Knitted hats are extremely popular. Their advantages are obvious: they are warm, soft, sometimes fluffy and colorful.
In addition to functionality, headgear relatedmanually, have another plus - they are pretty fast and easy to tie. In the presence of even a minimal knitting experience, literally in the evening you can make a warm hat with a volume pattern. Therefore, the patterns of knitting hats with braids are very popular.
General principles of knitting hats
The specificity of making headdresses is that they have volume. You can not do with a simple knitted fabric, as, for example, when knitting a scarf.
The craftsmen give the caps a shape that corresponds to the human head, thanks to the use of techniques for reducing and adding the number of loops in the canvas.
As a rule, knitting headgear knittingstart from the bottom, tie an even section and begin to cut, reducing the number of loops to a minimum. The remaining several loops are gathered on a string, tightly tightened and fastened.
Alternative variants of knitting of hats
Along with the traditional, there are also several other ways of knitting hats:
- Flat cloth, strapped on the vertex.
- Beret (the initial expansion, then the narrowing of the canvas).
- Making a cap (beret) from 5 or 6 wedges.
- Straight canvas, sewn with one seam (with the head on it forms two corners).
All these methods are equally effective, but significantly affect the applied patterns for knitting hats with knitting needles. Schemes of "spit" suitable for decorating almost any model.
Features and characteristics of harnesses
Familiar many harnesses, they are braids or arans, have become almost a symbol of knitting. Their application is very wide: from hats and mittens to swimsuits and shoes.
Образование косы происходит при банальном crossing the required number of loops on the spoke and then loosening them in this position. Auxiliary needle or knitting pin acts as auxiliary tools for this manipulation. Loops are first transferred to a pin, then their location is changed and put on the main knitting needle again.
The harnesses can be of a very different size, itdepends on the number of crossed loops (1: 1, 2: 2, 3: 3, and so on). Obtained braids can be combined into different combinations, including other bundles, solid patterns, knobs connected separately and sewn to the canvas, or even delicate fragments.
Planning the use of a pattern with braids, one should take into account the fact that because of their volume they require a large amount of yarn (approximately 20% more than a flat cloth).
Many schemes of knitting hats with braided spokessuggest the use of the principle of the formation of bundles for knitting "mesh", in which one of the crosshairs is crossed with one of the wrong one and get smooth sloping lines.
How to calculate the narrowing of the canvas
Одной из главных трудностей, доставляющих The inconvenience of skilled workers in trying to tie a cap is the difficulty in calculating the reduction of loops. The knitting of the hats with knitting needles (the pattern with the "braid" pattern in particular) requires a uniform constriction, in which the structure of the pattern is preserved and there are no too sharp transitions.
The shape of the cap will be correct with a reduction of 12loops in each facial row. These reductions can be distributed in any way. Often this depends on the number of rapports, since it is very convenient to make cuts between braids. Depending on the size of the rapports (they can be 3-6 or 6-12, it is also possible an amount not a multiple of three), you can reduce two loops between large fragments or one between small ones.
Reduction of loops due to the width of the braid
Some schemes of knitting hats with braided spokesprovide too little space between the braids. Their reduction is not enough to form a cap, so the reduction is performed directly when knitting the braid. This method requires careful calculations, since it is possible to violate the proportions of the braid (assuming a too sharp narrowing). Most often, a successful result is possible only after several attempts.
In this case, you need to monitor the status of the thread:repeated blurring can damage its integrity and deteriorate the appearance. If fluffy yarn is used, blooming is best avoided, otherwise it is easy to get an uneven stained thread with stray down.
Horizontal knitting in the manufacture of caps
The following figure shows a relatively simple pattern of knitting a woman's head with braided spokes.
Then knitting of a flat cloth continues to thosepores, until the height reaches the volume of the person's head, for which the cap is made to fit. That is, if the volume of the head is 55 cm, then the height of the knitted fabric will be the same.
At the final stage, a side seam is made and one side of the knitted fabric is pulled together. If desired, instead of tightening, you can sew a flat knitted circle that will serve as the bottom of the cap.
For this model, many knitting patterns for hats with braids are suitable.
Decoration of hats
Using harnesses as the main decorative elements of hats has long become a classic. However, if necessary, to decorate children's or women's headdress, you can consider other options:
- Sewing separately bound fragments (applications, flowers, knobs, pompoms) to the finished fabric. They are made using a hook or spokes.
- Use of textured yarn for knitting some rows (vertical, horizontal, edge strapping).
- The use of beads, beads and ribbons.
- Knitting "cat ears". This effect is achieved when stitching the protruding corners of a rectangular cap.
- Sewing a visor or long "ears" as in fur hats.
The transition from knitting gum to braids
Another important aspect, which differs knitting hats braids for women (schemes are rarely illustrated), is the correct transition from the bound gum to the performance of the braids themselves.
If you continue knitting without changing the amountloops, braids may too pull the canvas and the cap will be cramped. Experienced craftswomen recommend doing additions after a rubber band: plus 1-2 loops for each harness.
Knitted care
The finished cap should be washed only by hand.avoiding hot water, twisting and hanging. Dry only unfolded. Ignoring these recommendations, it can be found that the size of the cap has decreased dramatically, or, conversely, that it has stretched.
Having mastered knitting of braids with knitting needles (schemes with a description of the caps can be combined with different patterns), it's time to start the practical implementation of all your ideas and ideas.
