It often seems that beautiful and unusual patterns in knitting can be done only by experienced needlewomen. In fact, many patterns that seem complex and impossible at first glance turn out to be quite simple and light.
For example, some newcomers to knitting think that crocheting “bumps” without proper experience is impossible. We want to dispel your doubts. One of the most popular patterns is performed in a simple, even elementary technique.
Where does the knob pattern fit and how
As a rule, certain patterns are used for specific products. But the "bumps", crocheted or knitted, are a universal option that can be used both for openwork products and for a smooth dense canvas.
This pattern is considered to be the most advantageous if you are planning to knit a plaid, a scarf for a child or a stylish blouse for yourself. Even for knitting men's things, this particular technique is often used. “Bumps” in some magical way make women's and children's things more tender and airy, and for men knitted clothes, on the contrary, they add masculinity, style and brutality.
The crochet pattern is done very often while knitting a variety of toys. For example, hedgehogs and lamb look more impressive when they have fluffy wool with "bumps". You can also use it if you want to simulate the tortoise shell or crocodile skin. Even the nose for any toy can be done using this knitting technique.
How to knit
So, let's figure out step by step how to crochet the "bumps". To start, an ordinary pigtail is made, consisting of air loops. Their number should be a multiple of six. Next, you need to skip the hook into the last (sixth) loop and pull a new one through it. We make two more loops. Now we make a crochet and, placing the tool in the same chain with which the columns began, we knit a new chain.
We knit here two more loops of "rise". We put a thread on the instrument and bring out a new loop. Thus, in the course of simple manipulations you should get three columns with 1 double crochet.
It remains only to knit all the loops together. To do this, we again throw the thread and pull the final loop not through one, but immediately through all four. To make the same bump next, just make two air loops for lifting up and repeat all the manipulations with the crochets.
Summarizing, it turns out that the "bumps" crochet are ordinary unfinished or not knitted to the end of the single crochet. They will always have one common vertex, but may differ in the number of columns.
"Bumps" of four or more columns
This pattern looks great on tight knitting, for example, on a sweater or cardigan. You already know how to crochet the "bumps", which consist of three columns. The principle of knitting larger patterns is to add one or two or even more to the basic technique (three columns). Depending on what size of the lump you want to get.
Execution technique
So, we knit a “bump” of 3 columns, but we do not connect the remaining loops. We make another unfinished column by yarn and knitting a new loop. We had six loops on the instrument. Next, we knit only the first of them. There are already five loops on the instrument. It remains only to make a crochet and knit a single top for all these loops.
Remember that when you knit large "bumps" with a large number of columns, you will need a little more yarn for the product.
Before deciding on the pattern, make an approximate pattern, measure and count the number of loops and yarn that you will use for knitting.