A cardigan is an elongated straight-cut jacket . The name of this type of clothing comes from the name of the English Count Cardigan. He lived at the beginning of the 19th century. This man became famous for his special love for long jackets. Then only men wore such clothes. Today, both men and women wear cardigans. They can be both with a fastener, and without it. Sometimes cardigans are knitted with large pockets.
Pattern
Cardigan "Chinchilla" looks very beautiful and spectacular, this explains its special popularity. With this pattern you can knit various things. But the cardigan connected in this way is especially popular.
At first glance, knitting this product requires a special skill. But this is not so. The main thing is to understand the essence of the pattern. After this, the description is practically not needed. It is only necessary to make the calculations correctly at the initial stage.
The method of knitting pattern "Asian spikelet"
It is necessary to gain the number of loops that would correspond to the length of the finished height of the future canvas. The number of loops should be a multiple of 6, given the edge.
1 row - we knit 6 facial, we turn the work without knitting the rest of the loop.
2 row - we knit 6 wrong loops.
3-10 row - we knit only these 6 loops, turning the knitting.
11 row - we knit 6 facial, the next 3 from the set edge. We turn the knitting.
12 row - we knit 6 purl, turn the knitting without knitting the rest of the loop.
13-22 row - we knit only 6 loops, turning the knitting.
Thus, we gradually move the knitting to 3 loops, we knit to the end of the row.
After all the loops we knit 2 rows of facial smoothness. We turn the knitting on the wrong side.
We repeat everything from the first row, only on the wrong side, in the other direction. A description of the "Chinchilla" cardigan is attached below. You have already seen the photo. It is interesting to learn how to make such beauty?
Cardigan "Chinchilla"
This cardigan is worn in early autumn or late winter, because it is very warm.
Knitting a Chinchilla cardigan requires patience and high yarn consumption. You need to prepare 1.5–2 kg of thick bulk yarn. The needlewomen use a different one: “Slonim” in 8 threads, “Lanagold 800” in 4 threads, “Angora Ram” in 5 threads, etc. Each needlewoman chooses a suitable yarn for her, with the corresponding number of loops.
The spikelets of the Chinchilla cardigan made by the gradient look spectacular. Remember that in this case it is better to use a thin thread, for example a bobbin thread. Each thread must be introduced gradually. So the transition from color to color will be smooth.
Recommended product length is 80 centimeters.
What is the best way to knit a cardigan?
First you need to draw a cardigan diagram. For example, at a size of 42-44, it will consist of 9 bands. Each strip is a separate spikelet. Each of them should be numbered, for convenience. So, 1 and 9 are the collar, 2 and 8 are the shelves, 3 and 7 are the armholes, 4, 5, 6 are the back.
As you have already seen, knitting a Chinchilla cardigan can take place either as a single piece or as individual strips.
Most needlewomen knit this cardigan in the second way. After preparing all the elements, the spikelets are stitched. In this case, a seam is formed between them. For some, it causes discomfort. Therefore, knitting a cardigan with a one-piece fabric has many advantages. The first is the lack of seams. The second is the possibility of trying on a semi-finished product.
Loop calculation
Today we will knit a Chinchilla cardigan, the diagram and description of which are attached above, with a single piece. When the carcass is ready, all the stripes and the collar are sewn in half.
Suppose the length of the product is 85 cm, the hips - 90.
We knit the sample with knitting needles and threads, of which a cardigan will be knitted in the future. We calculate in the free position the width of one spikelet. Let's say she will be 13 cm.
Now 9 stripes * 13 cm = 117 cm.
This is a normal indicator, and the cardigan will not hang on you. Under its weight, it will stretch a little and will be more voluminous.
The sample consists of 28 loops, 6 grains. The first seed consists of 8 loops, and the subsequent four. You can adjust the grain width yourself. Indeed, for example, in the description of the pattern, the width of 1 seed is 6 loops. The volume of the future product depends on this. Therefore, each needlewoman must find the best option for knitting this product.
On the collar, 132 loops (32 seeds) are typed.
31 * 4 = 124 loops.
124 + 8 n = 132 loops.
When tied, the shelves cut 3 grains, or 12 loops.
When kneading the armholes, close 7 grains, or 28 loops. Only 92 loops.
The back should be the same with the shelf, which means that you need to dial an additional 28 loops for 7 grains. In total - 120 loops or 29 grains.
After we knit 92 p armholes, 120 p shelves, 132 p collars.
We calculate the length of the product. A sample of 6 grains 16 cm long. Therefore, in 1 grain 16/6 = 2.67 cm.
The number of grains on the back of the product corresponds to the future length of the cardigan. Therefore, 29 * 2.67 = 77.5 cm. This length of the product suits us.
Sleeves consist of 2 spikelets. One is bigger, the second is smaller (24 and 17 grains). The difference between the two is the armhole.
Knitting
We start knitting a chinchilla cardigan with knitting needles from the collar. We collect 132 loops. We knit 2 rows. Now we knit according to the description of the pattern. We knit the first 8 loops 14 rows. Now we knit 4 more loops from the main loops, and we already knit 8 loops on the wrong side. So we knit 14 rows. We continue knitting in the same way to the end.
When the row is tied to the end, knitting must be turned on the wrong side. We knit the whole row with purl loops. So we connect all the grains together.
We knit the second row on the front side with front loops. So we knit 2 more rows.
We knit the following grains on the wrong side with the purl stitches according to the same principle as on the front side. Thus, the grains will look the other way. We tie all the grains to the end of the row.
Now on the front side we connect all the grains together, knitting all the loops. In this way we knit another row.
The collar is ready, now 12 loops should be closed to knit the shelf. We knit 2 more rows together. We knit a new spikelet in the same way as the previous one.
By the same principle, we knit the whole cardigan. Close the loop.
Product assembly
- The right sleeve is knitted from a smaller spikelet according to the same principle as the main fabric.
- We knit the left sleeve from a larger spikelet according to the same principle as the main canvas.
- Sew the sleeves from below on the front side of the loop into a loop.
- Now we sew the shoulder seams loop into the loop on the front side.
- We sew the collar together and to the back in the same way, loop into the loop.
- Sew on the sleeves, starting with the shoulder seam, loop in the loop.
Cardigan is ready.
Conclusion
Cardigan "Chinchilla", or "Asian spikelet", just knit. The main thing is to have patience and good mood. Indeed, at first everything seems complicated, but in fact it is not.
Believe me, such an exclusive thing will decorate your wardrobe. And the fair sex will look with white envy at such a unique and attractive model.