Fantasy yarn "Travka" is so unusual, interesting and positively looks even in a skein that it will be difficult to refrain from buying it even for not very skillful craftswomen. It is not so difficult to work with it, but you should remember a few rules that will help to knit a truly high-quality product.
"Grass" is a very interesting outwardly, unusual yarn with a pile from 0.5 to several centimeters. It is made from polyester or polyamide, sometimes with the addition of lurex or other metallics. A variety of colors, an unusually delicate, silky structure - all this allows you to use yarn not only for the production of children's and adult clothes, but also for the manufacture of toys, souvenirs, blankets and much more. With skillful use, the products and their parts made of "Grass" will resemble spring grass, and shaggy frost, and precious fur.
Yarn "Grass" is suitable for hand knitting and knitting, and crocheting, you can knit it on the machine. And it would seem that knitting should not create any problems.
Firstly, products from "Travka" do not require the choice of complex patterns, neither embossed nor openwork - the pattern will still be hidden by the pile. Knit from this yarn with knitting needles - regular satin stitch, front or purl; crochet - double crochet. Secondly, for knitting, you should take a hook or knitting needles of a large size, No. 4 - 6, which means that the work will go pretty quickly. There is no need to be afraid of excessive looseness of the canvas - the thick pile will hide all this.
But those who have already knitted with "Travka" know that the pile, decorating the product, greatly complicates the work. In order not to spoil the yarn and not waste your time, you should remember a few simple rules.
The basic rule is that the pile of the thread during knitting should be located with the ends of the threads from left to right. This is one of the main difficulties - the skeins that go on sale are formed just the opposite, and at first glance, knitting is easier. This is true, but the quality of the canvas will suffer. It is necessary to rewind the purchased skein, but it is easier to pull out the end of the thread from the middle of the skein and start knitting from it - in this case, the direction will be correct.
With a very thick and long pile, you have to knit literally "to the touch", you need to be very careful not to miss the loop. At first it is difficult, but in the process of work, skill will appear, and possibly some kind of your own way to release the pile, making the canvas more fluffy.
Those who want to get a denser product will have to add either a thick cotton thread like Iris or, if a warmer product is needed, a thin woolen thread. Products made only from "Grass", especially knitted with thick knitting needles, turn out to be too airy and plastic, do not keep their shape and size very well.
But do not forget that not only and not so much independent products can be knitted from Grass yarn. It is very good for finishing clothes, both knitted and sewn from any material. Elements of sweaters, jackets, suits, shawls, knitted with "Grass", will transform the usual look of clothes.
