Knitting a beret "Blue leaves" for women with knitting needles according to a detailed description, with detailed diagrams and photos, accessible even to novice needlewomen.
Knitting lesson for a beret “Blue”leaves" Knitting a fashionable beret with an openwork elastic band and a simple pattern in the form of foliage will not be particularly difficult. The knitting process can be completed over the weekend, and at the same time you will get a wonderful new thing for the autumn season. The size of the future product is universal and is suitable for a head circumference of 54-58 centimeters. For smaller sizes, a loose low fit is obtained for a more noticeable fit. The line of the rim will be adjusted by the tension of the elastic band. Additionally, you can change the size by choosing different thicknesses of yarn and knitting needles.The materials you will need are:
- wool or semi-wool (density 150-180m/100g) – 100 grams;
- auxiliary thread of a contrasting shade - several meters;
- not thick rubber band reel.
The following tools need to be prepared:
- set of knitting needles - diameter 4 mm;
- straight knitting needles - diameter 3.5 mm;
- needle knitting;
- circular knitting needles - 40 centimeters in length, diameter 4 millimeters;
- marker knitting (can be replaced with a regular paper clip).
Let's start knitting.To make the edge of the elastic band neat and elegant, we cast on loops using the Italian method: take an additional thread and with straight knitting needles cast on 100 loops in the standard way, knit 1 row with front loops, then move to the main thread and knit the next row with back loops. Turn the fabric over, move to circular knitting needles, knit in circular rows with a hollow elastic band:First, the first circular row is knitted.We repeat the following combination until the end of the row: one front, remove one loop without knitting, thread in front of knitting. We make the transition to the 2nd circular row by closing the loops into a ring: without unfolding the fabric, we begin knitting the loops of the beginning of the 1st circular row, paying attention not to twist the knitting. Now we knit the second circular row. To do this, we repeat the following combination until the end of the row: remove 1 loop without knitting, thread behind the fabric, purl. We repeat the first and second circular rows twice - we get four circular rows of hollow elastic. After knitting the edge of the elastic, we remove the auxiliary thread: we cut one loop and carefully weave the cast-on row. In order to mark the beginning of the row, we attach a marker to the knitting needle, then we knit a figured elastic. First circular row: knit, yarn over, knit again, two purl – repeat this 25 times.Second circular row:3 knit, 2 purl - also repeat 25 times. Third circular row: remove one loop on the knitting needle on the right without knitting, two knit, throw the 1st loop (which we removed) on them, 2 purl - repeat this until the end of the row. Repeat from the 1st to the 3rd rows three times, and then make the transition from the elastic to the main part of the beret. All loops are knitted as knits, while adding 35 loops, knit them crossed from the yarn over between two loops (30 times through every three loops and 5 times through every two loops).There are 135 loops on the knitting needles. The main pattern: knit according to the diagram, which shows one section of the beret. It must be repeated in a circle nine times.In the process of forming the bottom of the beret, after a seriesdecreases you will have a small number of loops and knitting with circular needles will become very inconvenient. In this case, it is worth transferring the knitting process to stocking needles. Since the beret contains 9 sectors, it will be more convenient to divide the loops into three knitting needles - three sectors on each. Finally, after knitting the 44th row, nine loops are pulled together using a knitting needle with the end of the thread threaded into it. The ends of the threads must be fixed and hidden. To prevent stretching of the edges, take a small piece of thin elastic, slightly stretched, which is equal to the circumference of the head and thread it with a knitting needle into the edge of the beret, which is formed by a hollow elastic band. The ends of the elastic are tied together with a standard knot and carefully pulled into the hollow elastic band.Next, the product should be treated with moisture.Immerse our product in water. It should be at room temperature. After that, carefully, without twisting, squeeze it out and stretch it onto a plate (or other object) of the required diameter (25-26 centimeters). Then dry the beret well, without removing it from the plate until it is completely dry.