Not so long ago, the Turkish company Alize pleased us with a pleasant novelty, with which you can knit interesting gizmos even without a hook or knitting needles with your own hands. Yarn is divided into several types, including puffy and soft. It will be about the first of them. You can make the product with knitting needles, based on simple schemes.
Features of Alize Puffy Yarn
100% of the threads are made of micropolyester. Are made in Turkey. Each skein weighing 100 g. One skein contains 9 meters of yarn. If you translate it into ordinary threads, it turns out about 40 meters. You can make one scarf from one skein. The cost of one skein will cost you from 120 to 150 rubles. The colors are both plain and consisting of several colors.
Very soft, pleasant to the body, threads won the hearts of needlewomen from the first time. These are more advanced threads that are different from everyone else. The diameter of each loop is more than 2 cm, so you can knit with such yarn without a hook and knitting needles.
Due to its airiness, threads are in demand for scarves, rugs, pillows and more. It is quite simple to make patterns of such threads, the color scheme allows you to choose the color you need.
Threads work great even without a hook, although some still use a hook. Five skeins are provided in one package, but can be purchased separately. There is also a mark on the packaging that the product is patented.
Benefits of Puffy Alize
But, as with any thread, one can note the disadvantages. Compared to other threads, the ball has a very small footage - only 9 meters. The price is higher than conventional plush threads.
The needlewomen love this yarn and confirm that the quality is really good. The threads do not fluff, after washing they do not sit and do not lose color, they remain in their original form for a long time.
Most often they are used for knitting baby blankets, pillows and other cute little things for children. On the Internet you can find many workshops on making things from such yarn. Given that the yarn is already a loop, but from it you can easily make plaids with patterns.
Alize puffy yarn recommendations
The edges of the alize puffy plaid look very even, due to the dense yarn. If you crochet the edge of the product, then the work will look more finished, and perfect.
It is better to wash such a blanket with your own hands, and at the same time add softening components. Dry by spreading on a horizontal surface, because such products can stretch under their own weight. Drying such products will take a long time. A pillowcase alone can dry for about two days, and the plaid will take even more time, because it has a lot more threads.
Puffy yarn is unique, soft and modern. But, like any material, a special approach is needed. We offer you some recommendations for working with Alize Puffy threads.
Many sites have information that out of five skeins, a 1-meter-by-1-meter plaid can be obtained. This is a bit wrong. If you knit with facial loops, you get a product measuring 120 cm * 120 cm. If you knit with a more complex pattern - for example, braids, then the plaid will be even smaller, or you will need to buy a couple more skeins.
The second thing you should know about - knitting such a plaid with a simple viscous is not desirable, because the product is too “holey”. The look of such a plaid is not too presentable. But, despite this, it still turns out to be very soft and pleasant to the touch. What to do - more dense, or openwork - you decide!
The plaid knitted by viscous "rhombuses" or "braids" looks more effectively
In addition, it is necessary to focus on the edge of the product. Very often it turns out too loose, this is also due to the texture of the yarn. Therefore, the finished blanket begins to stretch in different directions when you take it. That is why we recommend that you crochet the plaid after you complete the work. For tying, ordinary plush yarn from the same manufacturer is well suited.
After that, the product looks much better. In addition, in this way, it can be decorated to add other colors.
In addition, you can make a border at once from two colors.
Attention! For some reason, white threads do not fit perfectly evenly, so it seems that the product is not completely clean. What can we say about the product when it will begin to be used for its intended purpose? Such a blanket is well suited for discharge, but in the future its use can be called into question.
Knitting a baby plaid from alize puffy yarn: step by step instructions
Attention! When using a different knit, the size of the blanket for the newborn will be a different size.
Working process:
- First you need to count 50 loops, the working thread should be on top of the product. The first row is knitted from right to left.
- The first loops must be crossed so that the last is on top.
- After that, we stretch the working thread to the bottom, then to the top.
- After we cross two loops and similarly do the work to the end of this row.
- The second row is knitted from left to right, in no case do you need to turn the product over. The fabric that you knit all the time should be in the same position. In this row, we do the crossing in the opposite direction, so that the workpiece is in the same position. Thus, we alternate rows. That is, the third row will be performed similar to the first, and the fourth on the model of the second row.
- In order to connect the end of the first skein and the beginning of the second, you need to tie a thread. We recommend stitching the joint so that the plaid does not start to bloom during use.
On the edge should be a pigtail. Such a plaid can even not be tied, it is already quite dense at the edges. The working thread is trimmed, fixed. The product is ready. It can be used for its intended purpose.
How to knit yarn alize puffy plaid
- Often, the store does not have the color you need, and such threads are sorted out very quickly, despite the rather big cost. So, in the online store the assortment of goods is much larger. Maybe it is on the Internet that you will be able to get the desired color. In addition, we do not recommend starting work if you know in advance that you may not have enough threads. It is better then to purchase an equal number of two colors and combine them or buy yarn of a different color.
- Yarn in an online store is cheaper, but pay attention to the fact that you have to pay for shipping, wait for a while until the goods are delivered by mail or courier. In addition to this, there is no guarantee that exactly what you ordered will come. In this case, it is good if you get to a bona fide supplier who agrees to exchange goods or return money.
- In order for the edge of the plaid to look smoother, we recommend tying the finished product with plush threads of the same manufacturer only without loops.
- It is better to wash such blankets with your own hands, and dry them on a flat surface.
Alize Puffy yarn has unique anti-stress qualities! Sounds a little magical. Many who have already knitted such a plaid claim that they will teach tremendous pleasure, hiding behind it. A great option for relaxation after a busy day. So, such products are well suited not only for children, but also for adults.
