In Soviet times, almost everyone carried a string bag with him. There were reasons for that. In an era of scarcity of everything and everyone, it was impossible to know in advance what could be bought in the store. The plastic bags familiar to the modern consumer were a luxury, so it made sense to always have a lightweight compact mesh with you. Now the string bag is experiencing a new life. It is used many times and does not need to be disposed of. In addition, a string bag knitted from beautiful modern materials can become a spectacular addition to a summer dress.
It is necessary
- -50 g of "iris" thread or cotton fishing line;
- - shuttle # 2;
- -flat stick 20 cm long and 2 cm wide;
- -flat stick 20 cm long and 8-12 cm wide;
- - rope for auxiliary loop and auxiliary thread;
- -a nail or hook.
Instructions
Step 1
Prepare to weave. You need to stock up on a special shuttle and a flat stick. A shuttle can be purchased at some fishing shops. A string bag is woven in the same way as a fishing net. If you wish, you can make the shuttle yourself from a piece of wood. The length of the shuttle is 20-25 cm, its middle looks like a knitting needle, and the ends are flattened and cut.
The stick resembles a spatula used to look at the throat. The wider the stick, the wider the cell will be.
Step 2
Wind the threads around the hook. There should be enough of them to connect most of the mesh. At the same time, the layer of threads should not be much thicker than the flattened parts of the shuttle, otherwise it will be difficult to thread it into the cells.
Step 3
Attach a hook or nail to the edge of the table. You can also use the back of the chair if it has thin protruding parts. Cut off twenty centimeters of thin rope and tie the rope into a ring. Put the ring on the nail. Tie the end of the thread from the hook to the ring.
Step 4
Take the shuttle in your right hand and the wand in your left. Hold the wand horizontally with your left thumb, forefinger, and ring finger. Place the thread from the hook on the stick and wind it around the index, middle, and ring fingers of your left hand. Pull the thread up from the bottom so that it wraps around the index fingers of both hands. Place it on the left side and press it against the stick with your left thumb.
Step 5
Move the thread to the right, towards the bottom of the stick. Pass the hook through the existing loop of thread. Wrap the thread around the stick and middle and ring fingers. Push the hook forward, push it through the auxiliary loop. Pull the thread until it taut and snags on your little finger. Pull the thread further, alternately releasing your thumb, middle, and forefinger. Pull the thread by pulling the stick to the auxiliary loop. Use your index finger to press the thread against the stick. Tie another such loop.
Step 6
Turn the work over and knit 25-29 rows in this way. You should have a narrow, long strip, the cells of which are staggered. Pull out the auxiliary buttonhole. Turn the work horizontally and stretch the cord into the cells of one row (if you count the cells in a row, you get through one). Pull the thread closer to the cells of the second row. Tie an auxiliary thread into a loop and hang it back on the nail.
Step 7
Knit the bottom of the string bag. First weave 2 rows of 12-14 loops on one side of the bag, Pull out the cord and thread it into the cells that remained free. Weave 2 exactly the same rows on the other side. Untie the auxiliary loop. When knitting the first loop in each row, pull the stick into the last cell of the previous row.
Step 8
Fold the net in half along the cord. One part is longer than the other. Rotate the string bag so that the short section is in front of you. It will become the bottom of the string bag.
Step 9
Tie the auxiliary cord to the nail again. Then weave the net in a circle, putting as many cells on the stick as it fits on. Weave the string bag to the desired length. In the last row, replace the stick with a wider one and braid the row with longer cells.
Step 10
Weave the handles. Classic avosek have two of them. Fold the thread in 5-6 layers of the desired length, adding 4-5 cm to the fastener on each side. At the attachment point, tie the warp threads with a thread from the ball. Take the base in your left hand and the ball in your right. Draw the yarn from the ball over the base, wrap it around, under the base and insert it from the front into the resulting loop. You will get something like a buttonhole seam. Tie the entire handle in this way, then make a second. Tie the handles to the net.
