Many mothers with the birth of a child begin to learn to knit, crochet, and sew. From the first days of the baby, mother's socks, hats, mittens surround. But most of all attracted by the brightness and intricate patterns of a crocheted knitted blanket for newborns. Inspirational craftsmen often come up with schemes themselves, combining several patterns.
Two-piece plaid
It’s very difficult for beginner knitters to create big things. Most often, such work turns into unfinished "long-term construction." Children grow up, and the desired things remain unconnected. Therefore, you can use a mixture of techniques at first.
How can I make a beautiful crocheted plaid with a minimum of skills? For beginners, the following option will be indispensable:
- take a bright knitted fabric according to the size of the plaid;
- hem the hem;
- now thread the edges to match the fabric;
- then take a hook, enter into the trimmed edge, knit with crochets;
- from the next row you can go to the main pattern.
What is important to know in this case? Firstly, if the fabric is with a square pattern, then the binding should be the width of this square. Secondly, if the plaid is multi-colored, then pick up similar threads, knit with simple columns without a crochet or with a crochet. Thirdly, if the fabric has a finished look, then tie a blanket immediately frills or arches.
The combination of sewing and knitting saves time and effort for beginners. You can cut bright unnecessary things into squares, tie them and connect in a pattern. It will turn out a patchwork style plaid.
We crochet a blanket for babies: patterns of motives
The second option for making a simple bedspread is a motif product. It’s better to choose a small element so that you can quickly remember the pattern. Then you can knit motives in any free time: at least for a walk, at least in traffic jams.
You can combine elements of different sizes, shapes. Just before that, do all the work to study the properties of knitted patterns (shrinkage, molting) and tying calculations, as small and large motifs can drag the product. Let's consider some schemes of elements.
First crocheted plaid pattern:
- dial a ring of four air loops;
- knit eight crochet posts;
- alternate eight “shamrocks” (three double crochets with one base loop) with an air loop (eight in total);
- the next row begins on the air loop of the previous row due to the connecting posts;
- you knit eight double slingshots with one loop of the base (two crochet posts, three loops, two more crochet posts).
Continuation of knitting motive
We continue to crochet a square pattern for a plaid:
- alternate on slingshots then six half-columns knitted on the air loops of the element, then a fan (two double columns, four columns with two double crochets and a loop in the middle, two double columns);
- in place of the fan, in the next row, a slingshot with one middle loop (two crochet stitches, a loop, two columns) is knitted, and between these elements there should be a strapping (single crochet, two crochet columns, double crochet, double crochet, single crochet, two half columns - repeat twice).
To make the pattern bright, change the thread in each row. In the next motive, change the order of color, for example, if the middle began with a brick shade, now it will be yellow. Then your crocheted plaids will have a harmonious combination of colors . Schemes and a description of the process of tying motives will be considered below.
Motive plaid
Lay out the elements along the length and width to determine the size of the product. As soon as you tie the desired number of elements, take a skein of a different color for tying and connect the elements together. To do this, fold the first and second element facing each other, fasten them with a connecting column .
Take the next item, attach, knit again. That is why it is important to immediately decompose the motives in the way they will look in the finished blanket. The craftswoman can only take them and connect for the right side.
After you have fastened all the elements, tie the entire product with simple cape columns or an arch (the first row consists of five air loops and a connecting column, the second row is knitted with cape columns in the arches obtained). This creates a simple crochet plaid. For beginners knitters - nothing complicated.
In general, you can knit a regular square with single crochet or with them, changing the color. When dealing with square and rectangular elements, you can resize by combining large and small motifs.
If you need a blanket of floral elements, then tying will require experience. The fact is that the product either connects behind the petals (the thread breaks and hides inside out), or is tied into a square, and connected behind. In both cases, you need to ensure that the product does not “skew”.
Crocheted “floral” rugs: patterns and description
Consider an example of a voluminous beautiful floral element that is created in two stages. Gather a chain of eight loops. Tie the ring with half columns. Knit six petals. To do this, collect thirteen air loops, knit double crochet on them with alternating air loops. That is, on one side of the petal are air loops, and on the other, four double crochet and loop stitches.
In the next row, tie the petals with half columns twice. In the second case, starting from the height of the second crochet column, knit “pico” elements (three air loops in one base) every two half-columns.
The second step is knotting out the convex middle. It can be immediately tied onto a flower: drag the thread from the inside out, make six convex cones (five to eight columns with one or two crochets in one base). Or knit the ring with cones separately, sew to the motive. Then collect motives in a beautiful plaid. Crochet around the edges with arches. The product is ready.
Ideas for knitting blankets
In addition to combining sewing with knitting, patterns for cross stitching can be used. Monochrome embroidery, where one color is used, knit with a sirloin net. That is, alternate empty and filled squares. The most optimal option is 2 x 2, that is, a square of two air loops and an element with two cap columns (excluding the extreme columns). Where the drawing begins, knit it with cape columns, and where the background goes, just leave empty squares. It turns out like a lace plaid.
You can knit a colored plaid, where the number of cells corresponds to the number of columns. When the plot is tied, tie the edges with the same colors as in the picture. For example, having knitted Mickey Mouse, tie the edges with red, yellow and black colors. In this case, crocheting the plaid is represented by the same cape columns.
You can also knit a blanket using a napkin pattern. Find any pattern you like and knit to the penultimate row. Then expand it due to repetitions of your favorite patterns, and tie the last row, as given on a napkin. It turns out a round blanket.
Solid patterns
If the novice craftswoman is not afraid of the large size of the plaid, then you can knit it whole. To do this, determine the length of the product. Tie a sample, measure the parameters, calculate how many columns are in ten centimeters. Multiply this amount by the length of the plaid divided by 10. Type a chain with the desired number of stitches, start knitting. Upon reaching the desired size, simply crochet a blanket on all sides for newborns.
Schemes of integral patterns:
- Pattern with bumps. The first three rows are knitted with half columns. Next are the slingshots (two capes with a mid air loop and one base). Now, in the middle loop of the previous row, knit cones (four cape columns with one vertex and one base) and two loops between them. Then the pattern is repeated. It turns out a beautiful convex plaid.
- Openwork pattern. You can knit the entire plaid with arches from air loops, fill them with cape columns. Such openwork plaid crochet knits quickly, but requires a fabric lining.
Some more interesting motives
It looks original plaid of hexagons with a floral middle.
- In a ring, knit six half columns.
- In each half-column, knit a cone of three columns with two crochets and four air loops between them.
- Knit six half-columns on air loops and an air loop in the corners.
- In the next row, alternate eight yoke columns with a loop at the corners.
- Next, also knit ten crochet posts with loops in the corners.
- End with twelve half-columns with loops in the corners.
Combine all motifs into a seamless plaid. Crocheted coverlet turned out with two "zigzag" sides. With this pattern, you can knit both warm and summer products.
The openwork square described below is more suitable for summer rugs.
- In a ring, knit twelve half-columns.
- From each half-column knit a slingshot (two cape posts with one base).
- Next, a “reverse fan” is knitted over each column of the previous row (three crochet columns with one vertex and three different bases). At the same time, at the corners of the square there are columns with two double crochets, and between them there are elements with one double crochet. Between each fan knit three air loops.
- Tie the whole square with half-columns, and make a picot over the fans of the previous row (three air loops with one base).
- The next row consists of air loops and half columns knitted in the picot of the previous row. In this case, there are five loops between half-columns, and only three in the middle of each side.
- Now in the middle of the loops of the previous row, knit a 5-column fan with an air loop between adjacent elements. At the corners of the square, two fans are obtained.
- The next row is knitted in the same way, only in a checkerboard pattern.
Connect the squares, tie in the same way as the last row of the motive, crochet the entire plaid. For newborns, product designs may be different. The main thing is to choose the right thread and knit samples before work.
Brief Summary
The novice craftswoman needs to evaluate her strength and choose a way to create a plaid. Next, choose a solid pattern or motifs. Tie a pattern to roughly represent the product. Then boldly proceed to create a plaid. Happy creative experiments!