Tea lovers know that you can keep the taste of the drink if the teapot remains hot as long as possible. For this, numerous grandmothers are used for kettle, covers, caps. They are sewn on a sewing machine or manually, decorated with embroidery or ribbons. For every housewife, a teapot warmer is a symbol of home warmth and coziness.
One of the options for creating a cover for a kettle is to crochet it. Each needlewoman chooses the form herself - it can be funny animals, plants, whole compositions in the form of houses or funny fantastic creatures. The rooster figurine is very popular.
Two semicircle rooster
To simplify crocheting a rooster on a kettle, the diagram and description contain symbols that are familiar and understandable to every crochet craftswoman.
Legend:
- vertical stick with a slash and a die on top - a column with two double crochets;
- “0” - air loop;
- “+” Is a column.
Knitting begins with a set of chains of air loops. Then they close in a ring. Further work goes strictly according to the scheme.
It is necessary to connect 2 halves - these are parts of the future body of a rooster.
Assembly figures
Two halves of the body are sewn together in a straight line so that a hole for the handle on the lid of the kettle remains on top, and slots for the nose and handle on the sides.
In order to complete the crochet knitting of the rooster on the kettle, the scheme, the photo of which below, is used for the head. Again knit two identical parts that are sewn together at the edges. In order for the head of the rooster to be more dense and stable, you can use a synthetic winterizer or pieces of colored fabric for filling - they will look through the knitting loops and give the heating pad an additional charm.
The symbols on the diagram are fully consistent with those adopted in needlework.
The proposed version of knitting a heating pad is convenient in that there is no need to make calculations for knitting by measuring the different parameters of a teapot for tea. Starting work with a ring from a chain of air loops, they are knitted until the sample in size matches the size of the teapot. Making a check is simple - just attach the blank to the side of the teapot - if the size is enough to wrap half the teapot - part of the cover is ready.
Knitting is completed with several chains of air loops forming the tail.
Voluminous white cock
Crocheting a rooster is always fun. The scheme often offers only a general solution to the appearance of the heating pad. And how to decorate a figurine is decided by each needlewoman independently.
For example, to knit a white rooster in a circle, you will need white threads, preferably cotton or half-wool, a suitable size hook, colored threads to decorate the scallop and beak, as well as the tail.
To start knitting, a chain of 10 air loops is dialed. Then 5 cm are knitted in rotary rows. After the height is connected, 3 increments are made in each row 3 times. In the end, it turns out that the number of loops has increased to 37. Knit 37 loops in rotary rows of about 7 cm.
For knitting accuracy, it is necessary to take into account that the geometry of the teapots is different and the proposed parameters may not be suitable for a larger teapot. In order for the sizes to correspond to each teapot, it is important to understand that increases are made 1 cm to the widest place on the teapot. That is, during knitting it is necessary to apply the blank to the side of the teapot and see how much more needs to be tied. Then, after knitting all the increases, they knit so many rows that the cover covers the entire kettle.
Two halves are sewn together so that there are slots under the spout and handle. Usually they are obtained at the height of the start of increases.
Next, crochet continues according to the pattern. The rooster that sits upstairs can be connected in many ways. The most interesting, but quite painstaking is knitting amigurumi figures.
Cockerel for decor
You can use any scheme. The figure always starts with the amigurumi ring, then in each row several increments are made, after - the rows are knitted in a circle and make reductions to complete the figure. The beak, wings and eyes can be sewn with thread floss, and the scallop and tail are knitted in columns without a crochet.
Wing - a chain of 3 air loops closed in a ring. In the first row, 2 loops are knitted in every second loop, in the third - in every third. The thread is trimmed, the wing is sewn to the body.
Having connected 2-3 such figures, they are sewn to the top of the cover. It turns out a cute cock for a teapot.
Simple triangular cockerel
Simple crochet of a rooster on the kettle, the scheme of which consists of single crochet columns, will help to create an extraordinary cover.
Before starting work with a centimeter, the half-girth of the kettle is measured in the widest part, including the nose and handle. Then a chain of air loops is dialed equal to this parameter. With squares, a square is knitted.
The workpiece is folded into a triangle and sewn, in the upper part it is tied with a contrasting thread to form a scallop and beak. Threads embroider eyes. You can sew on buttons or small black beads - so the cockerel will be more realistic. Finishing crocheting a rooster (the pattern can be changed), you can decorate it. Here you can give free rein to imagination.
Crocheting a rooster, the scheme of which consists of a simple pattern, allows you to decorate the figure as you wish. A simple blank can be turned into a real work of art.
For example, you can knit a cover in the shape of a real cockerel.
Rooster in flowers
A large and realistic cock figure will require more attention and perseverance, but the result is worth it.
Head: chain of 3 VP. Knit 6 half columns in the 1st loop. Simplifies crocheting a rooster as described below:
- 2 p.: Increase in each loop = 12 p .;
- 3 p.: Increase in every second loop = 18 p .;
- 4 p.: Increase in every third loop = 24 p .;
- 5-6 r.: Fit in even rows;
- 7 p.: Increase in every fifth loop = 30 p .;
- 8-12 r.: Fit in even rows;
- 13 r.: Teeth are knitted with red yarn: 2 loops in the initial chain, 1 pass, 2 loops from one;
- 14 p.: Yellow;
- 15 p.: 1 red loop, 1 yellow;
- 17 p.: Red zigzag again;
- 18 p.: Introduced red yarn;
- 19 p.: Increase in each loop = 36 p .;
- 20 p.: Increase in every sixth loop = 42 p.;
- 21 r.: Fit the fan.
- 22 p.: Increase in every third loop = 56 p.;
- 23 p.: A row fits.
Then a cap is formed - increments are made until the width is sufficient to hide the kettle.
The body is decorated with flowers and lace crocheted.