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The Knitty Gritty

ENGLISH
RUSSIAN (trans. from Cyrillic)
knit stitch
leetsévaya petlyá
purl stitch
eeznanóchnaya petlyá
knitting/to knit
vyazánie/vyazá’t’
knitting needles
spitzatzi
yarn
pryazhá
gauge
plotnost’ vyazániya
swatch
vyazánniy obrazéts
cast on
nabrát’ petlí
bind off
zakrít’ petlí
right side/wrong side of work
leetsévaya storoná/eeznánka
increase
pribaveet’ petlyú
decrease
ubaveet’ petlyú
row
ryad
yarn over
nakíd
level of difficulty: beginner
urovyén’ slózhnosti: nachinayuschiy
level of difficulty: intermediate
urovyén’ slózhnosti: sredniy urovyén’
level of difficulty: advanced
urovyén’ slózhnosti: visokiy urovyén’
level of difficulty: expert
urovyén’ slózhnosti: ekspért
crochet
vyazániye kryuchkóm
crochet hook
vyazál’niy kryuchok
chain
tsepóchka
single/double/triple (treble) crochet
odinárniy stólbik/dvóynoy stólbik/tróynoy stólbik
loop
petlyá
join into a ring
zamknut’ krug

Handy Phrases

ENGLISH
RUSSIAN (trans. from Cyrillic)
Where is the nearest yarn shop?
Gdyeh bleezháyshiy magazín nitok?
How much is this ball of yarn?
Skól’ko stoít étot mótok nítok?
What is the fiber content?
Kakóy sóstav u étik nítok?
wool
sherst’
acrylic
akrilik
mohair
mokhér
silk
shyolk
cotton
khl’pok
cashmere
káshemir
nylon
neylón
angora
angóra
rayon
rayón
Q: What are you making?
Shto viy vyázhetye?
A: I’m making…
Ya vyázhu…
scarf
sharf
sweater
svítyer
cardigan
koftú
poncho
ponchó
shawl
shál
hat
shapkú
vest
bezrukavkú
socks
nóski
mittens
varézhki
skirt
yúbku
blanket
pled
I would like to make a ______. Where can I find a pattern?
Ya khachú svyazat’ ____. Gdyeh ya magú naytí eenstryktsiyu?
Oh dear, I have dropped a stitch.
Akh, ya minyá slétila petlyá.
Oh dear, I need to rip back. Again.
Akh, mnyeh nádo raspustét! Apyát’.
Did you make that yourself?
Éta viy sámi svyazáli?
Yes, I made this myself!
Da, ya éta svyazála sáma!
I love to knit/crochet
Mnyéh nrávit’sa vyazát’ spitsámi/kryuchkóm.

Translators: Alison Hansel, Svetlana Avrakh, Katherine Mok, Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton, Lucia Tedesco, Jacqueline Broner, Cynthia Hunger, Anu Harkki, Theresa Vinson Stenersen, Marjoleine van der Heide