In a person's life, in addition to work and everyday affairs, there can be a hobby. For women, this is often knitting. Learning to do this is not at all difficult. The main thing is to be willing, to solve a few simple questions for yourself and start! Only by learning to knit can you please yourself with exactly such a thing as you would like.
Before you start learning to knit
If you really want to learn how to knit, but still do not know how to do this type of needlework at all, first solve a number of questions for yourself. Think about how and where you will study. Of course, you can go to special courses, but you have to pay for them. And if it's free? On the Internet, you can find many sites describing knitting technology, there are also video courses that will help you find your hobby.
If you do not have a computer and the Internet, it is best to find a friend who is happy to tie up her whole family and acquaintances. She will show you the basics of this type of needlework and will be able to suggest something later.
What you need to buy for knitting
Have you already decided what you will knit, knitting or crocheting? Knitting needles are usually knitted in sweaters, scarves, hats. Crocheting the canvas turns out to be denser and better holds a complex shape, so they knit some styles of hats, blankets, blankets, toys, as well as the edge of an already finished product made with knitting needles. Lace shawls are also usually crocheted. It is much more difficult to create a complex knitting pattern.
To knit socks and mittens, you will need 4 knitting needles. Newbies in this business probably don't need to start right away with so many knitting needles.
Knitting needles and hooks are available in metal and plastic. As practice shows, mastering knitting, beginner needlewomen usually tighten the loops very much. Therefore, for a start, it is better to choose metal knitting needles - the loops glide over them better.
It is preferable to choose good semi-woolen, fairly thick threads, from which it is much easier to make loops with knitting needles or crochet. Knitting needles and crochet hooks vary in thickness and are numbered. When choosing them for a specific yarn, remember that knitting devices should be one and a half to two times thicker than threads.
And one more little secret. When you knit several times and then dissolve the product, the threads deteriorate, "curl", the part connected from them looks worse and worse. To prevent this from happening, when you realize that you are already ready to create a good thing, dissolve everything that you knitted before, wind the thread in a loose ball and hold it over the steam. This will straighten the thread.
Your first knit
Now you can start knitting. For the first time, choose a simple blouse or just knit a beautiful scarf. To calculate how many loops you need to cast, tie a 30 by 30 loops sample, steam it with an iron and see how many centimeters of the product are obtained with this amount. Based on the desired width, for example, a scarf, calculate how many loops you need to cast.
Getting started knitting, you need to be patient: not everything will turn out the way you would like, but over time you will be able to create a masterpiece that is not inferior to the samples shown on the podium.
The mating process is not very fast. Earlier, on long winter evenings, doing this kind of needlework helped pass the time. Now, when every minute counts, you want to do everything quickly. But this does not happen with knitting. You will have to unwind the yarn several times, and start again, and put it off for a while, so that you will again have a desire to continue.
But there are pluses, and there are quite a few of them. Having suffered a little, you will get, for example, a wonderful blouse, which no one else has. In addition, nutritionists strongly advise learning to knit: concentrating on work, you will less often go to the table to put another cookie in your mouth. Plus, when you learn this needlework, knitting will be very good at calming your nervous system.
Remember: it's never too late to learn to knit!
