
Master class on knitting napkins-stand under hot on knitting needles
Handicraft attributes on the kitchen table firmlyare becoming fashionable in recent years. From this master class you will learn how to knit a coaster for a hot mug, which will decorate the table, add coziness and make spending time with a cup of coffee a little more pleasant. Such a knitted craft can be used in your kitchen or presented as a cute gift for a friend, colleague, etc. Even a novice craftswoman of school age can knit this napkin.To create a napkin, prepare:
At the first stage, you need to collect the necessary informationNumber of loops. It is quite difficult to calculate the number of knitting elements in advance, but for an average napkin measuring 15 by 15 cm from not thin yarn, you will need about 30 loops. To cast on loops, stretch the thread between your thumb and index finger, the ends of the yarn are clamped to the palm with the other three fingers. Both knitting needles should be held together in your right hand (if you are right-handed), and the stretch of the thread should be fixed with your left hand. To cast on a loop, you need to pick up the thread at your thumb, hook the yarn at the stretch and, turning the thread, pull the loop back through your thumb.
Do the same manipulations thirty-twotimes to create the required number of loops for the fabric and two elements will be used as the first and last loops. Each time, try to tighten the thread with the same force so that you do not get loose or pulled loops.
The base of the napkin will be knitted from squares.knit and purl stitch, naturally these elements are knitted together, and not separately and then sewn. Thirty loops are divided into five segments of 6 loops. Carefully remove one knitting needle so that the loops from the second knitting tool do not fall off. The first loop should always be simply removed to the right knitting needle without knitting it. The next six elements are knitted with face loops. To do this, hook the loop with a knitting needle from left to right, while passing the knitting needle under the front side of the loop, then you need to grab the free thread behind the work and pull out a new loop in the opposite direction, and the old loop is simply thrown off the left knitting needle. The next six loops are knitted according to the principle of purl loops. To do this, hook the right knitting needle under the front part of the loop (opposite direction), that is, from right to left, then hook the thread in front of the work and pull out the newly formed loop. Knit five more loops in the purl type, observing one principle - the combined thread for knitting is in front of the work. The next segment of six loops is knitted with the front surface and the thread is behind the work. Repeat the alternation of knitting on the remaining loops and you will get five equal parts, knitted with either front or back loops. The last loop in each row is created according to the principle of purl knitting, this will help to create a beautiful edge for the product. Turn the work over and start knitting the second row of the product. Here, you need to knit the purl loops first. After all, on the reverse side (the front part of the work) they will form the last segment of the front surface. The second five loops are knitted according to the principle of front loops, then again a cut of purl elements and so alternate segments of six loops until the end of the work. When you turn the work over and start knitting an odd row, then knit the loops, observing the pattern. That is, first the front surface is created, then part of the back loops and the pattern alternates.
You need to knit 8 rows and then the shape of the patternwill take the form of squares. Next, you need to swap the loops on the squares. That is, starting from the ninth row (the pattern on the front side of the work must change), you need to knit the second to seventh loops using the purl principle, then the next knitting segment is created from front loops and again a string of purl and front loops alternates. This is how you lay the foundation for the squares of the next stage of the pattern, which has the form of a chessboard.
Continue knitting according to the already clear principle:create squares from purl and knit stitches so that they are even and the same size. You will need to knit upward until you get five squares in height. That is, each square has eight rows, so you will need to knit 40 rows in total.
When the last squares are knitted tothe required size, you need to start closing the loops. The loops are reduced using a simple principle: knit the first two loops together, thus forming one loop, then throw it back onto the left working needle and knit two loops together again. Thus, the upper edge of the product is formed.
A napkin for a mug or a small saucer will look like this, but it clearly lacks a drop of brightness and originality.
Therefore, the work needs to be tied with a different color,for example, with a bright turquoise thread. Take a hook and blue yarn, insert the knitting tool into the gap between the first and second rows (you can start tying from either side). Hook a loop of new yarn on the back side of the work and pull it to the front side. Without removing the loop from the hook, insert it into the adjacent row 4-5 mm higher than the previous place of insertion and pull out a new loop, which is immediately knitted through the first loop.
Repeat this principle of binding around the entire perimeter of the product to get an even, beautiful stitch in turquoise color.
The napkin for the mug is ready. It will add coziness, warmth to evening or morning tea drinking, and originality.