"Charts Made Simple teaches knitters how to read charts--and, better yet, how to make the most of them: to see that a chart is a picture of knitted fabric ; To make sense of the symbols in a chart without being tied to its key ; to use charts as guides for minimizing and recovering from mistakes ; to handle chart quirks -- "no stitch" symbols, repeated stitches, changes in stitch count, and more -- with ease" --Cover, p. 4.