A connecting column (otherwise a half-column, or a blind loop) is one of the basic elements of crocheting. It is used to make transitions, to fix and process the edges, and also in circular knitting to close the circle.
Also, the connecting column is used to connect the parts of the product, for example, when performing plaids, bedspreads, tablecloths from square, triangular or any other motifs. In rare cases, it is used to create a direct canvas. In this article, we will tell novice needlewomen how to crochet a connecting post. For greater clarity, we will also provide step-by-step photos of the knitting of this basic element. We hope our article will help you learn this technique.
Connecting column: designation in schemes
The blind loop is the lowest element in crochet. That is why it allows you to neatly and almost imperceptibly connect different elements of the product, beautifully perform circular napkins, flowers, and also make loops decrease. The canvas created by half columns has a very dense structure and holds its shape perfectly.
In the diagrams, a blind loop is indicated in several ways: a black cross, a half-arc, or a half-shaft. Next, we will tell you how to crochet a connecting post simply and quickly, and then describe how to make a bright rug in an interesting technique called "Bosnian".
The technology for performing the basic element - a half-column
In order to learn how to crochet a connecting half-column, we suggest that you perform a small sample. Prepare any yarn and crochet hook that matches your size.
Next, we make a chain of air loops 7 or 8 cm long. We skip the first first air loop. This must be done to increase the height of the row. Now insert the hook into the second loop of the base.
We pick up the working thread and pull it through the base VP. Then we drag it through the loop located on the hook. Congratulations! Now you know how to crochet a connecting post.
To perform the second half-column, we introduce the hook into the third VP, grab the working thread and stretch through the loop available on the hook. By analogy, we work until the end of the row. Turn over our sample. We perform one air loop. Next, we knit the second row again with connecting posts. We get a canvas of two rows of blind loops. In the same way, we knit a few more rows, not forgetting to do the necessary rotary lifting loops at the end of each. This is how crochet looks in the photo.
Bosnian crochet. Connecting column - the basis of an interesting pattern
In Bosnia and other Muslim countries, a special type of crochet is very popular - half-columns for the back wall of the base loop. It is called Bosnian. Products made in this technique are quite elastic, wear-resistant and durable. Often, it is with the help of Bosnian knitting that belts, mittens, berets, socks, rugs and many other products are made.
Also, using thin multi-colored cotton threads “Snowflake”, “Lily” and “Iris”, needlewomen create decorative braid with ordinary connecting posts and use it to decorate and decorate clothes. Let's look at how this pattern is crocheted. The connecting column in Bosnian knitting is always knitted for one wall - back or front. In this case, the lifting VP at the beginning of the row is not performed. Instead, the first column in a row fits into the first loop from the hook, for both of its walls. An important nuance of the Bosnian pattern is that working in the front and back rows is always necessary with one loop wall - the back or the front. If you alternate them, you get a canvas that looks like an elastic band. Due to the use of multi-colored threads and various combinations of the walls of the loops and rows (wrong and front), unusually beautiful patterns are obtained.
Let's make a beautiful rug with a fringe
We advise you to choose a denser yarn for the manufacture of the product or fold the thread in half. Start the work with a chain of air loops, the length of which should be equal to the desired width of the future rug (for example, 50 cm). Finish the row by securing and cutting the thread. Now make the initial loop on the hook, leaving a small tail (7 cm). You already know how to crochet a connecting post. Insert the work tool into the first loop of the base, grab the thread and make a blind loop. Continue halfway to the end of the row. Remember that the hook should be inserted behind the rear walls of the loop. Having finished the row, cut the working thread, leaving a small segment (about 7 cm), and then fix the last loop by dragging the thread through it. Subsequently, these tails at the beginning and at the end of the row will become a fringe on the sides of the product. Having learned how to crochet a connecting post, try to create this interesting striped rug. It is performed very simply - in Bosnian technique with blind loops. For work, you need 250 g of acrylic yarn in two contrasting shades (for example, pink and lilac or white and red) and hook number 4.
We continue to knit the rug with half columns
Start the second row again with the initial loop on the hook and knit it on the front side in the same direction as the first, with half-columns.
Change the color of the threads every two rows. So that the fabric does not mow to the right side, start knitting every fourth row from the second loop, and at the end, do one more loop, thereby slightly shifting the knitting to the left. Knit until your mat reaches the desired length. At the end, trim the fringe with scissors. Such a bright and soft product will be an excellent decoration element for your bathroom or bedroom.