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A diagram of stitch symbols arranged in the shape of the finished piece.
Also known as: Crochet diagram, Crochet symbols, Stitch diagram
Unlike a knitting chart's grid, a crochet diagram is drawn in the shape of the fabric — rounds as concentric circles, rows as stacked lines. Each symbol is a picture of the stitch, so the diagram looks like what it makes.
A diagram in which each crochet stitch is drawn as a symbol and the symbols are arranged in the shape of the finished piece — concentric rings for work in the round, stacked rows for flat work.
Differs from knitting charts in being a picture of the object rather than a grid: a granny square diagram is square, and a doily diagram is round.
The symbols are pictographic — a tall stitch is drawn tall, and the crossbars on its stem count the yarn-overs — so the notation can be read without memorising a key to an unusual degree.
An arrangement of small stitch marks — crosses, T shapes and ovals — laid out in rings or rows forming the outline of the finished piece.
The diagram is composed of individual stitch symbols.