One of the most interesting and quite labor-intensivetechnique in crochet execution is the technique of ribbon lace. The name itself contains the content - the product as a whole or individual parts will consist of openwork ribbons made with a hook. Things made of ribbon lace always look very elegant and intricate. Very often, the base and the beginning of knitting the entire ribbon is an openwork round motif. The remaining parts of the ribbon will make up about 2/3 of the original circle. They are tied to the first motif in one or more places during the work without breaking the thread and contain an odd number of rows. This technique is similar to knitting from motifs, while there is no need to constantly cut the thread. The arrangement of openwork ribbons in the product can be horizontal, vertical, and diagonally diagonally. They can be combined with lace in other techniques, for example, Irish lace or filet mesh, or knit a product entirely from openwork ribbons. The length will depend on the final length of the item, the width of the ribbon, and, consequently, the entire product will depend on the width of the pattern and the thickness of the yarn. You can narrow the product by working on the principle of unfinished rows - knit one short ribbon, and connect the longer ones together. When knitting vertically, it is better to arrange the ribbons with a round motif at the bottom, it will form an openwork edge of the product at the bottom. Another type of use of lace ribbons can be a border. Ribbon lace can simply decorate and very easily disguise an unevenly or unsuccessfully knitted edge of the product. The last important point in knitting ribbon lace is connecting the ribbons. The easiest and most suitable for beginners is to knit all the ribbons separately, and then connect them with a needle in a picot or extreme loops. The second option is to connect the ribbons while knitting. It is more difficult, at the same time, there will be no seams in the product, and the whole fabric will look more integral and organic. In the second method, it is very important not to make a mistake in counting the loops, because the ribbons are not symmetrical. In order not to have to unravel the work, you can make a pattern of the intended product, knit several small ribbons (3-4 fragments in each), lay them out on the pattern and choose the most optimal method of joining. Below are 2 master classes on knitting ribbon lace with a crochet hook.
Cast on a chain of 15 ch loops and join into a ring using a slip stitch.
First row. To knive 3 air. lifting loops, then another * 3 air. loops, then 4 tbsp. with a cuff in the ring *, repeat from * to * 6 more times, then tie 3 air. loops, 3 tbsp. with a crochet and 1 connecting post to the third lifting loop.
Second row. To spend 1 air. loop of lifting, tie 8 arches to 5 air. loops each, fix 1 tbsp. without a crochet in the middle of the arches from 3 flights. the loop of the row below. End row 1 with a connecting bar in the air. lifting loop.
Third row. 1 air. lifting loop, to each arch of 6 flights. loops bind to 9 tbsp. without a crochet. Finish 1 with a connecting bar in the lifting loop.
Fourth row. To have a row of 1 tbsp. with a crochet alternating 2 air. loops over 1 row loop below. Instead of the first art. with a crochet to bind 3 air. lifting loops, finish row 2 air. hinges and 1 connecting column to the third lifting loop.
Row 5. 1 air.lifting loop, *skip 3 loops and start knitting in the next arch of 2 ch. loops (1 dc + 1 ch + 1 dc + 1 ch +1 dc + 1 ch +1 dc + 1 ch +1 dc + 1 ch +1 dc + 1 ch +1 dc + 1 ch +1 dc), skip 1 dc and 2 ch loops and knit 1 sc in the next dc * repeat knitting from * to *, finish with 1 slip stitch in the lifting loop. You should get 11 “little fans” in total. Turn the work.
Row 6. Knit 9 ch loops, secure them with 1 dc single crochet in the last dc single crochet of the row below (this arch of loops sort of goes around the last “little fan”).
Row 7: Knit 3 ch.lifting loops and secure them with 1 slip stitch in the penultimate air loop of the third from the end of the "fan" row below. Then knit in an arch of 9 air loops similar to the first row, you should get 4 arches of 3 air loops.
The eighth row. 1 air. lifting loop 1 connecting post to the connecting post of the fifth row, then tying 5 arches out of 5 flights. loops fastening them 1 tbsp. without a crochet in the middle of the arches from 3 flights. loops, similar to the second row. Knit further according to the scheme.
In the figure, the arrows indicate the places where the motives are attached to each other.
Important. In the second motif the number of "small fans" is 7, in all subsequent ones there should be 6.
The next ribbon lace is knitted without the first round motif.
First, you need to knit a chain of 7 air loops and connect them into a ring.
First row. 3 air. lifting loops and 14 st. with a cuff in the ring. Place the poles so that they occupy half the ring.
Second row. 3 air. lifting loops, in each loop of the row below tie 1 air. loop + 1 st. with a crochet. Finish 1 tbsp. with a crochet in the third lifting loop.
Third row. 3 air. loops and 1 tbsp. with a crochet from one loop of the base, 3 air. loops and 5 tbsp. with a crochet in the arch, which formed 3 air. loops and 1 tbsp. with a cake from one base (a small petal turned out), 1 tbsp. without a crochet in the third air. the loop of the row is lower, 3 air. loops and 1 tbsp. with a crochet in the same art. without a crochet and again tie 3 air. loops + 5 tbsp. with a crochet in a small arch (second petal) to connect three more such petals, each time fixing from 1 tbsp. without a crochet through 3 loops of the second row, to tie an arch of 7 air. loops and fix it to art. without a crochet in the third air. the loop of the second row.
Fourth row. 3 air. lifting loops and 13 tbsp. with a cape to tie in an arch of 7 air. loops of the previous row, tie one connecting post to the third air. loop of the last of the petals of the third row.
Fifth row. 3 air. lifting loops and knit similarly to the second row. Knit further according to the scheme.
In order for the ribbon to be openwork anddelicate requires thin threads. This knitting technique is not easy, but if you have patience and time, you can create very beautiful things from ribbon lace, which will definitely please the needlewoman.

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