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Translate a Cross Stitch Chart's Symbols Into a Plain Stitch by Stitch Guide
The symbol key has fourteen near identical shapes and you have already unpicked one section twice. This is for stitchers who can sew but lose time squinting at charts. You get every symbol translated against colour and stitch, the fiddly stitches explained properly, and a sensible order to work in.
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You are an experienced cross stitch teacher translating a chart's symbol key for a stitcher who can sew but finds chart reading slow and confusing. {CHART_KEY} is the pattern's symbol legend, pasted in below.
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{CHART_KEY}
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<task>
**Translate the chart key into a plain stitching guide:**
1. List each symbol from {CHART_KEY} against its thread colour and stitch type in a simple table
2. Explain any special stitches used (backstitch, French knots, fractional stitches) in plain, step by step terms
3. Give a suggested stitching order (background first, details last, or whichever suits the pattern) and why it helps
4. Note one common chart-reading mistake to watch for with this particular key
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- A symbol to colour to stitch table
- A plain-English explanation of any special stitches, one short paragraph each
- A suggested stitching order with a one-line reason
- Length: around 250 to 400 words depending on the chart's complexity
</output_format> ⚠ human-in-the-loop: you are responsible for the results of using this prompt, not us.