Crocheting from a Chart/Graph

[newgrannie]

  Does anyone have any tips or websites that may help me to understand how to crochet from a chart/graph. I am clueless to this, however I have several great patterns I want to do that require the chart.

Thanks

[Bende - Forum Admin]

Here's one site I found so far to help!  Welcome to the forum..hope to see you here often!

http://crochetandknitting.com/articles/art117.htm

[Carol Ann]

Hi, newgrannie!  here is another site tutorial for filet / graphed crochet work to add to Bende's: http://www.smartcrochet.com/lesson1.shtml

and another:  http://www.hassdesign.com/BasicFiletTechniques/

and another:  http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa050298.htm

and another:  http://www.crochetcabana.com/specialty/filet_crochet.htm  The above are suggested sites by crochetcabana and this one is her own tutorial. 

[newgrannie]

So basically in order to do a design based on a graph you have to first learn the filet

[goldwinger]

its not only filet that requires a graph some crochet patterns use charts with symbols for the stitches once you recognise these symbols it is quite easy to follow
i have used this type and i increase(photocopy/scan) the size of the chart so it is easy to see
and i use a marker to define worked rows hope this is of help to you