably okay. The second one, I haven't had a chance to look at, and it looks like it's going to be harder to navigate. Hopefully Svetlana can take a quick look and let us know that everything's okay.

[Empress Busy Bee]

It is pretty.

I agree the Russians are way ahead of us in designs. I've seen covers and some scans of their magazines and they have beautiful clothing including for children that aren't just for babies.

[Zaraliz]

Hey, sweaters worn by realistically sized women! Zaraliz

[Amy]

I have some great news! Our resident Russian expert said that the sites linked in the first post appear to be legitimate, so feel free to use any patterns you find there without guilt! :clap:clap:clap:clap

[Jimmie Lu]

You can translate the pattern at dictonary.com select translator than russian to english

I translated it and its not a pattern it just says to stich according to the graph and then how to stitch it together. If you have some old time crochet mags you may be able to figure out the pattern but there is no "written instructions" on that page

[darski]

Most europeans seem to learn the chart technique and they all just get it.

 

I like working from a chart myself but there are times when I like to have some instruction for tricky stitches.

 

I find myself wondering about newbies in Russia/Europe. Is it just assumed that they have mentors nearby to help with the tricky bits? Maybe the mindset is just different.

 

For the pink pattern, it is pretty straight forward = make these squares and make them go together this way - no big challenge there but some of them ...?