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A greyed or shaded square standing for a stitch that does not exist yet.
Also known as: Grey square in a knitting chart, Shaded square
A shaded square that is skipped entirely. It exists because a chart is a rectangle and a shaped piece is not — the greyed squares are placeholders keeping the grid aligned where the stitch count changes.
A shaded or greyed square in a chart representing no stitch at all, to be skipped over when working the row.
A consequence of charts being rectangular while shaped knitting is not: where the stitch count changes between rows, placeholder squares keep the columns aligned so the pattern stays readable.
A frequent source of confusion for new chart readers, who count the greyed squares as stitches and arrive at the wrong total.
No-stitch squares are not knitted and are not counted.
A square of the grid filled with solid grey or diagonal shading and containing no symbol.