Knitting Patches

Patchwork is a fascinating kind of needlework that allows you to create beautiful and bright accessories for the house or even clothing items from the remnants of fabric, small flaps or different types of yarn. Initially, the products were made from small pieces of material left after sewing. But now patchwork has many more directions.

One of the most common is knitting in patchwork style. It is a preliminary manufacturing of blanks from yarn of different shades and their subsequent sewing together. The motives for such a knitted product can be made with both knitting needles and crochet. Elements can be the same in size and have an interesting geometric ornament, which when stitching parts together will form an unusual pattern. Or the motifs for patchwork knitting can be initially performed in completely different techniques, have a different size and pattern. Here everything will completely depend on your imagination.

Creating such an accessory, you can use the accumulated remnants of yarn, which is not enough to make any high-grade item. In this master class we will talk about knitting plaid technique patchwork or bedspreads of elements of different sizes.

Plaid with patchwork style

Necessary materials

To create a cozy multi-colored plaid you will need several skeins of yarn of different shades. The material should be chosen in accordance with the purpose of the future product. If you plan to use an accessory like a blanket, then take natural woolen or cotton threads.

If the coverlet is made for the baby, it is better to buy a special baby hypoallergenic yarn. In addition to the threads, you will also need a crochet hook.

Instruction:

1. To start crocheting in patchwork style, first create a circle of air loops. Then, dial 3 air loops - they will be counted as the first column - and tie two bars with a crochet. After dial 2 air loops and tie 3 posts with a crochet. Repeat the last operation two more times, then dial 2 air loops and connect the ends of the workpiece.
2. Creating the second row, you need to designate the angles of the motif. To do this, between the columns with a crochet, take two air loops.
3. Make different sizes of workpieces from two, four, six, eight and ten rows.
4. To connect the details of the patchwork of crochet, use the diagram.
5. Gently sew the parts together.
6. Combining different colors, you will end up with an incredibly beautiful veil.

Knitting in a patchwork style is over! Depending on the yarn colors chosen and the size of the individual components, its appearance may very, very differ. The only thing that remains unchanged is the brightness and attractiveness of the finished blanket (coverlets).