Make the perfect first bed for your baby with this great idea. Thus, your child will have a place to sleep anywhere in the house or when traveling to grandparents or friends. They are also good as a gift.
How to make a hanging cradle from knitted yarn: features
To make a cradle, you first need to determine the material. It should have sufficient rigidity so that the bed does not lose shape when used and must also have soft and warm properties, which makes it comfortable and warm for the child to sleep.
As for the choice of the color of the bed, it all depends on your imagination. The more flowers will be used in the manufacture of the bed, the child will be more fun to be in it.
How to knit a cradle of knitted yarn: step by step instructions
If you decide to make a product from knitted fabric, then you will need about six skeins, as well as a hook of the required size.
Reference! To give stability to the structure, the base of the cradle is recommended to be strengthened with a board. Before that, in plywood, you need to make holes at the edges that are at the same distance from each other.
Then you just need to follow this simple instructions for creating a cradle with your own hands:
- Run the base of the improvised SBN cradle (single crochet).
- The next step is to complete the walls of the crib. Make the next row behind the back of the loop of the previous row. In the same way, simply follow the knitting process in a circle to the desired level of crib wall height.
- After completing these steps, you need to create a small roof or canopy on the front of the bed where the child will be located to protect him from wind and rain. You have the option to execute it later, but in the end result, you still need to fasten the parts of the crib together.
- For comfortable use of the product over long distances, you can make a handle that will help you conveniently carry the cradle from one place to another. To create, you just need to perform a chain of VP (air loops). Then just fasten them with ordinary columns.
The products you make are safe, lightweight and portable. This will help in the first months when you want to keep your baby next to you.
The stand made of wood will help raise the cradle to a more suitable height. The stand will also help with feeding at night, when you want to easily get to your baby.
