Knitting Chart · Stitch (4:5)

About Knitting Chart · Stitch (4:5)

A chart grid in which every cell is taller than it is wide - 4:5 is the standard stockinette-stitch ratio - so a finished chart looks like the actual knitted fabric. Indispensable for cable, lace and texture charts where the chart needs to read as the finished fabric will. Further reading: A practitioner reading list covers the standards lineage in more depth.

Standards lineage

Stitch-proportional chart convention recommended by The Knitting Guild Association (TKGA) for fabric-true charts.

A short history

Stitch-proportional charts became standard in published knitting design after Barbara Walker's "Treasury of Knitting Patterns" series in the 1960s and 70s.

Where designers reach for it

• Cable-knitting charts and Aran patterns
• Lace-knitting charts
• Texture-pattern swatches
• Garment-shaping schematics

Printing this grid

Every variant on this page is delivered as a vector SVG with physical millimetre dimensions baked into the file, so a compliant printer driver will reproduce it at exact 1:1 scale by default. Choose the sheet size that matches your printer tray, set scaling to 100 % (never "fit to page"), and verify with the calibration check on our how-to-print guide. Buyer's guide: Comparing the major architectural scale rulers can help you pick the right physical scale rule to use over the printed grid.