According to one of the versions, the first knitting came up with Arabs. Crusaders during their famous trips spied the subtleties of the crafts and brought these knowledge to Spain. In another version, it is believed that in the old light, the technique of knitting brought monks-Copda, the clothes of which stood out against the backdrop of roughly woven things of Europeans. To certainly find out who exactly scored the first looping on the knitting needles, most likely it will not be possible. The age of knitting techniques is also greatly varied, from 5-6 hundred years and up to the millennium. Now things made by knitting and crochet are still retaining their relevance. Some craftswomen create full toilets with caps, gloves, skirts, sweaters and handbags from threads. Knitted decor for the house introduces a feeling of warmth and comfort. In addition, such things are easy to do their own, just to carve out the window in the chart for needlework. In the article, let's talk about knitting techniques and options for decorating the premises with cute mans made manually.
Interesting facts about knitting
Now Knitting is considered a purely female hobby, but it was not always. In the XVII century, men in France and the Czech Republic entered into a brutal struggle with the representatives of the weak sex for a monopoly in knitting stockings. Women were supplanted from the crafts in all possible ways. Mentrally the leading stockures were special treaties for which they pledged not to hire a lady to work. A century before, when knitted things were still in the wonder, the Swedish king had under 30 pairs of socks made on the needles. The cost of each equated to the annual salary of the monarch of the monarch. Since the threads over time elapsed, the scientist has failed to find ancient patterns of knitted details of clothing, but one day they were lucky. The most "old" sock is the find in one tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh. The detail of the clothes had a symbolic pattern, which was to protect the owner from the failures and the trust of the "harmful" deities, and her age consists more than a thousand years. In African tribes, instead of spokes use special wooden frames, which, by the way, also apply no one century. The first knitting machine was invented in 1589 by the English monk. Prices for "stamped" products decreased, since their production has become less expensive, but knitting craft manually did not go into the fly. On the contrary, such details of clothing and decor began to be valued at times higher, because they were unique. The general name of the material that is created on the machines is knitwear. Yarn is used thinner, which allows you to make elegant things with neat patterns. In contrast to the tissue, where two y thread systems are intertwined, knitted canvases are created by connecting loops. Sleeping nickname "Queen knitwear" in the world of high fashion got a sonia rickel. Her designer sweaters wore Audrey Hepburn and Francoise Ardi. Now in different parts of the globe, a number of competitions in high-speed knitting are held. Absolute record holder is currently considered the Netherlands Miriam Tegels. She connects 118 loops in 1 minute. But in another contest, a man distinguished himself, which is slightly less than in 6 hours a scarf three meters long. Knitting was one of the types of needlework, in addition to painting and embroidery, the girls made of secured families in the Middle Ages. Many things have become real objects of art, because the ladies have a lot of free time.
Methods of knitting
At the moment there are two main types of mating:
- On the spokes;
- Crochet.
Although there are still a number of less popular techniques with a fork or shuttle. The knitting needles can be knitted by the English and European (continental) way. The difference in them is only that in the first case, the thread from the tangle is imposed on an index finger of the right hand, and in the second - left. European technique is popular in Japan, but in China preference to American. In Samoa
Great Britain and the United States use both ways. Although there is no significant difference in them, many choose a way of mating under the left and right. If you have to work with knitting needles, then there are two main types of loops:
- Facial;
- Pouring.
The loops are interrelated, since the facial from the back look like an invalid and vice versa. They are used in any knitting. To obtain complex patterns (lumps, pigtails, mesh), crossed, elongated, edge, double, air, additive and hinges with Nakud are added to the cloth. Among the types of mating, there is a ductile (ordinary and elastic), sweating, Scandinavian two-color, rice, enterlak, patchwork, quilt and "Domino". The so-called "rubber band" is also popular. It is classified for English, convex, hollow, double, with displaced or crossed loops. If the master prefers to crochet, then two techniques are most often used to work:
- Tunisian knitting;
- Irish lace.
In addition to them, the smooth, nover, fila, bavarian and embossed knitting also apply. In the canvases of knitters, air loops will be found (the basis in the work of the crochet), relief, connecting columns and semi-solids with one (two, three, four) nakid or without it, "raff", pico. With the help of yarn and hooks, you can create original, beautiful decoration for the interior of the house. The craftsmen knit pillowcases for pillows, blankets, napkins, tacks, stands for hot and covers for sofas, dishes, bottles.
In recent years, the popularity of knitting technique is gaining popularity without any special devices, that is, the loops are typing with fingers. For this method will suit any yarn. You can buy special thick, fluffy threads, of which there are volumetric things, or use the usual for the production of the openwork.
Pillows, blankets - warm and comfort in the interior
Pillows and blankets are the main home decoration for upholstered furniture and a great way to master simple knitting techniques for beginners. Pillowcases are manufactured according to the same principle as he dressed, but with the subsequent fixing of the lock or crosslinking a part of the back back, which will form pockets. Although the handbank is not so ideal as the machine, after the first washing of the rows of loops on products, as a rule, are aligned. For the manufacture of plaids, four techniques are used:
| Straight | It does not differ from ordinary knitting, as the transitions are carried out from a row to a row. |
| Kosy or diagonal | In this case, you need to move from the corner to the middle with a set of loops, and then again to the corner with their grade. |
| Circular | The plaids are so knit rather rarely, as the technique is used mainly for the manufacture of halves. At the same time moving from the center of the canvas to its edges. |
| Modular | First bind individual parts of the plaid, which are subsequently stitched together. Technique is similar to Patchwork. |
For pillows, the methods are similar with the exception of circular mating, which is not used due to the special form of the finished product. Especially interesting knitted patchwork. Separate modules can be connected after manufacture or in the process. Sew them with each other needle - the easiest option. The connection with the help of the hook will make it possible to create openwork intervals between modules that will add an elegance plaid. It will take a multicolored yarn and needles for work. Modules can have a classic square or being round, triangular, as stars or rhombuses.
Miniature children's spices can be used instead of envelopes for babies, if you need to walk or visit the clinic.
Knitted furniture covers
The furniture covers are needed primarily to protect its surface from wear, and beauty goes to the background. So many think, but the functional does not always mean mediocre. With the help of the spoke or hook, you can bind most of the furniture and decorate the house with a cozy and soft handmade. Also, warm "defense" will help to change the style in the interior or disguise the endless upholstery. When knitting covers on armchairs and sofas, two techniques are usually combined. The main part of the canvas coming into contact with the human body is performed without patterns and embossed elements that can cause a certain discomfort when sitting or lying. But hanging parts covering the lower part of the sofa and armrests can already be created with pigtails, shchers, flowers. To make such patterns, you will need schemes that can be found on the Internet or special needlework magazines.
Knitted baffies
The deputies have become a comfortable and easy replacement of bulky chairs and rigid chairs. They are mobile, soft and perfectly repeat the body shape, allowing you to take any position during the seating. The docks have a small height, so convenient in cases where a person is engaged in a coffee table or right on the floor. The absence of the back is useful for the spine. The trough on the roof is similar to classes with a phytball when a person has to abide by the balance and find an equilibrium, thereby passively connecting various muscle groups. If necessary, such furniture can be used instead of tables. Puffs are organically combined with modern style and are considered an optimal option for small-sized apartments, where there is no room for massive furniture. To create a simple frameless element, you will need:
- 700 gr thick yarn;
- Spins (15 mm);
- Folon for filling;
- Threads and needle or hook for stitching.
To make a pack of a width and a height of 50 cm, you will need to dial 40-50 loops. There will be about 140-150 rows. Instead of painstaking counting, the "On Eye" measurement is usually used. The length of the first dialed series and will be the height of the future of Purph, and the width of the mating will become its "circle". After the cloth is ready, its "short" edges are stitched. The sidewalls are tightened and also fastened from the inside, after completing the foam rubber.
Knitted Dining Room Accessories
With the help of yarn and spokes or hook, you can create not only conventional napkins, but also cases for cups, glasses, tacks, ornamental towels or coasters under hot. Woolen threads use woolen threads for making caps or caps on brewed teapots. They are known to keep warmly warm and allow it to preserve it much longer. A similar situation with cups for cups and cup holders. Woolen "dressing" will help stretch the lines with warm tea and keeps his hands from burns. For tapes use acrylic or cotton threads. Synthetics when contacting with a hot match melted. Taps and substrates under hot will become cute and cozy ornament in the kitchen. Crochet knit openwork festive tablecloths, which will be harmonized with rustic and ethnic style, Provence. If there is little space in the kitchen, then from the stand for cutlery can be safely refused to use mounted "pockets". They knit needles, and then fix it right on the wall. Of course, pre-cutlery need to dry, so that moisture does not accumulate in the pockets.
Fit rugs
Rugs and tracks are very popular even in modern interiors. This cozy supplement will make a strict setting softer and more. Rugs can have a variety of shape, from classic squares and circles and to asymmetric options. The latter are performed in the technique of knitted patchwork. Of the small round rugs, there are entire "tracks" on the floor along the main "highway" of the room. For the bathroom, such products are not suitable for the bathroom, as they hold down moisture and eventually get an unpleasant smell over time. But in this situation, the exit will be found, because instead of yarn you can use polyethylene packages. Of these, harnesses that replace the thread are twisted. Knit such rawlocks is better than crochet.
You can make rugs not only from yarn or packages. Crouch tights will go into the course, ribbons for bows and even old T-shirts cut on strips.
Openwork covers for candlesticks, VAZ and other tanks
Covers for jars, candlesticks, bottles and boxes have long become a classic. They are perfectly combined with Provence and Retro. A simple bank will be a beautiful element of the decor, if you decorate it with knitted "clothes" with a folding collar in the neck. The compositions from the container of different sizes with covers made in several techniques look original. Candlesticks at night, thanks to the knitting, will have a soft, diffused light, which will be a pleasant addition to the romantic setting. You can decorate covers not only the containers, but also the candles themselves. They are "dressed" in "Sweaters" with clasps and buttons. Similarly, there are similar compositions under the New Year tree, near the Easter herch and baskets with eggs.
New Year's decor
In the New Year always want something special. In addition to the standard set of garland, rain and balls, the Christmas tree is decorated with knitted snowflakes, animal figures and hearts. From yarn make warm "pockets", in which pine cones and miniature gifts are placed. If there is no christmas tree, it is made of threads. The miniature version of the green beauty, of course, will not replace the coniferous original, but will help create a sense of the holiday. From knitted balls and glomers of wool collect wreaths, which will additionally decorated with sparkles, beads, buttons, ribbons and cones. Bells with coquetty satin bows made by knitting needles, decorate the window, christmas tree and candles on the table. Bearded Santa Claus is also made from yarn with a hook. Such miniatures decorate any surfaces and complement other decorations.
Knitted pillowcases for pillows are supplied with pockets. On the New Year holidays in them put fir sprigs decorated with sparkles.
Knitted toys - Amigurum and not only
Amigurumi - Knitting technique beast and humanized items (muffins, rolls, fruits, hats), which appeared in Japan. Fashion description is easy to find on the Internet. The word "Amigurumi" itself is translated from the Japanese language as "wrapped, knitted". Perhaps the technique would remain popular only in the most Japan, if at the end of the last century the world did not cover the fashion for all the "kavaya", that is, causing lunizing, adorable. One of the characters of this cult was the babe of Hello Kitty, which the Japanese was actively touched in all sorts of colors and clothes. In the technique of Amigurumi create deer, cats, dogs, cubs, fish, octopulations. The main thing is that the toy is touching. The size of classical amigurums did not exceed 10 cm. Now there is a trend of growth of toys, some models can reach 50 cm in height. Amigurumi use instead of keychains for keys or bags, but some collect entire collections on the shelves at home. Knit beast of needles and crochet. The Japanese also love to make the heroes of Anime and Manga in such a technique: Picamach (and other Pokemon), Fish Ponly, Totoro.
Conclusion
Knitting - occupation, superbly soothing nerves and generating patience. This kind of needlework develops a shallow motility of hands, which is also useful for adults, and for children. The decor created by the needles or crochet will become original, cute and just a beautiful addition to homely.