The beauty of applied crafts lies precisely in their practicality. Naturally, many craftswomen who own a crochet or knitting need to master extremely complex patterns, reach the heights of knitting art that only the initiates can appreciate, and have fun making funny but useless little things. However, when it comes time to prove to your loved ones the importance of your hobby, an excellent way out is to tie the cover on the stool with your own hands. This product does not claim to originality, but, of course, will bring practical benefits.
Little tricks
The basis of our work is the selected scheme. Crochet a cover on a stool we begin to knit from the center, gaining several circular rows. This type of knitting is great for disposing of the remains of unnecessary yarn, which inevitably accumulate in any knitter. The density of the cover web should be high, so you should use yarn with a thread thickness of at least 100 m / 100 g. Sometimes you can use even coarser and bulk material - about 50 m / 100 g. Of course, you will not find the rest of such yarn during the day with fire, so it’s worth considering combining several thin threads into one thick. However, you need to ensure that the thickness of the thread does not change and is the same throughout the knitting of the entire product. The hook is selected for the yarn used: for raw materials with the specified parameters, tool No. 6 should be used.
How to tie a cover on a stool with your own hands without opening it?
In order to prevent this from happening, you must strictly adhere to the scheme. Only then can we talk about the successful completion of work and obtaining the desired result. Following the instructions, you will not only knit the cover on your own, but you will not dissolve it in order to correct the errors made. If the pattern is not followed or the pattern and yarn are incorrectly selected, the following difficulties may arise:
- Uneven expansion of the web (areas with tightened or too loose loops).
- Difficulties with the form (the presence of bumps and bulges).
- Too openwork knitting, not suitable for the cover.
- Violation of the proportions of the pattern.
- Excessive motley coloring.
In defense of melange, we can recommend using simpler patterns, or better, a completely even canvas.
Square pattern: crochet stool cover
Often, stools are precisely square in shape, therefore, knit a cover should be on the same principle. Below are options for openwork square patterns. They both contain a small number of rows and are suitable for knitting a cover of very thick yarn or for decorating a small stool. If it is necessary to build up the canvas, the best way is to repeat the last row in compliance with the principle of expansion. For this, the square scheme is the best fit. Crochet a stool cover can be made of any size due to the fact that the angles are clearly marked here, and it is almost impossible to get lost in the pattern.
Description of square patterns for knitting covers on stools
Such a simple scheme does not require a detailed description, it is worth stopping only at some key points.
Scheme number 1. It begins with a set of six loops and their closure in a ring (this is the basic principle of the beginning of knitting any circular fabric).
Next, proceed as follows:
- 16 CCH (double crochet).
- The same 16 SSNs, alternating 2 VP (air loops).
- The formation of the angle: under one of the arches of the previous row 2 CCH, 3 VP, 2 CCH.
- The fifth and all subsequent rows are made according to one principle - the expansion of the canvas due to the same knitting of the corners and the lengthening of each face with an increase in the number of loops.
The growth of the canvas can also be ensured by an increase in the number of yarn in the columns, however, it is worth considering that the cover will look more openwork.
Scheme number 2. She's a little different.
Here, knitting goes in a circle, and the formation of angles occurs only in the sixth row. The beginning is the same as in the first scheme: short circuit 6 VP into a ring. What you should pay attention to:
- All elements of the pattern (simply CCH or "bushes" of 2, 3, 4 CCH) are separated by air loops.
- The correct expansion of the circular web was made by increasing the number of CCHs in the "bushes" in each next row. If you wish, you can continue the expansion, bringing their number to 7-8 CCH.
- When an angle is formed, CC2H appears. Two crochets allow you to get a higher column.
Round pattern: crochet stool cover
When deciding to decorate a round stool, you should choose the appropriate scheme. It can be just a circle made by a solid dense pattern, or something more complex. A crocheted stool cover based on a round pattern can have any flower or ornament in the center. If the needlewoman has a fantasy, for this purpose she can adapt the scheme of any plant, animal or national print.
Shutdown
The resulting flat fabric should continue to be knitted evenly, without additions, trying on it from the stool from time to time. If knitting covers on a stool involves placing a soft lining of foam rubber under them, then the fitting must be carried out with this part.
When the width of the fabric reaches such dimensions that allow you to put the cover on the stool, it’s time to finish knitting. You can tighten the finished product on a stool with the help of an elastic band or any lace threaded between the loops of the last row. In this case, functionality and decorativeness are successfully combined.