Currently, many needlewomen are fond of knitting products in various jacquard patterns. A feature of this technique is the use of a huge number of color shades. Multi-colored ornaments are geometrically identical, multi-colored, repeating patterns in a certain sequence. A similar technique allows you to create original and colorful things.
Jacquard patterns can be used when knitting blouses, sweaters, hats and scarves, children's clothing, handbags and so on. Any needlewoman can learn to knit in this technique without much experience.
Types of Jacquard Ornaments
The number of such patterns in knitting is very large. These include: “fox tail”, “Turkish waves”, Norwegian pattern, Irish, Viking patterns, Scandinavian, Aran, meander ornament and others.
Beginning of work
Before knitting jacquard patterns, you need to choose the right yarn. Used multi-colored threads should be of the same density, thickness and quality. If you choose a thread that can fade, then after washing the product will lose its original color and appearance.
It is also important to choose knitting needles or a hook suitable for yarn. Otherwise, the product will turn out loose and ugly.
The most popular ways to knit colorful patterns is jacquard without broaches and jacquard with broaches.
When knitting an ornament with broaches, broaches are formed on the wrong side of the thing, which cannot be made tight, otherwise these threads will pull the fabric. The product will be crooked. This method can be used to create hats, sweaters, scarves and mittens.
Knitting jacquard without broaches differs in that the wrong side of the finished product is neat, without broaches, the thread lies flat. This method is used when knitting sweaters, sweaters, that is, a relatively large product. Especially jacquard without broaches is necessary in cases where one color of the required pattern is at a distance of a large number of loops from another. It is important, when knitting ends with a thread of one color, leave it under a thread of another color, which runs the next part of the pattern. This allows you to get a part with an inconspicuous, neat seam that smoothly transitions from pattern to pattern.
Knitting technique
The technique of knitting jacquard without broaches for each craftswoman has her own. It is convenient for someone to hold both threads on one finger, someone holds one thread on one finger of his right hand, the second thread on one finger of his left hand. Someone uses a thimble with a wire eye. The most important thing is to learn how to correctly connect different colors. If the color changes at the same place for several rows in a row, then the threads must be crossed with each other carefully to avoid the appearance of deflated loops.
To tie the jacquard without broaches, you must definitely learn how to remove the thread from the wrong side. Let's say you need to knit three white loops. To do this, the first white loop is simply knitted. Then enter the needle under a thread of a different color and knit a white one. The third white loop is also simply knit. If you look from the wrong side of the product, then there will be no broach there.
Jacquard without broaches - the choice of real needlewomen
Knitting a multi-colored pattern is a rather laborious and long process. But the result is worth it. After all, it allows you to create unusual products with various motives. This and children's patterns: snowflakes, various animals, flowers. Various ethnic, national ornaments. Of course, products from jacquard patterns can be a great gift and will delight any person.
You can knit jacquard with knitting needles, as well as crochet. Judging by the numerous reviews, needlewomen recommend knitting - it turns out much faster and more beautiful.
Patterns for knitting jacquard patterns can be found in huge numbers in magazines and books on needlework. But if you wish, you can create your own beautiful exclusive ornament. Then you can link the original product, which no one has.