A crocheted herringbone will become a wonderful element of New Year's decor, which will not only decorate the house, but also fill it with the soulfulness and comfort inherent only in handmade things. You can bring such a craft to life in different ways: tie a soft toy on a Christmas tree, an openwork garland or a napkin on the table, a craft on a frame. For each of the above options, this article has its own scheme (with and without descriptions), as well as ideas for inspiration.
Content:
- tools and materials
- diagrams with description
- photo ideas for experienced craftswomen
Knitting tools and materials
To crochet a Christmas tree craft, you will need materials and tools that can be found in almost any home:
- threads;
- cardboard - for crafts on the frame;
- filler - for soft toys;
- hook;
- scissors;
- sewing needle;
- beads, sequins, beads, decorative buttons, satin ribbons, bows - for decoration.
Let us dwell in more detail on each of the items in the list. For knitting toys, you can use both natural and synthetic threads. Preferred colors: green, blue, white, silver or even gold. For openwork Christmas trees of sirloin knitting or using the technique of Irish lace, it is better to choose thinner yarn, and for voluminous handicrafts - "grass" or simply thicker threads.
Christmas tree crafts can be flat in the form of an openwork napkin or wall panel, as well as voluminous - soft toys or interior crafts. In the last two cases, for their manufacture, you will need thick cardboard for the frame or filler.
As a filler, you can use a synthetic winterizer, synthetic fluff and foam rubber, which are sold in handicraft stores. But you can go the other way, using the materials at hand - cotton wool, wool, cereals, husks, seeds, fragrant herbs.
Cotton wool is the cheapest filler, but it should be remembered that after washing, the toy stuffed with it loses its original appearance.
An old woolen sweater cut into pieces is also good for stuffing knitted toys. The only drawback of such a filler is that the mole loves it very much.
Loose fillers are used together with soft fillers or on their own to fill antistress toys. In order for the knitted Christmas tree to turn into a toy for relaxation, the free-flowing filler must be sewn into a dense fabric bag that repeats the shape of the product.
Filled with fragrant herbs, the Christmas tree will make a wonderful aromatic sachet, which can be hung in the closet after the holiday so that things will smell fragrant all year round. The herbs can be harvested on their own in the summer or bought at the pharmacy.
The hook and sewing needle must be suitable for the selected yarn, so it is best to carefully study the recommendations indicated on its label. There is only one requirement for scissors - they must be sharp.
A Christmas tree cannot be without decorations. They can be sewn to the finished craft using threads or glued with hot glue.
Schemes of New Year beauties with a description
For those who are just taking their first steps in mastering this type of needlework as crocheting, it will be difficult to repeat the craft they like from the picture on the Internet. For such craftswomen, below is a selection of New Year's crafts with diagrams and a detailed description of them.
The descriptions not only describe in detail the process of performing the work, but also indicate recommendations for the choice of yarn, its consumption, as well as the necessary additional materials.
Christmas tree schemes without description
In crochet patterns, the most common elements are an air loop, a single crochet, a single crochet or several crochets.For their designation, universal symbols are used that will be understandable to both Japanese and Russian knitters. Knowing them and having certain skills, you can independently complete the craft without a description. It is only important to determine the beginning of knitting. As a rule, all the Christmas trees are knitted from the top to the bottom.
Ideas for experienced craftswomen
Knitting of New Year's crafts takes you into the process of needlework with your head literally from the first loop. Creative people who have sufficient experience in crocheting often want to create something of their own, a thing that is unique and not like others. For such masters and craftswomen, below are collected images of ready-made Christmas trees, which they can repeat or use as ideas for inspiration when creating their masterpieces.
A crocheted herringbone will be a wonderful souvenir that can be presented to a friend or relative. It is also a good way to find use for the small skeins of yarn that knitters often accumulate. A nice bonus of such a craft is that the festive New Year mood will settle in the house even before the end of the work.
