Wondering how to organize your chosen Doodle Charts so you can get started knitting? That's exactly what the Blank Doodle Master Chart page is here to help with!

Our Blank Doodle Master Chart is included in all of our pattern PDFs, but sometimes folks want a little more guidance on how to use it (or just a couple extra copies!). Either way, this post is a great guide to learn a little more about how to use this resource to get your Doodle Charts organized and ready to go!

Download the FREE Blank Doodle Master Chart now!

How to use the Blank Doodle Master Chart

 

STEP 1 Download or print our Blank Doodle Master Chart

No need to fiddle around in charting apps - the Doodle Master Chart is formatted and sized to work with all of our Doodle Charts, so everything fits together!

STEP 2 Choose and play around with your charts

One of our favorite ways to play around with placement of charts is to print and cut out all the charts in your pattern (or check out our Doodle Decks). You can stack them, duplicate them, offset them, add in some border motifs - anything you want, there are no rules! 

Pro tip: Take a look at our Instagram or the Ravelry project pages for inspiration!

Not sure where to start? Use the chart from the sample knit as your baseline and then make smaller adjustments, such as simply swapping the Octopus for the Seahorse, or the Shell for the Crab. This lets you work with a design that is already 90% to where you want it, but you can make a few personal decisions to make it unique!

Want to make it taller? No worries! You can either just tape your charts higher on the paper, or use a second Blank Doodle Master Chart page to continue your design. For this example, maybe we want to add a Lighthouse chart, or Seagulls above the top of the water, so we can extend the chart vertically.

This works especially well if you are doing an Infinity Cowl, which usually takes about 3 of these sheets to cover your entire design canvas (or roughly 150-180 rounds of charts). 

Want to compare design options? This is a great way to test out different charts or layouts to see if you prefer a small Ocean Wave versus a large Tidal Surf, for example. 

Once you're happy with the order and arrangement of your charts, it's time to put them all into the Master Chart.

STEP 3 Create your personalized Doodle Master Chart

Depending on how creative you're feeling, you can either tape your charts over the Master Chart, or get out some colored pencils and re-draw the motifs into the Master Chart (this second option is great if you're using Doodle Decks or if you want your Master Chart in your custom yarn colors).

Pro tip: If you want to know exactly how many rows of colorwork you can fit into your project, check out our post about Doodle Math: Row Gauge & Chart Height for some tips on how to use your gauge swatch to help plan your charts.

STEP 4 Start Knitting!

Once you have it all laid out - it's time to knit! You now have one, giant, custom chart that is all set to go for your project!

Pro tip: If you want to double check some of your colors and charts, try swatching your motifs. We have a whole post about Swatching Colorwork in the Round.

Time to design your own!

Download our FREE Blank Master Chart now, and have fun combining your new design with ANY of our Base Doodle Patterns!

Happy Doodling!

 

Blog co-written by Jamie Lomax and Grey Lundy