What do these cross stitch pattern symbols mean?

Question

Anyone know of a site which explains all the types of stitch options for cross-stitching? Im curious because I got a pattern but it has a few marks that indicate stitches outside of the standard one. Need to know what the symbols mean.

Answer 1

http://www.caron-net.com/patguide.html

Most patterns state somewhere on them what the symbols mean because not all patterns will use the same legend.  

What are the symbols you don't understand?  

Answer 2

Here's How to read a cross stitch pattern:

http://crossstitch.about.com/od/learnhow...

This samesite http://crossstitch.about.com/od/freecros...

has tutorials for these stitches, and includes the marks:

Boss Stitch

Elongated Cross Stitch

Four-Sided Stitch

Herringbone Stitch

Laced Cross Stitch

Long-Armed Smyrna Cross Stitch

Quartered Cross Stitch

Rice Stitch

Simple Eyelet Stitch

Smyrna Cross Stitch

Star Stitch (Also known as Couched Cross Stitch)

Underlined Cross Stitch

Upright Cross Stitch

Velvet Stitch

Zig Zag Stitch

Special Square One

Special Square Two

Special Square Three

Heart Trio Topiary Pattern

Elongated Stitch Motif

Herringbone Stitch Border

Herringbone Heart

Zig-Zag Welcome

Hope that helps!

Answer 3

Have you looked on the patter to see if it is anywhere noted. I think that most if not all patters have all the stitches that used in that patter.

Answer 4

http://www.caron-net.com/patguide.html#a...

for over-all stich instruction

http://www.gloria-pat.com/resources/basi...

stich specifics-how to