Puncetto Italian/English Glossary
Posted by Avital Pinnick on March 22, 2011
I’m still working on a review of the basic Puncetto Valsesiano book and hope to finish it soon. In the meantime, I’ve compiled a list of words from both books. I hope that it may save you some time thumbing through dictionaries. (If you notice any errors, please let me know! Thanks.)
Italian | English |
agganciarsi | connect |
aggiungo | add |
ago | needle |
alzarsi con … | build up (sides of motif) |
andata | “going” (working left to right) |
anello | ring |
angolo | angle, corner |
asoline | slots |
autin | Not an Italian word. Describes square worked diagonally, like a diamond |
base | base |
buco | open (square) |
cambio | exchanging (threads, adding a new thread) |
chiusura | close |
cimosa | edge |
colonnina | column |
consigliano | recommended |
destra | right |
doppiare | doubling (thread) |
eseguire | do, make |
fare | do, make |
filo | thread |
foglioline | leaves |
gamba | leg (e.g., spoke of a scallop edge or part of spider) |
girandole | pinwheel motif |
giro | round (when working a circular piece like a doily) |
grande | large |
inferiore | lower |
inizia | begins |
insieme | together |
larghezza | width |
lasciare | leave |
laterale | side |
lavorano | work |
lunga | long |
lunghezza | length |
medio | medium |
mezzogiro | “half-turn.” Interrupting a horizontal row to work backwards, then forwards. Analogous to short rows in knitting/ |
motivo | design, pattern |
nodo | knot |
ogni | each |
particolare | detail |
passaggio | step, stage |
piccolo | small |
pieno | solid (square) |
pippiolino | picot |
puntine | triangular points, often used to decorate edges of handkerchiefs or tablecloths |
punto | stitch |
ragno | spider (motif) |
ragna superbia | Literally “proud” spider. Complex spider with double or triple “legs” |
ragnetto | spider |
ricordarsi | remember |
riga | row |
ritorno | “returning” (working right to left) |
rosetta | little rose (4 rectangular blocks arranged in a circle) |
rotondo | round |
salta | skip (a knot) |
schema | diagram, pattern, layout |
senza | without |
sinistra | left |
spiegazione | explanation |
stella | Literally “star.” Refers to basic Puncetto squares |
stelle miste | mixed stars (squares) |
stessa | same |
stoffa | fabric |
striscia | band, strip |
terminare | end, finish (vb) |
tessitura | weaving, webbing |
testa di morto | Death’s Head (X in a space), now often called Cat’s Paw, because it sounds nicer. |
tutte | all |
uguali | equal |
ventaglietto | little fans |
verso destra | to the right |
verso sinistra | to the left |
vuoto | empty (square) |
Book Review: A Scuola di Puncetto Valsesiano « This and That said
[…] These diagrams are comprehensible without knowing Italian (I’m currently working on a short glossary to translate terms found in this book, which may make some things easier). Each small red square […]
Nicoletta said
grazie! from italy I love this work, thank’s
Alessandra said
Hallo,
here’s some hints for the glossary:
particolare -> detail
puntine -> a specific kind of pattern, mainly a triangle, usually used to finish handerchiefs or table mats
ragno (not ragna)
testa di morto death’s head (X in a space) –> lately, it is common to refer to this pattern as “cat’s paw” (people didn’t use the pattern because it was not nice to name it 🙂 )
Avital Pinnick said
Thanks so much! That’s interesting that the “death’s head” was re-named. I’m not surprised.