Crochet and Knit Translator

This is a homemade English to Spanish and viceversa crochet and knit translator.

Friday, March 31, 2006

Spanish Spanish - Argentine Spanish

I am crocheting a blanket following Jan Eaton’s book “200 Crochet blocks for blankets, throws and afghans. Crochet squares to mix and match” –I have it in Spanish. Thing is, the translation was made in Spain, and I'm finding many differences with the Spanish we talk in Argentina ... So here I am, reading the explanations and translating the stitches names, totally different! Check it out!

Spanish Spanish Argentine Spanish
Punto Doble = Medio Punto
Punto Triple Doble = Vareta Doble
Medio Punto Triple = Media Vareta
Punto Triple = Punto Vareta
Punto Corredizo = Punto Enano
Anillas = Puntos

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Knit Translator

English - Spanish

ARMHOLES = sisas
BALL/S = ovillo/s
CAST OFF = cerrar puntos
CAST ON = agregar puntos
DECREASE (dec) = disminuir puntos
INCREASE (inc) = aumentar puntos
KNIT (K) = tejer derecho
KNITTED IN ONE PIECE = tejido en una sola pieza
KNIT TWO TOGETHER (k2tog) = tejer dos puntos juntos al derecho
NEEDLE/S = aguja/s
NEXT ROW = hilera siguiente
PURL (P) = tejer revés
ROW = hilera
SLEEVES = mangas
STITCH/ES (st/s) = punto/s
STOCKING STITCH (st st) = punto jersey
TO MAKE UP = armado y terminación
YON = lazada

Spanish - English

AGUJA/S = needle/s
AGREGAR PUNTOS = cast on
ARMADO Y TERMINACIÓN = making up
AUMENTAR PUNTOS = increase (inc)
CERRAR PUNTOS = cast off
DISMINUIR PUNTOS = decrease (dec)
HILERA = row
HILERA SIGUIENTE = next row

LAZADA = yon

MANGAS = sleeves
OVILLO/S = ball/s
PUNTO/S = stitch/es (st/s)
PUNTO JERSEY = stocking stitch (st st)
SISAS = armholes
TEJER DERECHO = knit (K)
TEJER DOS PUNTOS JUNTOS AL DERECHO = knit two together (K2TOG)
TEJIDO EN UNA SOLA PIEZA = knitted in one piece
TEJER REVÉS = purl (P)

Saturday, November 26, 2005

Let's get started!

I have to figure it out how will I organize this translator...