A tunic is a type of clothing that resembles both a short dress and a long sweater. Often, these wardrobe items have a slightly loose or very wide cut, their length reaches the hips. They can be worn by children, girls and women, regardless of age, since there are enough varieties of models of tunics. Their choice is dictated only by personal preferences and good manners.
Many people like these clothes for the opportunity to hide the flaws of the figure, but it is worth remembering that the tunic always shifts the emphasis to the legs.
Types of tunics
Knitters who prefer crochet weaving have a particular passion for tunics. How does a tunic fit? The scheme may not be useful if you select a familiar pattern, then the thing fits quite simply.
Of course, for beginners, everything seems complicated, but the cut of this garment lends itself to simplification. If desired, it can be composed of only squares without sophisticated armholes, rounds and necks.
There are several main types of tunics:
- Warm (continuous knitting).
- Decorative (openwork pattern).
- Beach (very large openwork).
Most often, the object of creativity is a decorative tunic crocheted. The scheme and description of their models will allow the needlewoman to create a wonderful thing. To get a product pleasing to the eye, it is not in vain to spend time, effort and yarn, it is advisable to plan the model, color and general appearance in advance. Such a tunic can be worn daily or worn on holidays.
Knitting a warm product
Tunic for the cold season is knitted from warm yarn. By the way, the pattern does not have to be very dense. The degree of its openwork depends on the plans of the craftswoman: to wear a tunic as a sweater, vest or as an element of decor. The beauty of tunics is that they can be worn on top of other items of clothing: golfs, T-shirts, tops, blouses. A warm crocheted tunic, the scheme of which provides for the presence of lace, can be knitted from smooth or fluffy yarn. The hook number is selected according to the thickness of the yarn.
The optimal composition can be considered from 30% to 80% of natural fibers (wool, angora, mohair) in the composition of the thread. A lower content will lead to rapid wear of the product, its deformation (tension, shrinkage), the appearance of spools and the loss of a neat appearance.
A dense tunic crocheted (almost any scheme can be used) can be connected either with an even continuous web or consist of separate fragments.
Decorative tunic
Openwork summer tunic dresses - this is where the real scope for imagination. Such things are knitted from 100% cotton, linen, silk yarn or from threads with a high content of natural fibers. Thus, summer clothes acquire airiness and the ability to “breathe”. In addition, natural materials always have a better look and last longer.
Below is a crocheted openwork tunic. The diagram and description are given here.
The subtleties of combining patterns
A feature of complex products is the ability to combine several patterns. In this case, there are three of them. Often when trying to combine more than two patterns in one product, there is a risk of getting an unattractive and clumsy combination. The same model was developed very successfully. Here, square fragments are used to form a canvas with even geometric shapes. These are stripes on the bottom of the product, on the chest and on the sleeves.
The second pattern - openwork "bushes" - is used for knitting the middle part of the tunic and its sleeves. Triangles (the third element) perform a dividing function. The most interesting thing is how the developers of the model approached the design of the most difficult areas: the neckline, the sleeve ridge and the armhole. A simple net was used for their knitting, which is why the tunic was crocheted (the net pattern can be the simplest) only won. A grid with cells of arbitrary sizes was also used to fit the motif into the upper part of the sleeve.
Products from fragments
The next model is a bit more difficult to manufacture, as it consists of hexagonal motifs.
Many craftswomen consider this form the most difficult of all, since combining such elements is not easy. But only such fragments allow you to correctly enter the sleeves in the armholes. The resulting product is worth the effort and circular crochet. Tunic, the scheme here also fits almost any, it looks very elegant. It can be worn for work and leisure. By the way, knitting from fragments will be easier if you apply elements of a square shape.
Crochet beach tunic: scheme, description, characteristic features
Quite a popular variety of tunics are beach capes. If there are sleeves, then they are knitted very wide. More often a beach tunic crocheted, the scheme proposed below is knitted freely and with ties or straps.
So it is easier to use and wear over a swimsuit. For beach models, even very frank kinds of lace can be used, since the main purpose of such a product is not to hide, but to demonstrate the shape of the figure.
A very exciting activity - crochet. A tunic, the scheme of which can be simple or complex, will be a great addition to the wardrobe of a fashionable woman!