A raised crochet column is one of the basic elements of crocheting, which any needlewoman must master. With the help of this simple and at the same time effective loop, volumetric patterned canvases are obtained. Some combinations of such reliefs even imitate knitting loops. This is possible thanks to the front (or convex) and purl (concave) varieties of the columns.
It is necessary
- - hook;
- - cotton or woolen thread.
Instructions
Step 1
Start your embossed posts with a chain of chain stitches. Adjust the length and number of links according to the pattern of the future product.
Step 2
Make the first row of simple double crochets. To do this, at the end of the air chain, make a pair of lifting loops (this is the height of the future column).
Step 3
Start knitting a column with a crochet. Hold the thrown-over working thread with your finger, then insert the hook into the third loop of the chain (the loop on the hook itself is the leading one, does not count). Grab the string and pull it through the chain link. Your hook should have a lead loop, yarn over, and a new loop.
Step 4
Pull the thread through again - now through the first pair of loops. Repeat grabbing the thread and pull it through the remaining pair of loops. In front of you is a column with one crochet. Finish the rows with the pattern. Knit three loops to raise the future embossed column and turn the work.
Step 5
Place the thread over the hook shaft (yarn). Next, the working tool should go behind the second double crochet of the underlying row. Pay attention - the post should be on top of the hook!
Step 6
Hook the thread and pull out the loop. Work it like a simple double crochet. It turned out to be a relay, or front, column, which in knitting manuals is also called convex.
Step 7
Knit concave (purl) stitches from the back row. To complete them, you also need to make three lifting air loops. After that, the hook is inserted under the second column of the underlying row.
Step 8
Continue following the pattern. Do not forget to further alternate the front columns (on the front side of the work) with the wrong ones (on the wrong side of the work).
