The main advantage of the crochet technique is that with its application you can get a variety of openwork fabrics. They are suitable for making clothes or home decoration. For example, summer tops, shirts, dresses, hats, as well as pillows, curtains and bedspreads.
General principles of knitting openwork
Crochet openwork patterns (diagrams are presented below) can be knitted in different ways. Techniques differ significantly in many ways.
But there are several recommendations that will be useful when performing any kind of lace:
- The air loops (VP) that make up the chain of patterns should be tightly bound. Weak knitting will lead to the appearance of unplanned holes, the ornament will look blurry.
- If according to the scheme it is necessary to knit single crochet (RLS) or double crochet (CCH) columns over an arch of several VPs, then do not try to match each column with a loop. You can thread the hook directly under the arch.
However, there are exceptions, you need to look at the situation.
- Columns with several crochets should be knitted carefully and tightly. During the set of yarn over the hook, you can hold the threads with your finger so that they do not unwind. Crochet openwork patterns, the schemes of which include these elements, are distinguished by a large number of holes and a rather complex pattern. Therefore, it is so important to preserve its geometry.
Types of openwork patterns
Depending on the method that the craftswoman uses to create an openwork canvas, it can be:
Below are openwork patterns, the hook of which will not be difficult to complete. As you can see, they are a flat canvas.
This ornament is quite simple, however interesting. It is suitable for almost all types of yarn, except for the thickest threads.
The following pattern contains a voluminous element - magnificent columns.
Here they consist of four CCHs, but different schemes include lush columns of 7-10 CCHs. In this case, the number of crochets may also vary.
Typesetting canvases, as the name implies, consist of separately connected and connected by a grid of elements (flowers, geometric shapes, abstraction, cords and much more).
Knitting in a circle
Crochet circular lace patterns gained wide popularity. Schemes of such patterns start from the center. Their knitting requires strict adherence to the pattern, since the formation of the fabric occurs with a sequential increase in the number of elements.
This shawl perfectly demonstrates how the expansion of the canvas was carried out with the introduction of new pattern repeatings while maintaining their initial size. Quite often they use the opposite method: increasing the sizes of rapports.
As a rule, each row of circular canvases should expand by six elements (RLS, SSN, VP). However, this order may vary due to the shape of the canvas, its size and the pattern used.
Canvases with corners (squares, rectangles) are also referred to as circular, since the principle of knitting is preserved: from the center in a spiral to the outer edge.
We crochet. Openwork patterns: patterns and application
For beginner knitters, we can recommend training in the implementation of openwork on products with simple contours. For example, scarves, shawls, bedspreads.
As for the shawls, these wardrobe items can not be called so simple. But after the product is ready, the skill level of the knitter will rise by several points.
For such a product, you can crochet almost any openwork pattern. Shawl patterns include both flat and circular, and typesetting. Shown below is a triangle-shaped shawl.
The used pattern is even. Its most popular name is spiders. Knitting begins with several loops, additions are made in each row. The convenience of the scheme is that you can stop at any time, depending on what size shawl is needed. According to the idea of the developer of the scheme, the edges of the shawl are decorated with ornaments, and the center is made with a simple openwork pattern. This is a common practice in making shawls. Sometimes the craftswomen first knit a triangle with a simple pattern, and then tie it with a lace border.
If elementary openwork patterns have become clear, you can already complete crocheted blouse and shawl patterns. This should not be a problem for you. Particular attention should be paid to knitting the lines of armholes, necks and waist. Of great importance is the accuracy of the strapping and seams that connect the finished parts.