A cloth made by a hook almost always turns out to be a little denser than the one that is formed when working with knitting needles. This is primarily due to the fact that when the columns are formed, the thread is subjected to repeated twisting, as a result, the thickness of the web becomes much larger than the thickness of the thread. There are many methods to soften the knit, make it more loose and soft. However, this is not always true. In some cases, obtaining a dense and even hard fabric is the ultimate goal of the knitter. It is for such situations that numerous volumetric crochet patterns have been developed.
Where volumetric ornaments are used
The list of products that are knitted with the help of such patterns is very wide, here are clothing items, and accessories, and decor for the interior.
In clothes, voluminous crochet patterns are necessary for knitting cardigans, collars, cuffs, berets, hats, scarves and many other items. However, applying the scheme in order to manufacture a coarse web, the purpose of the product should be taken into account. It is very easy to make a mistake and get heavy, bulky and completely unattractive chain mail instead of the planned large knit sweater. If you are going to make any product larger than mittens, it is advisable to tie a control sample.
Techniques through which volume patterns are formed
In fact, there are a lot of such ornaments, and there is no sense in describing them all. However, three-dimensional crochet patterns can be combined into several main groups:
- Tied from a thick thread.
- Openwork with volumetric elements.
- Solid with convex fragments.
Often, the volume attached to crocheted patterns is given by such techniques:
- Lush bollards.
- Embossed posts.
- Knitting with the capture of only one "pigtail" loop of the previous row.
- Single crochet lining.
Openwork ornaments with relief fragments
They suggest the presence of an openwork background, on which compositions of relief elements are placed. The photos below show volumetric crochet patterns, diagrams and a description of them.
Rapport is highlighted in blue.
Due to the presence of a large number of grids, this pattern is very easy to reduce or expand, as well as forming the contours of the part in accordance with the pattern.
An undoubted advantage of this scheme is also the location of the "cones" in a checkerboard pattern. This technique allows you to avoid excessive angularity and geometric pattern.
Twigs are made using lush columns. This type of volumetric elements is formed while knitting several columns with a crochet. For the correct execution of a magnificent column, all columns with a crochet (or with several crochets) must have a common base. 3-7 double crochets are considered optimal , then the magnificent column is really voluminous.
Crochet three-dimensional patterns: patterns of a pattern of magnificent columns
A good example of the patterns described above can be called the one shown in the following diagram.
Here, the magnificent columns are made in a very unusual way: across the canvas.
To knit each of them, first make a column with one or more crochets.
Then they wrap it around with unfinished columns.
The amount is selected based on the thickness of the thread.
At the finish stage, all unfinished posts on the hook are knitted together.
This is what should result in the end.
Crochet three-dimensional patterns: embossed rows
Almost all patterns intended for a hook can be equipped with volume rows. They can emphasize existing lines of the ornament or form new ones.
Similar patterns of volume crochet are performed in two ways:
- Tying any pad. This method can be used to make a circular or even row. When knitting along the fabric, a dense and thick thread or wire is laid. Then the column is formed so that the working thread completely hides the lining (it appears inside the row). The resulting series comes out quite embossed and stands out against the background of a flat canvas.
- The second method is associated with a special way to capture the loops of the previous row. When knitting columns, the hook should not be inserted under both โbraidsโ of the bottom row, but only under one of them. As a result, a kind of scar forms, which runs across the entire canvas.
Canvas made of thick yarn
The elementary way, thanks to which it is easy to obtain a three-dimensional pattern, is the use of a thick thread for knitting. We are talking about yarn with a thickness of at least 100 grams / 100 m.
Today, the assortment of many traditional and online stores is striking in its diversity. Here there is thick wool, and acrylic, and cotton, and even lace yarn from knitted fabric. The use of such unconventional materials allows you to create truly original and unique products.
A feature of knitting from thick yarn is the use of a very large hook (7-20 mm). A complex pattern is no longer necessary, since it will still not be visible. It is better to pay attention to the accuracy of knitting and maintaining a uniform density.
Embossed column
One of the most common dense ornaments is a three-dimensional woven crochet pattern. The photo below shows an example of a canvas made in this way.
In finished form, this knitting resembles knitted fabrics. It is based on the same principle: elementary crossing of loops or separately connected web elements in the required order.
Relief columns are formed when the hook is inserted not under the โpigtailsโ of the loops of the previous row, but directly under the column itself. Depending on which side of the canvas a relief column is formed, it can be convex or recessed. Their combination and allows you to get various patterns.
Simpler patterns are limited only to interlacing columns, and the formation of a volumetric braid requires a separate knitting of its elements, followed by interlacing. This process is illustrated in the following photo.
Here you can see how, with the help of short return rows, bands of the future bundle are formed, and then, after weaving it, the knitting of the general row is resumed.