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Brackets and asterisks marking a section of a pattern to be worked again.
Also known as: Repeat from asterisk, Brackets in a knitting pattern, Stars in a pattern
Square brackets, parentheses and asterisks marking where a sequence repeats. Together with the repeat count they compress a long row into a short instruction, and misreading the scope of a bracket is the commonest way a written pattern goes wrong.
Square brackets, parentheses and asterisks marking a section of instructions to be repeated, with a following number or instruction giving how many times.
An asterisk conventionally marks a point to return to — 'repeat from * to end' — while brackets enclose a group repeated a stated number of times immediately.
Misreading the scope of a bracket is the commonest error in following a written pattern, which is a substantial part of why charts are preferred for complex work.
Charts mark repeats differently, with heavy vertical lines bounding the repeated block, so a chart shows the scope visually rather than requiring it to be parsed.
Square brackets or parentheses enclosing a run of text, or an asterisk placed before it, with a number following.