According to many mothers, a knitted sweater for a child is one of the most practical and convenient things. It can be worn on a cool autumn morning and taken off in the afternoon, if the sun decides to finally pamper people with warmth or even heat.
Knitted sweaters for children with knitting needles usually have a front closure. It can be buttons, zippers, hooks or buttons. Wearing such models is easy, because you do not need to look for a neck. This means that there will be fewer vagaries, and the hairstyle will remain neat.
All the best for children
A lot can be written about the quality of yarn, as manufacturers constantly offer knitters a ton of interesting new materials. Really good yarn should meet the following requirements:
- At least 40-50% natural fiber (wool, cotton, bamboo). If we are talking about the manufacture of a summer product, it is better to take 100% cotton or linen thread.
- Tight twist (this is important for the strength of the finished product). The skilled worker will find it easier to work with such material.
- Even dyeing (if this is not a melange thread).
- The lack of hard hair, which will turn the jacket into a suit for torture. There is nothing worse than an annoying spiky collar and cuffs.
Often, all these properties are inherent in expensive yarn, which includes cashmere, merino, alpaca or high-quality sheep’s wool.
Knitted sweaters with knitting needles for children: patterns, patterns, description
The photo below shows a very interesting blouse. Its charm is that there is practically no pattern here, which means that even a beginner can take up such a project. The main thing is to correctly execute the yoke.
Work sequence:
- Using the control sample, calculate how many loops you need to type for knitting sleeves, backs and shelves.
- Sleeves can be made even, that is, you do not need to expand them up. Cuffs can be tied with an elastic band or a garter pattern.
- When the length of the sleeve is sufficient (reaches the shoulder), all the loops are transferred to the auxiliary knitting needle or thread. Detail set aside.
- Shelves and a back are knitted (it is possible with separate details or one cloth). When working on shelves, you need to parallel run the trims. On the left side you need to make button loops.
- Having reached the armhole, the loops of the back, sleeves and front are transferred to circular knitting needles.
Knitting coquette
Having a long cloth on the knitting needles, four rows of garter stitch are knitted. Then in the fifth row (on the front side) double each loop, knitting it twice. The resulting wide web is raised to a height of 4-5 cm.
In the penultimate row, the loops are cut so that the original amount is obtained. When knitting the last row, each 10 and 11 loops are combined. Then again perform four rows of gingival viscous and repeat the above algorithm. Like shelves, the yoke fits in parallel with the bar.
We can say that these are the simplest knitted sweaters with knitting needles for children (patterns of any patterns can be used to make backs, shelves and sleeves). Complete the work with four rows of garter stitch (instead of tying the neck).
Knitted sweaters with a hood for children
The hood in children's sweaters performs several functions: it is warm, beautiful and practical. The photo shows a model with a pattern of braids, it is quite simple in execution.
The lower edge of the sleeves, front and back is connected by a 2x2 elastic band. The strap and the hood are made of garter stitch, the main details are made of a combination of the garter and hosiery pattern.
Before you begin to work, you need to consider that for the braids located on different shelves, individual schemes have been developed. At the request of the craftswomen, they knit pockets with a braid pattern or with a simple front surface. Sewing these details, you need to make sure that the direction of the braids on them coincides with the pattern near the bar.
This knitted sweater for a child can be made in several sizes (for children from 3 to 12 years). If you need to make a very small product, you should use the following drawing.
It shows the universal sizes of knitted sweaters for a one-year-old child.
How to tie a hood
This part is performed last. Open hinges of shelves (continuation of planks with braids), backs, and also loops which gain along closed sections of a neck become the basis of a hood. They are transferred to circular knitting needles and knitted with a garter knitting an even cloth to a height of about 20 cm (the exact size should be determined by fitting). The finished hood is sewn with a knitted seam.
Long jacket with raglan sleeve
This model is tied from top to bottom. The first row is the neckline, further expansion of the canvas occurs in each front row. The craftswoman selects four loops (raglan lines) and makes crochets before and after them.
When the height of the canvas becomes equal to the length of the shoulder, the loop of the sleeves is transferred to a thick thread and continue to work only with the details of the front and back. They can be knitted at the same time, then there will be no need to make side seams.
Having designed the bottom line with an elastic band, the loops freely close. Then they return to the sleeves and are tied in turn. Melange yarn is very suitable for making such knitted sweaters for children. With diagrams and drawings of patterns, you can dress children of all ages.
How to care for handmade items
When the work is finished, the jacket must be washed or steamed with an iron. You should be aware that a hot sole cannot be placed on the canvas, as it will become excessively soft (at best). Sometimes after such a careless step, you may find that part of the product is firmly attached to the iron.
The solution is to use the steam boost function. This means that the tool is brought to the thing (2-3 cm) and simply poured over with steam. If it is necessary to smooth the pattern, the jacket is covered with a damp thin cloth and only then put the iron. If braids are present on the product, they are steamed strictly from the inside in order to preserve their relief. When steaming, the tool is not driven on the canvas (as usual, when something is ironed), but put on a certain area for a short while. It is important not to overdo it so that the knitted sweater for the child does not become too soft.
Some woolen and cotton threads tend to shrink. In this case, steaming and washing in hot water are strictly contraindicated. In the future, a knitted sweater for a child should be washed in lukewarm water using special means for wool. The binding will not be stiff if shampoo is used instead of powder. Squeeze the product carefully so as not to deform it (do not stretch). For the same purpose, sweaters and sweaters are dried horizontally when unfolded.
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