Openwork knitting is one of the most popular varieties of this type of needlework. The creation of an openwork fabric occurs due to the execution of yarn that alternate with front and back loops. It is the presence of the yarn that makes the pattern light. The yarn overlay is usually in the front row (less often in the wrong one), knit, respectively, in the wrong one (or in the second case - in the front), and they fit like a regular loop.
Openwork knitting is carried out according to patterns on which, as a rule, only the front rows are displayed, since all the loops of the wrong row are knitted or the wrong ones, or "as the knitting looks", that is, the front ones are knitted over the front ones and the wrong ones are knitted wrong side. In order that the number of loops in a row does not increase due to the addition of yarn, part of the loops are knitted together. Consequently, their number remains always the same, regardless of how many yarn in a row is made. When using the Scottish technique of knitting, nakida are performed in the front back rows. This makes the drawing even more light and airy.
What products can be made with openwork patterns
Knitted on the knitting needles, the canvas looks extremely light and attractive. It is often used to make women's
summer blouses, vests and topics, sundresses and dresses, summer skirts, and
children's things. Knitting with knitting needles is a way to create amazingly beautiful shawls, scarves and stoles.
Openwork knit is often used as a finish, they are especially effectively combined with the front or wrong surface, garter stitch . An attractive point for knitters is the ability to create a patterned wavy edge of the fabric using openwork knitting. An original product can also be obtained by combining two or more openwork knits, which alternate in a certain order.
Hand-knitted things remain relevant at all times, and the main reason for this is the uniqueness of products that allow you to create delicate knitting. The patterns created by the skilled hands of knitters from patterns and descriptions offered by popular magazines amaze with their variety. After all, openwork patterns can have many interesting options, a very simple or quite complex texture, differ in vertical or horizontal direction.
The very same pattern looks completely different when using yarn of different colors or different textures. Sectional dyeing yarn can also give a special look to the product. The effect of an openwork pattern, especially one that gives the canvas a wavy effect, is greatly enhanced by the use of colored stripes made of yarn of a different shade or contrasting in color. With high-quality performance, openwork knitting with needles allows you to create real works of art.
Despite the influence of a changeable and capricious fashion, unique things connected by knitting needles manually in a single copy always remain at the peak of fashion. They attract with their exquisite appearance, romance, originality.