The hook is perhaps the most versatile knitting tool. With it, you can tie warm, dense and voluminous things, as well as light and transparent finest lace. It is easy to crochet a whole fabric with a lace or a relief pattern and assemble it from individual motifs, round or square, which makes knitting especially interesting and original. The variety of crocheted patterns is unlimited, and knitting with it is easy and simple. Having learned how to conveniently hold the hook and mastered the basic techniques of knitting, you will “open the door” to the amazing and “boundless” world of creativity.
With the help of a crocheted openwork edge or tight tie, you can easily make the edge of not only a knitted product, but also sewn from fabric. With a thin hook and cotton threads tie the edges of handkerchiefs, napkins, tablecloths and other products. You can tie a very thin strapping or perform a wide lace along the edge of the product, everything will depend on the desire and imagination of the craftswoman.
There is a very simple and beautiful way to design an edge where crochet is used. "Rachich step" - a method of strapping, which is so named because they knit loops not from right to left, but in the opposite direction. Hook as if "backs off" back. This technique is very simple and easy to learn. Only some skill is needed to make the edge smooth. Crochet "Crayfish step" is specially used to design the edge of the product. It turns out to be slightly embossed and very durable, so it does not stretch. Crochet "Crayfish step" is convenient to use for finishing the neck or bottom of the product and sleeves where the elastic is not provided. Another such binding method is used to design the edge of the cap, beret or knitted bag so that it becomes more durable, and the product keeps its shape and does not stretch.
Knitting the “step of the dog” is performed as follows: the hook is inserted into the loop of the last edge row to be tied, the loop is pulled out of the thread from the ball and the single crochet is performed by inserting the hook into the loop located nearby, but not on the left, but on the right side. So, from left to right, perform the entire row of SC. In the course of work, you will see that due to the fact that the hook moves non-standard, the single crochet columns turn out slightly turned out, this creates a raised edge.
To design the edge of the product, crocheting “hand step” can be done using lush columns. To do this, the hook is introduced under the loop of the extreme row, the thread is pulled from the ball, forming a loop. This loop is not knitted, it remains on the hook, double crochet, again insert the hook into the same loop of the extreme row, again pull the loop. On the hook, two loops with an intermediate yarn turned out. Now all the loops are knitted together. The result was a lush column, due to which the tied edge will look even more prominent. Such lush columns from left to right tie the entire edge of the product. The number of loops and crochets on the hook can be from 3 or more. The more loops and crochets strung on the hook, the more magnificent the column will be. One tip: when knitting a fluffy column, it is very important not to tighten the thread, the loops on the hook should be free, otherwise it will be difficult to stretch the thread through them.
To use crochet for a more complex edge design, for example, thin lace or embossed braid, you need to master the basic types of loops. Step-by-step crocheting and many workshops are easy to find on the Internet or in print. The main methods of knitting are an air loop, single crochet, with one or several crochets, and also a magnificent column. It is with the help of these basic techniques that complex-looking, but easy-to-perform, thin and transparent lace ties are performed. Often crocheted lace consists of a combination of direct knitting with individual round or square motifs. Tying the edges of the products is only one of the many and very interesting types of crochet.