In the 20s of the last century, the turban became a trendy accessory. The headgear itself comes from the East and was exclusively masculine, but the Art Deco era breathed new life into it. One of the great designers of that time, Paul Poiret, was very fond of oriental ethnic motifs and styles: harem pants, lampshade skirts, kimonos and, of course, a turban (or turban). All Parisian fashionistas were required to have this accessory, made of silk or velvet and richly decorated with stones, pearls, feathers.
Today, everything is a little easier. A turban does not have to be made of expensive fabric, and jewelry made of stone is almost a bad manners. The most relevant is the knitted turban. Consider how to knit a turban with knitting needles (the description will be further).
Choose yarn and knitting needles
Turban is a hat, so you need to choose the yarn that you would use to knit a hat. For winter, you can choose thick bulk wool yarn. In combination with embossed viscous or large braids, the thing will turn out to be very relevant. You can also use fine wool yarn with the addition of silk. The light shine of the canvas will refer to the eastern roots of the headgear.
How to tie a turban with knitting needles with your own hands for the offseason? In spring and early autumn you can knit a cotton turban turban. Try to choose a thread of natural composition so as not to harm the hair and scalp. It is better to choose a lace pattern so that it is not hot.
Use knitting needles recommended by the manufacturer of yarn. You can knit a warm turban on circular knitting needles (a little later it will become clear why). Consider the types and how to knit a turban.
Types of turban
Turban can be performed in two forms. One, simpler, looks like a bandage around the head. This is distinguished from the usual dressing by the imitation of the “branded” knot on the forehead. This accessory is more adapted to everyday wear, it can be combined with parkas and down jackets.
The second option is made in the form of a hat. This accessory is warmer, completely covers your head. Such a turban can be made in casual style, and it can also be worn with casual clothes, or you can associate a classic or even evening version.
Turban Bandage
How to tie a turban bandage? Such an accessory can be knitted in just a few hours. If you want to knit a bandage of thin yarn, but still warm and windproof, it can be done in two layers. Start with the calculations, measure the circumference of the head and determine the width. The turban bandage should not be too narrow, the wider, the more effective it will look.
If you decide to perform a two-layer dressing, then you can take circular knitting needles for work. Knit the product in a circle, like a sleeve, only without adding loops. Having knitted a strip of the required length, twist the bandage once, and sew the edges. The turban bandage is ready!
You can choose absolutely any knitting pattern, but since the product itself is quite bright and original, it is better to stop on the front surface or pearl knitting.
Elastic tied hat
How to tie a turban with knitting needles with your own hands? We knit a turban hat with a 4x4 elastic band.
To begin, we will do the calculation. Measure head circumference from ear to ear through the crown. Divide the resulting number in half and make the calculation of the number of loops. This is the width of the product.
Knitting resembles a scarf, the length of which will be about 80-10 cm. But during the process, try on the product so that the turban fits snugly.
After finishing knitting in a straight line, connect the ends of the resulting strip into a ring, twisting (or knotting) in the middle with knitting needles, crochet, or with a needle and thread. Now connect the inner sides of our strip starting from the base at the neck. Knowing how to tie the turban of a simple model, you can experiment with patterns and different types of knitting.
Embossed turban hat
Another way to knit a turbaned hat with knitting needles, with a detailed description.
Draw so many loops on the knitting needles so that the strip is 10 cm wide. The number of loops should be a multiple of six plus one more loop for the symmetry of the pattern.
Next, we knit a relief gum.
- In the first row we alternate one wrong side with two facial ones.
- In the second and in all the wrong rows we knit according to the drawing.
- In the third row we knit one wrong side, and we knit the next two loops like this: first, the second for the back wall, without removing it from the knitting needle, knit the first for the front wall, and remove from the knitting needle.
Next, repeat the pattern from the third row.
Knit four to five centimeters with such an elastic band. Now we begin to make additions between the reliefs of our gum. We add in the front rows the purl loops of five in a row. We add until in the extreme sections there are six loops, on the central sections we add up to eleven loops. Now knit five or six rows without adding and start to evenly reduce the loops, knitting two together. A strip of embossed elastic can be tied around the edge. How to tie a turban cap with knitting needles with a detailed description can be found in any handicraft publication, but if you already know the basics, working on more complex models will be easier.
What to wear?
Now you know how to tie a turban. And with what to wear it? The turban, made in a casual style, can be worn with insulated parkas, down jackets, shortened fur coats, both from natural and faux fur. Light strict turban goes well with velvet jackets, elongated sleeveless jackets, woolen coats.