Julia Roberts feels comfortable in a knitted coat, Sarah Jessica Parker loves bulky cardigans - like Claudia Schiffer, and even in clothes Madonna has knitted sweaters with geometric patterns. This is not surprising, because the knitting - it is an opportunity to create a very soft, comfortable, cozy and extremely feminine garments.

Loop for loop

A total of seven notes you can create unique melodies and original knitwear are, by and large, of various combinations of the four loops - the underside, face, edge and nakida. Fine openwork patterns, luxurious spikes, bumps, braids and leaves, a variety of colors, patterns and shapes - such products are truly exclusive and unique.

The basic material for knitting - yarn of various colors and textures. Once it was predominantly a wool. However, wool does not lose relevance today. It retains heat well, it is hygroscopic and is indispensable for the autumn and winter cold. Ideal wool yarn to create a multi-color products. More and more fans acquires cotton - primarily due to a variety of dressing (matt, silky, melange, shiny, colorful thread) and the wealth of shades.

Soft and gentle yarn with fluffy fibers - a mohair, the product from which the air and warm. The most refined and elegant natural yarns - silk, which, however, can be replaced with artificial acrylic. A perfect material for children's clothes (and most expensive) - a soft and delicate cashmere. In the description of knitting patterns clothes usually indicates the desired type of yarn, so when its replacement must take into account the thickness and length of thread used.

Required tools

Quality knitting depends not only on the chosen yarn, but also the proper selection of spokes. Their thickness is usually denoted in the description models. Commonly used needles, which are twice as thick filaments. Furthermore, it is possible to select knitting needles made of different materials - plastic, aluminum, metal, wood or bamboo. The main thing - that they are smooth, because even small roughness can damage the thread. For flat knitting needles suitable straight, but for circular as well as when a large number of loops (e.g., for creating cardigans) - ring.

In some cases, in the process of knitting may be required and additional accessories. For example, to temporarily remove the loop, use a knitting pin - it is similar to the British, but slightly larger. Currently, you can purchase and row counter - he put on the spokes and manually transferred after the end of each row. To create a jacquard patterns applied a special thimble, which will facilitate simultaneous multi-knitting yarns. A color patterns are created with special spools on which the thread is wound.

Knitted fashion

Attention to Knits - a permanent trend of designer collections. Among the latest trends - soft, thin tunics Tunica: from ancient Greece to the present day   mid-thigh, decorated with bright paintings, including geometric or accessories - such as exquisite lace Lace in the modern wardrobe . For several years, does not go out of fashion slightly elongated dresses, sweaters, which can be both fitting and wide, even shapeless - but certainly complemented with original decorations (eg wide belts).

Particular attention is paid fashion catwalks thin knitted turtlenecks, which are considered an excellent basis for coats, jackets or dresses without sleeves. Of course, a wardrobe fashionista can not do without knitted cardigans Cardigan - Fashionable summer clothing Which are worn over dresses from fine fabrics. Another option - cardigans, knitted blankets large, supplemented pompons and massive scarves. Finally, a special style and charm - a knitted coat, bright-colored or decorated with fringe and large geometric patterns or floral patterns.

Knitting - is, first of all, creativity, creating new patterns with the help of simple tools and simple techniques that will help come up with a unique, different from all the way.

Darya Tsvetkova

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