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Crossbars on a stem counting how many times the yarn is wrapped.
Also known as: Treble symbols, Tall stitch symbols
Taller crochet stitches are charted as a vertical stem with crossbars, one bar for each extra yarn-over. Counting the bars gives the stitch, which makes the whole family readable without a key.
Encode a stitch's height in the number of crossbars on its vertical stem, one for each yarn-over made before working.
Contexts: Laundry
Make the family self-explaining, so a stitch never met before can be identified by counting the bars.
Contexts: Laundry
A vertical stem with one, two or three short horizontal bars crossing it, sometimes with a hooked top.