Lovers of pozhaevnichat surely like the idea of getting a knitted hot water bottle on the teapot . This is not a new trend, but a "well-forgotten" old Russian tradition that has gained its former popularity today. Once in Russia, long tea parties were very popular, followed by a large family. And then, dressed in a special "clothes", a brewer or a samovar did not cool off so quickly.
Such hot-water bottles for a teapot are always carried out by hand in the sewing or knitting technique. Interestingly, at first, crafts were made in the form of a hen-hen, which symbolizes the warmth and comfort of a home. Let's learn how to knit such a hot-water bottle on the kettle.
Master-class "Hot-water bottle on the teapot - chicken"
So, stock up on crochet and yarn, and embark on an exciting knitting process:
- The feathers of the chicken can be made monophonic, but the motley will look much more interesting. For this, take two coils of thread of different colors and connect their threads into one, thicker. Hook size match.
- Knitting the torso of the chicken begins in a circle, with a ring of air loops. Orienting to the scheme, we fix in each row the number of lush columns, equal to 12 (2nd row), 18 (3rd row), 29 (4th row), 38 (5th row) and 46 (6th row).
- In the following rows, we stop making increments and knit the pattern to the desired height of the hot water bottle. It is desirable to do fitting, because all teapots are different in size and shape. Complete the knitting of the trunk next to the crochet stitches.
- The head of our chicken will be made with the help of two round elements. They knit very simply: connect 6 air loops into the ring, and then alternate the rows of columns without a crochet with rows of columns with a crochet.
- Then fold the resulting motifs with the inside sides and join them, tying them with a red thread. But keep in mind that you only need to tie the top of the head of the chicken - where its scallop will be located.
- Do not cut off the thread, increase the scallop in two rows of magnificent columns.
- The chicken's beak is similar, only with yellow threads. From one side, make a harness with a short row of 7 stitches without a crochet, and then build up the beak, cutting 1 loop in each row.
- On the opposite side of the head, tie two sides of the chicken head with columns without a crochet, using the basic motley thread.
- The breast knits from the head down. After completing the previous step, without breaking the thread, go to knitting the breast first on one side, and then on the other.
- This should be done with the same lush stitches that visually expand knitting. It turns out that such a "collar", which will give our pestrushke its charm.
- To make a red beard, which is every respecting hen, you need to tie a red thread to the canvas and remove 15-18 loops from it.
- Then, having turned knitting, make a series of magnificent columns. Fixing the thread, tie or gently sew the beard to the body. Do not forget to also connect the trunk and the head of the chicken, pre-stuffing with the last synthepon or other kind of filler.
- Eyes can be glued, but can be made in the form of a knitted applique.
- The tail is knit in the form of a simple triangle, and then folded in half and sewn to the right place.
- And finally, the wings. Tie two parts of the wing according to the scheme and sew them on the sides of the chicken. That's all - we wish you a pleasant tea!
Fans of knitting with knitting needles can tie the heating pad to the kettle and in this technique, for which there are many different schemes. Not necessarily crafts should be in the form of chicken. Many housewives knit very beautiful hot-water bottles - an owl, a pumpkin, seals, lambs, dolls, brownies, small houses and many others.