Knitting on a fork is somewhat less common than crocheting or knitting. Meanwhile, this type of needlework makes it possible to carry out luxurious openwork shawls, scarves, hats and even jackets and sundresses. To master it, you need some crochet skills.
It is necessary
- - fork;
- - hook number 1, 5-2;
- - soft yarn of medium thickness.
Instructions
Step 1
Make a fork. They are sometimes sold at sewing and knitting stores, but you can make them yourself. The fork is a piece of wire with a cross section of 2-3 mm, bent in half in the manner of a hairpin. By the way, for thin laces, you can also use a hairpin, but you will need a thinner hook and bobbin threads. Take the wire as stiff as possible. Straighten the ends. It is best to bend the arc along a round blank. Blunt the ends of the wire with a file and sandpaper so that there are no burrs. To keep your fixture in a non-working state, make a strip with two holes. The distance between them should ensure parallelism, and the diameter is slightly larger than the diameter of the wire.
Step 2
On the thread from the ball, tie a loop about half the distance between the prongs of the fork. Take the tool with your left hand. Hold it with the prongs up and put the loop on the left wire. Hold the knot with the thumb and forefinger of your left hand to prevent the knot from coming loose.
Step 3
The working thread should always be behind the fork. Therefore, put its free end behind the index finger of your left hand. Insert the hook into the first loop. Grab the thread and pull it through the loop.
Step 4
Turn the fork clockwise to swap the wires. The one on which the loop is made should always be on the left. Without removing the hook from the loop, move it over the top so that it is in front of work. Insert it into the front of the loop, which is now on the left wire. Pull out the thread. Now you have 2 loops on your hook. Knit them together, as you usually do when knitting simple posts.
Step 5
Turn the plug clockwise again. Bring the end of the thread past the index finger of your left hand, insert the hook into the next loop, and make the next loop. Knit it together with the one on the hook. Thus, knit a strip of the desired length.
Step 6
For a scarf, you need several strips of the same length. Then they are connected together with a crochet or needle, into which the same thread is threaded from which they are knitted. You can make the product from separate circles. To hold the parts together, place two strips side by side with the short side facing you. Insert the hook into the 2 loops of the right strip. Pull the thread through them and leave it on the hook. Insert it into 2 loops of the left strip, draw out the working thread and knit this new loop with the one on the hook.
Step 7
Once you've learned to knit simple stripes, try tying the stitches into bunches or shells. Knit complex products according to the pattern. After tying the required number of stripes and circles, pin them to the pattern and fasten them together with a crochet or needle.
