What to knit from thick yarn with knitting needles?

Clothing and accessories made of thick yarn are now in fashion, so manufacturers put high prices on such products. But this does not mean that you have to empty the wallet in pursuit of fashion for products connected by large threads. You can knit such things yourself. You can create almost anything at home: from a hat, a scarf and mittens to a long cardigan. How and what exactly can be knitted from thick yarn with knitting needles read on.

Features of knitting from thick threads

Knit with large threads much faster than ordinary or thin. But if you use schemes that do not take into account the features of such a yarn, you will have to adjust them yourself. The thickness of the threads affects not only the scale of the model as a whole, but also its weight. Under its own weight, the product will stretch and become longer. To avoid unwanted deformation, it is worth adjusting the length or scale of the product.

Choose yarn and knitting needles

How to choose yarn:

  • calculate in advance how many meters (skeins) of material you need;
  • study the compositions of materials and choose the best for yourself;
  • come up with a color scheme, choose a color;
  • consider different diameters and decide what suits you;
  • the thickness is estimated on a six-point scale, choose a thread with the number 5 (5.5–8 millimeters) or 6 (8 millimeters or more).

Important! Yarn varies in material and thickness. The threads may consist of synthetic or natural fibers. There are also synthetics and wool in different concentrations. Synthetic is stronger and lighter than natural ones, but it will be warmer and more comfortable in a thing from that yarn in which the content of natural fibers is greater. Most often, threads with synthetics up to 30% are used. Thick threads - means those whose length per 100 grams does not exceed 140 meters .

How to choose a knitting needle:

  • knitting needles with a diameter of 6-8 mm are suitable for knitting sweaters, sweaters and coats and so on;
  • knitting needles with a diameter of 8-15 mm are suitable for snoods, scarves, shawls and so on;
  • tools made of bamboo, metal and plastic are suitable for working with large threads;
  • both straight and circular (suitable for working with mittens, sleeves, sweaters, sweaters, socks and so on) will do.

How to tie a hat to a child

It is very pleasant to tie something on your own, especially if this product is made for a child. Children's things are always expensive, so it is doubly useful to create a children's hat yourself. Consider how to knit a hat from a thick yarn for a child. We will need two skeins of thick yarn and knitting needles 10-12 millimeters. So:

  1. We collect 36 loops on the knitting needles.
  2. We knit with a simple elastic band: one front (outer) loop and one wrong side (inner). We knit the first loop external, the second - internal.
  3. We continue to knit in the same way further. We knit about 30 and begin to lower the crown.
  4. First row: we connect the first two loops together with the front, the next two - according to this pattern: we tie the outer one with the outer one, the wrong one with the wrong one. We continue until the end of the row.
  5. We begin to knit a new row - it should begin with two front loops . We knit them together with an outer loop.
  6. The third loop is the wrong side, and the two stitches are knit together together. We continue to the end of the row. The hat is almost ready.
  7. We cut the thread, the tail should remain about 20 centimeters . Close all the loops.
  8. We hide the remaining thread inside, turn the cap off, fix it for any close loop.
  9. Crop, leaving a few centimeters. We hide this tail, again tucking it into the nearest loops.
  10. Once again, we turn out the cap and thread the starting thread, hide it.

Important! In order to hide the threads it is very convenient to use a felting needle and a brush (sponge).

Your hat is ready!

How to knit a scarf snood

Scarf-snood is a wide scarf enclosed in a ring. This accessory is now very relevant. Besides this, the thing is really convenient. A large thread scarf snood looks stylish and catchy, in addition, it will be especially soft and warm. Binding a snood yourself is very simple. We need two skeins of thick thread and knitting needles 10-12 millimeters. How to knit:

  1. We collect 18 loops.
  2. We knit the first row of the front (external).
  3. Do not tighten, knit freely. We knit the first loop. We make two crochets, we knit one front.
  4. We continue to knit like this: one outer, two double crochets.
  5. We pull the extreme loop, twist it and once again knit the outer one.
  6. We throw two crochets, add the wrong side. We continue to knit like that.
  7. We tie the last loop to the front. We straighten the resulting row, turn around.
  8. In the same way we continue to knit: two crochets, front.
  9. In the wrong row, we throw off the crochets. We continue knitting to the desired length.
  10. When the snood is completed, the ends will need to be held together. With the remaining thread, do not tighten, tie the ends of the scarf one loop. Just knot the edge. Cut off the excess ends.

Scarf Snood is ready!