Knitting cardigan made of thick yarn: clothing for all occasions

Probably, every knitter, regardless of skill and experience, simply loves to knit cardigans from thick yarn with knitting needles. Not surprising, because working with such material, you can get the finished product in just one day!

What yarn is called thick

Traditionally for knitting use threads of medium thickness: from 200 to 400 meters per 100 grams. This yarn is optimal for the manufacture of most items of clothing: hats, scarves, blouses, dresses and everything else.

It is convenient for the craftswoman and for the one who will wear the product. In addition, such materials can save, because the thinner the thread, the more it is in the skein. Therefore, you will need to buy less skeins.

However, there is such a thick yarn that its appearance is more like a cord or even twine. Due to the thickness, these threads are quite heavy, so in a regular 100-gram skein they can be very few. For example, 100 m, 80 m or even 50 m.

Tool selection

Of course, to knit a cardigan from thick yarn with knitting need a tool. It is very important not to make a mistake with the diameter, since the use of too thin knitting needles will lead to the fact that the canvas will turn out to be stiff, rough and "wooden".

It looks completely unattractive, and wearing such a creation is difficult.

It looks much better soft, beautiful and warm cardigan made of thick yarn, knitting (photo clearly demonstrate this principle) knitted. To make loose knitting, they must be one size or even two more than recommended (usually yarn manufacturers indicate the number of the tool on the labels).

Knitting thick yarn cardigan: the simplest models

The use of a thick thread has its own specifics, which must be taken into account before starting work, at the planning stage. First of all, you need to understand that there will be very few loops and rows (therefore, the growth of the canvas happens so quickly).

In addition, the loops will be very large, so that all cuts and seams will be clearly visible. Experienced craftswomen recommend abandoning fitted and complex silhouettes. Knitting cardigans made of thick yarn are best done with minimal difficulty. There are many interesting models that meet these requirements.

For example, the one shown in the following diagram.

This long sleeveless cardigan may well be called a vest. If desired, you can tie the sleeves to it and sew it in the right place.

The following pattern illustrates an even simpler model.

In fact, it is a rectangle with sleeves. It can be performed in any convenient way: along or across. Here, melange yarn of section dyeing or decorated with letters, sequins and other decorative elements will be appropriate.

Those craftswomen who prefer fitted styles can use the pattern below.

Such a cardigan made of thick yarn with knitting needles should be knitted from a thread of medium thickness (about 150 m / 100 grams).

How to sew sleeves unnoticed

If you act in the usual way, that is, close the hinges for the armholes and at the round of the sleeve, you will find that the seams look just monstrous. In addition, this leads to a rather large and completely unnecessary consumption of yarn.

A cardigan made of thick yarn with knitting needles should be knitted with a single piece of fabric. Two methods are used for this:

1. The hinges do not close, but are transferred to the thread and then connect separately connected parts with a knitted seam.
2. The armholes are left open. They return to them after the details of the front and back are ready: they are used as the first row of the sleeve. That is, the work does not move from the cuff to the shoulder, but vice versa.

Knitting procedure for universal cardigan

The following model is extremely practical: it is easy to knit and comfortable to wear.

First of all, you need to run a control sample to calculate the product. For example, it turned out 10 loops per 10 cm. Therefore, to start knitting a shelf 30 cm wide, 32 loops (two to the edge) should be dialed.

It is interesting that the developers propose to fulfill the bar and collar in parallel with the manufacture of the front part. How to do it:

1. Dial 32 loops. Of these, 5 pieces should be taken to the bar and performed with a garter stitch. Knit the rest with the selected pattern.
2. The armhole as such is not here, so you just need to form a rectangular canvas. Its height will be equal to the length of the product from the shoulder to the bottom line.
3. Loops for the shoulder to transfer to the auxiliary knitting needle or thread.
4. Work with the remaining strap loops. To get the collar of the correct shape, you need to apply the technique of shortened rows. Every third front row is knitted only to half. Then turn the canvas (leaving the second part untied) and perform the wrong side.
5. The next two front rows (together with the wrong four) are knitted completely.
6. Repeat the sequence to the end of the collar.

In the same way, but in mirror image, perform the second shelf. The back is a rectangle with a recess for sewing on the collar. Then they knit the sleeves: they have the shape of a trapezoid.

At the finish stage, you should collect a cardigan from thick yarn with knitting needles. With the description above, it's pretty easy. Difficulties can arise only when working with the collar.

How to sew a schalke

The two ends of the collar, which are extensions of the planks, must be sewn with a knit stitch “loop into loop”.

To connect parts knitted from thick yarn, you need to choose a thin thread of the appropriate color. Tucking it into a large needle (it is better to purchase a special plastic, with a blunt end), you should carefully attach the collar to the neck of the back. It is necessary to ensure that the seam is not too massive and rough.

The result is a knitted cardigan made of thick yarn with knitting needles. With a description of the stages and drawings of patterns given in this article, even a beginner will work easily.