What young mother doesn't dream of having herthe baby was the most beautiful, the healthiest, and the most fashionable and stylish? But it is very difficult to find decent things for your baby in stores, since good clothes are expensive, and economy class things are extremely poor quality, boring and monotonous. What to do? There is only one way out - to create a wardrobe for the baby with your own hands. You can start small, for example, knit an original baby hat. Recently, such a hobby as knitting baby hats with knitting needles and crochet hooks has become increasingly popular among women. This is due not only to the fact that sometimes it is very difficult to buy a beautiful and high-quality headdress for a child in a store, but also to the fact that today there is a lot of information on the Internet on the topic of needlework.
Create your own style for your child
Having looked at various sites where craftswomenpost photos of their work, you will involuntarily want to create something similar. Agree, it is very nice when friends, and just passers-by on the street are sincerely surprised by the intricate patterns that they see on your child's headdress and ask where they can buy such a fashionable thing. A headdress for a baby is always relevant, so mothers of newborns think about what kind of hat to buy for the baby. Or maybe it is better to knit? Indeed, why not try? After all, everyone starts somewhere, and even very experienced knitters were once students. The main thing is to believe that you will succeed!
What should a beginner knitter know?
It is clear that knitting hats for newbornsdoes not present any difficulties for experienced needlewomen, but what should a woman do who decided to knit a hat for the first time? First, you need to choose the simplest hat model and the simplest pattern, for example, rice knitting or garter stitch, practice, get your hand in, and then proceed to more serious models. Knitting technique is quite easy to master. The choice of threads should be taken seriously, today yarn for knitting can be bought in many stores, its range is very rich, in the same handicraft store you can also buy knitting patterns. An experienced seller will always advise a woman which yarn can be combined with another, and which cannot, will choose the right knitting needles. The main mistake of inexperienced knitters is the incorrect selection of yarn and the size of the hook or knitting needles. The size of the finished product may be larger or smaller than expected only because the size of the knitting needles and the thickness of the yarn do not correspond to those indicated in the selected pattern. All knitters have their own knitting density, some knit very tightly, others loosely, therefore, before starting knitting, you should always make a sample measuring 10x10 cm, wash it, dry it, iron it and measure with a ruler how many loops are contained in one centimeter of the knitted sample, from the result obtained calculate the required number of loops. Advice for beginner knitters:
- In order to take measurements of the circumference of the child's head, a centimeter tape should be tightened
- Determine the density of knitting
- Choose a simple scheme and follow it clearly
- The size of the spokes or hooks to match according to the thickness of the yarn
- For children's hats to choose thin, not prickly yarn
- Do not use too large diameter knitting needles or large hooks
- Wash the finished product in cool water
Knitting a hat with knitting needles begins in the standard way,To do this, you need to calculate the required number of loops and cast them on the knitting needles. Next, knit the headband with a 1x1 or 2x2 elastic band, then knit with the main pattern about 10-15 cm in height. When about 9 cm remains until the end of the cap, it is necessary to decrease the loops, for this knitting is conditionally divided into six equal parts and through a row two loops are knitted together at the end of each part, 10 loops remaining on the knitting needle are tightly pulled together with the same thread. It remains only to sew the cap along the seam.
Crochet Crochet
Many women talk about knittingCrochet hats are much easier than knitting and create unique and delicate models. When a child is very small, you really want to knit a bonnet for him, because such a thing will absorb all the warmth of mother's hands, her love, and will serve as a kind of talisman for the newborn. From the most ordinary hat you can make a funny thing, it is enough to design it in the form of an animal, tie ears, a nose, a mouth. Crochet is now at the peak of popularity, even those who have never done it begin to knit, beginners achieve incredible results, thanks to their perseverance. Hats for babies are relevant not only in the cold season. In spring and summer, lightweight panamas made of thin cotton thread are no less popular. Crochet will require the choice of thin and light threads of pastel colors, since dark hats get very hot in the sun. There is no need to skimp on yarn, because a summer hat for a baby should not only be original and beautiful, but also “breathable”, preferably with wide brims that protect the baby’s face well from the scorching sun rays. We recommend reading:
