Professionally connected products give out details: a flat canvas, inconspicuous seams, a carefully measured armhole line, and a processed neck. Skills for their implementation do not come immediately - you need to link more than a dozen things. Therefore, it is recommended to begin to learn the art of making wardrobe items with simple-cut products that do not require complex calculation of loops. Shrag knitting needles for several evenings, you only need to choose a pattern and purchase yarn.
Appointment
Before embarking on needlework, you need to figure out what kind of wardrobe this is. A scarlet is a small cloak, essentially consisting of only sleeves. Use it on top of open dresses or tops.
Jacket-cape has three functions:
- decorate the outfit. Often the accessory is used for evening outs and wedding dresses. Openwork shrag with knitting needles will emphasize the solemnity of the toilet, make the image complete;
- protect from the cold. Of course, you can not compare a light cape and a winter sweater. But on a cool summer evening, a shrug draped over his shoulders will be quite out of place;
- diversify the wardrobe. The product is made quickly, it does not require special skills, therefore by connecting several jackets and alternating them among themselves, you can create completely different images with basic things.
The difference between a shrag and other types of wraps, cardigans, cardigans and boleros is knitting a product with one cloth.
Training
To make the shrag with knitting needles:
- threads (fine cotton yarn is suitable for a summer cape, warm options are knitted from wool or half-wool);
- knitting needles for the thickness of the yarn and thinner (half a size smaller) for cuffs.
Before proceeding to the choice of pattern, it is necessary to consider the feature of knitting products. In the finished form, the cape is a rectangle, the long sides of which are sewn together at the edges, while the center remains free - so the sleeves are formed.
To tie the shrag with knitting needles with one cloth, you need to determine the size. By measuring the width of the back and adding the length of the sleeves, get the height of the canvas. The second size is formed from the girth of the arm in the upper part. A few centimeters are added to the resulting figure for a free fit. If desired, the wrap is knitted wide - in this case, the value of the second size is increased by two to three times.
Pattern selection
Any pattern is suitable for the product, it all depends on the preferences of the craftswoman. A shrug with knitting needles knitted with an openwork pattern is an option on a summer day. More dense patterns, for example, braids - an alternative to a cool autumn.
The front or back surface is also suitable for a cape. It is worth paying attention to the quality of yarn. Threads should be smooth and uniform in thickness. If there is no confidence in the quality factor of the material, then its flaws will be hidden by the color of the yarn. For example, on the strings of sectional dyeing, defects and irregularities are less noticeable.
Based on the dimensions of the product for the selected pattern and yarn, you need to calculate the number of loops. This is done in a standard way by knotting the sample.
Knitting principle
After the necessary preparations are completed, you can knit the shrag with knitting needles. The product description (regardless of model) consists of four simple steps.
- Knitting cuffs (optional). The cuff, as a rule, is made by the “elastic band” pattern: about 2-5 cm are knitted in height. The number of loops for the lapel is determined by the girth of the arm.
- The addition of loops for the main canvas and its manufacture. This stage is the longest. Gradually, you will remember the pattern, so the last rows will be contacted “automatically”.
- The reduction of the loops and the execution of the second cuff are symmetrical to the first lapel.
- Bonding the edges of the fabric along the long side, starting from the cuffs.
The shrag cape is ready! You can start knitting the next thing for the wardrobe.