How to add loops when crocheting. Increases in knitting - expanding the knitted fabric How to add loops when crocheting

How to expand or narrow knitting? The answer is obvious - you need to add or subtract columns or loops. You can do this at the edges of the row, or inside it. Increases-reductions at the edges are needed if you need to knit a flat canvas of any non-rectangular shape. By changing the number of columns within a row, you mainly get different convex elements of clothing (for example, tucks or coattails), but you can also get flat ones (for example, corners). In addition, increases and decreases within the row are necessary when circular knitting but more on that in a separate chapter.

Increasing within a row

5 double crochets in one loop, you get a right angle

second row corner

Let's deal with the additions first. Inside the row, they are made simply: in the same loop, several columns are knitted - as many as you need as planned. Sometimes the surplus column is replaced with a loop - then a hole is obtained. This is often done when knitting openwork fabrics or to decorate seamless knitted seams, which are obtained when increases in subsequent rows are located one above the other. But there are a huge number of methods for the mutual arrangement of columns and loops in places of increases. Grab a paper and pencil and see for yourself (we hope you took the time to draw diagrams of all the patterns you linked and practiced enough).

version of the corner with holes (loops instead of 2 and 4 columns of five)

2 double crochets in one loop

in the next row, we introduce the hook between the columns connected in one loop

we hook and pull the thread without tightening the knitting

Draw a row of double crochets. Now think about how we can knit 3 stitches over the same place in the middle of the row for several rows in a row so that the pattern turns out to be beautiful, symmetrical? Draw how you imagine it (just don’t say “I can’t” - try it and see for yourself that it’s quite within your power). Now do the same for four (this is harder because four is an even number and the seam will have a “double middle”) and five stitches. In the last example, try to replace some of the additional columns with loops, draw them in the same way as they fit, i.e. next to the upper end of the stick-column. Do you see the holes?

Try doing the same for two columns. In the first row it will be easy - just knit them in one loop, but how to be in

2 columns connected from the hole between the two columns of the previous row

small angle resulting from the increase

next row? Where is the middle between two columns? She named between them. You will gradually learn the variety of bases for knitting: you already know that you can tie a column on two half-loops, you can on each of them, you can crochet a column from the face or from the inside, or you can stick a hook between two columns. And it's far from full list. When knitting a column in the gap between two columns, note that the thread, as when knitting convex columns, goes a longer way, and do not tighten the knitting.

Have you tried? Compare the magnitude of the angles that are obtained in each case: the fewer columns are added, the blunter the angle. Link now everything that you have drawn. In the future, you will be able to choose how many columns and how to tie in order to get the increase you need.

Edge additions

at the end of the row, to the last double crochet, another one is added to the same base

we collect lifting loops, we make a crochet ..

that's what obliquely expanding edge turned out

and we knit a column above the first column from the edge, where only lifting loops were previously located, so that at the beginning of the row we got an additional column

Increases along the edge are made in different ways. In a simple case, one more element is added to the last element of the series (the same or different - experiment with this, depending on the angle value, there may be different variants) in the same loop. Adding a lot does not make sense - try it and you will see why. Sometimes, if the next row needs to be made protruding above the previous row (like a balcony or cornice), then at the end of the previous row they knit a chain of loops - the base for this cornice (do not forget to add lifting loops to this chain). When you turn the fabric over for knitting the next row, the chain will turn to you from the wrong side - so knit, do not turn it over to the front side, otherwise it will be twisted.

But what if such a protrusion needs to be connected not at the beginning of the next row, but at the end of that,

rectangular ledge at the beginning of the row: we collect loops - the basis for it at the end of the previous row

and we knit columns on these additional loops - the ledge is ready

which one are you knitting now? After all, there is nothing to knit further on this row, since the columns of the base have run out, i.e. previous row. How to continue it? In this case, you can knit the missing loops of the base at the same time as knitting row columns on them.

This is done like this (let's try on the example of double crochets). You tied the last column

ledge at the end of the row: insert the hook into the base of the last column

pull the thread - this will be the base loop for the first protruding column (i.e. we have the hook inserted into the base loop)

we pull the thread from the base, as always, 3 loops on the hook

pull yarn through 2 loops

row, you have one loop on the hook. Yarn over for the next stitch, insert your hook into the base of the previous stitch (the last one in this row), hook on the thread and pull up a loop as usual - this loop will be the base for the new stitch. Now look carefully at your knitting - the new base loop for the new column is put on the hook, but you can say it in another way - the hook is inserted into the base loop. So much clearer, right? What to do next? Then we proceed in the same way as when knitting a double crochet: you have made a crochet and the hook is inserted into the base loop, now you need to hook the thread and pull it through this loop, then hook the thread again and pull it through 2 loops on the hook, and then repeat this action. Everything as usual. The column is ready.

and again through 2 loops, completing the column

rectangular ledge of two columns

And here's an activity useful for your blanket - tie the corners for it, adding so many columns on top of each other in the middle of the row to get a right angle. At the same time, find out this question as well. I give the answer, but first find it yourself: for single crochets - 3, with one crochet - 5, etc. Start knitting from the inside edge of the corner - guess why? Tie one corner like this, and tie the second, adding columns on the edge. Leave two corners to practice then reduce the columns.

Instruction

Most products have a complex shape, which can be realized by adding loops. There are two options for adding loops: you need to add loops of the row and at the beginning / end of the row. Let's consider them sequentially for different kind columns.

Increasing stitches within a row.
Single crochet. Work in single crochet to the point where you want to add a loop. Work 2 single crochets in the next stitch instead of 1. To do this, insert the hook under the top two strands of the next loop, yarn over and pull the yarn through the loop, yarn over and pull the yarn through the two loops on the hook. Then do exactly the same steps, again inserting a hook under two threads of the same loop as.
Half-column with a crochet. Work in half-columns to the point where you want to add a loop, and in the next loop, knit 2 half-columns with a crochet instead of one. To do this, yarn over, insert your hook under the top two strands of the next loop, yarn over and pull the yarn through the loop, yarn over and pull the yarn through the two loops on the hook. Then do exactly the same steps, again inserting the hook under two strands of the same loop as before. Finish the row.
Double crochet. Work in double crochet until where you want to add a stitch. Double crochet in the next stitch, then 1 double crochet in the same stitch of the previous row. Finish the row.
Column with two crochets. Work in double crochets until you need to add a stitch. Next, knit 2 columns with two crochets in one loop of the previous row. Continue with double crochets to the next place where you need to add a loop.

Adding loops at the beginning / end of the row.
A simple addition of loops at the beginning of the row.
Tie turning air loops before the beginning of the next row (for a single crochet - 1 loop, for a half crochet - 2 loops, for a double crochet - 3 loops, for a double crochet - 4 loops). Tie the column into the second loop from the edge of the previous row. These are 2 edge loops, they are always knitted without adding / decreasing so that the edge of the product is even. In the third loop from the edge, knit two columns instead of one. Then continue to the end of the row. If you continue to make one addition at the beginning of each front row, then with right side get a bevelled edge.
A simple addition of loops at the end of the row.
Knit 1 row on the right side of the product until 3 loops remain unknitted. Knit 2 columns in the third loop from the end of the edge. Next, finish the row with two edge loops. If you continue to make one addition at the end of each front row, then you will get a beveled edge on the left side.

Adding a few stitches at the beginning of the row.
To add a few loops at the beginning of the row, you should start with a chain of loops. At the end of the previous row, turn the work over and work as many stitches as you need to increase, plus turning stitches. Let's say you are knitting with single crochet and you need to add 5 loops. Then at the beginning of a new row you should knit 5 chain stitches for an increase plus 1 chain loop for a turn, i.e. only 6 loops. Tie a single crochet into the second loop (half-column, respectively, into the third, a column with one crochet - into the fourth, a column with two crochets - into the fifth). Work 1 stitch each in the next 4 chain stitches. Work the next single crochet at the top of the last stitch of the previous row. Finish the row. Turn the work over, make the rise loops and knit the row in the opposite direction to the 5th added loop of the previous row. Continue knitting in all loops.

Adding a few loops at the end of the row.
Knit to the end of the row, making one column in each loop of the previous row, until there are two loose loops in the row. Leave them for a while and take the hook out of the last connected loop. Pull a piece of yarn through the last of the turning loops of the previous row. Knit as many stitches with this thread as needed to increase. Fasten the thread at the end of the air chain. Insert the hook into the loop left earlier and knit one column in each of the two last loops the previous row. Then knit one stitch in each chain stitch that was knitted at the end of the row. Turn the work over, make turning loops and tie the column into the second loop from the edge. Next, knit columns in each loop to the end of the row. Finish the row.

Any knitting begins with a set of loops. Do you want to crochet a thing, but do not know how to cast on loops correctly? The most important thing is to make the first loop correctly. There is nothing difficult in this. Remember that the first crocheted the row should be neat and then the finished product will look beautiful.

How to crochet loops - learning to hold a knitting tool in your hands

If you learn how to properly hold the hook in your hands, there will be no problems with a set of loops. There are two options:

• hold like a pen for writing;
• hold like a kitchen knife.

Choose the method convenient for you. Experienced needlewomen prefer the first method. When using the second, the hand can quickly get tired. But try everything and see what works for you.

We crochet the first loop

The first loop is the basis of knitting, it must be hooked on the working tool. Unwind the yarn a little from the ball and pinch it with three fingers of your left hand - from the middle to the little finger. The thread for the loop lies on the index finger, and hold the hook in right hand. If you are left-handed, change hands. Dial the initial loop in the following ways:

• option one. Make a loop out of the yarn - bend the thread and form it. Place the working thread on your index finger. Insert the hook into the resulting loop and pick up the yarn located on the finger;
• option two. Place the thread on your index finger. Hook under it and scroll clockwise. Pull the yarn through the formed loop and tighten the knot not very tight on it;
• third option. Form the first loop as you cast on the needles. Many needlewomen prefer this method.

We crochet loops - a type-setting simple chain

You already have the initial loop - move on:

• Throw a working thread from a ball on the index finger of your left hand. On the hook, the first loop should be as close to the finger as possible;
• yarn over on the hook and pull the thread formed on the working tool through the loop. Tighten the resulting knot a little with your fingers.

Continue these steps for as long as necessary. Please note that the first loop cast on is not taken into account in the total calculation of the set of loops for the product. If you remember this, you will always knit correctly according to the patterns. Do not make the initial chain too tight - the edge finished product will come out tight. But do not pick up loops very loosely.

We collect crochet loops for knitting in a circle

This type of kit will allow you to get a product without a hole in the center. It is called a sliding loop or a magic ring. With the set of the initial loop, your actions are as follows:

• turn the thread on the index finger 2 times;
• press the working thread with your middle finger;
• insert your hook into these loops and yarn over;
• pull the yarn out. The first loop turned out;
• remove the loops from the finger and transfer the main thread to it to work from the ball;
• for the next loops, yarn over and insert the working tool into the resulting double loop;
• pick up the thread again and pull it through what is located on the hook.

Cast on as many stitches as you need and tighten the free end of the thread. The set is ready, proceed to further knitting.

In many patterns, knitting begins with the above sets of loops. different products. For the right set of the first loops, do not skimp on the hook. Notches on a poor-quality working tool will catch the yarn and you won’t even be able to pick up loops well, what to say about knitting. Knitting should bring you pleasure!

Let's talk about how to add and decrease loops when crocheting ...

And the principle is almost the same as in knitting))) namely:

Group decrease from the edge of the product

I will show you on the previously connected sample with a thread of a different color (for clarity)

• suppose we need to reduce 6 loops on both sides of the product, this is done like this:

It’s just that the first six columns are knitted, in the seventh air loops are made for lifting, then it is knitted according to the pattern (in this case, double crochets), and the last six columns are not knitted at all ....

One-time decrease in the canvas

To decrease the loops in the canvas, we need to knit two loops together. How it's done:

Knit, as usual, a column, but not to the end, i.e. do not do the last action - there are two loops on the hook ...
Next, knit the next column in the same way ... there are 3 loops on the hook ...
and now, grab the PH (working thread) and pull it through all three loops ...
We will get that two columns are connected by one vertex and in the next row only one column will be knitted above them)))

Group increase from the edge of the product

Just pick up at the end of the row of loops (the number of which is equal to the number of columns added + loops for lifting) and continue knitting according to the pattern

One-time increase in the canvas

You need to knit two from one column, how this is done:

Simple!))) Make a column as usual, and knit the next column over the same column as the first, i.e. it turns out that two columns are knitted from one underlying column (two columns from one loop)
You can also add with the help of air loops, but this is usually used in openwork knitting, we will consider a little later)))

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Very often products need to be given a certain shape. There are some ways to expand the fabric and increase the number of loops.

In this lesson, we'll look at ways adding loops.

Single increase loops when crocheting.

The easiest way to expand the fabric is to knit two loops into one loop of the previous row. Loops can be added at the beginning of the row, in the middle of the row and at the end of the fabric. Let's consider each case using the example of a double crochet sample. Let's say we need to add three loops in the second row, i.e. one loop at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the row. And in subsequent rows you need to add one loop at the beginning and at the end of the row. On the diagram it will look like this.

We collect a chain of 17 vp,

insert the hook into 4 loops of the chain from the hook and knit a double crochet,

In the second row, we need to add one loop at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the row. We knit 3 lifting air loops (they correspond to the double crochet)

and turn over our knitting. If we knitted an even row without increases, we would need to skip the first loop of the base, but because we need to add a loop at the beginning of the row, then we knit a column with a crochet in this first loop of the base.

We made an increase at the beginning of the row. We continue knitting. We look at the diagram and knit 6 more columns with a crochet.

In the next loop, we need to make an increase, we knit 2 columns with a crochet in one loop of the previous row.

So we made an increase in the middle of the row. We knit 6 more columns with a crochet. In order to add a loop at the end of the row, we knit 2 double crochets into the last loop of the previous row.

So we made an increase at the end of the row.

We knit the next row, and once again consider the increase at the beginning and at the end of the row. We knit 3 lifting air loops,

turn the knitting over and knit a double crochet in the first loop of the base.

I knitted all 6 rows according to the scheme to show you how the expansion of our canvas will look like.

With this method adding loops we get a smooth line of expansion of the canvas.

Multiple increases in stitches when crocheting.

If we need to add a few loops along the edges of our canvas, then we must make an additional number of air loops at the beginning or at the end of the row. With this method of adding loops, a corner is formed at the beginning and at the end of the row.

Let's take this circuit as an example.

As in the previously discussed scheme, we collect a chain of 17 air loops, insert a hook into 4 loops of the chain from the hook and knit a double crochet into each loop of the chain to the end of the row.

In the second row, we need to add 5 double crochets at the beginning and at the end of the row. In order to increase the row by several loops at the beginning, you need to knit as many air loops at the end of the previous row as you need to increase, and also do not forget about the lifting loops. Let's see our diagram. We need to add 5 double crochets at the beginning of the second row. After the first row is tied, we knit a chain of 4 air loops plus 3 lifting air loops, for a total of 7 ch. (Our instep stitches will count as 1 double crochet).

We turn our canvas, insert the hook into 4 loops of the chain from the hook and knit a double crochet,

So we made a multiple increase of 5 double crochets at the beginning of the row. Next, we knit columns with a crochet to the end of the row.

Now we need to add 5 double crochets at the end of the row. There are two ways. Let's consider the first one. The addition of loops at the end of the row can be done using a chain of loops. We attach a new thread to the base of the last double crochet (you can use leftover yarn)

and knit a chain of 5 ch. + 1 v.p. and tighten the knot, the thread can then be hidden.

And we knit the end of the row with 5 double crochets, using our working thread.

Then we dial 3 v.p.p. for the next row,

turn the fabric and continue to knit the third row with double crochets without increments.

insert the hook into 4 loops of the chain from the hook and knit 4 double crochets

Once again, we looked at how to make an increase at the beginning of a row. Next, we knit in each loop with a double crochet to the penultimate loop of the row.

Now we will consider the second way to add loops at the end of the row.

In the last loop of the row, we knit a column with 2 crochets.

and insert it into the lower crossbar of our previous column,

we knit a column with 2 crochets.

The next four columns are also knitted with 2 crochets. This is necessary due to the fact that there is no chain of air loops, the lower parts of the posts are used as base loops, and the height of the row should remain the same. This method was also described in the knitting master class.

With this method of increase, the last column is always knitted one more crochet. That is, if the fabric is knitted with double crochets, then the last column will need to be connected with three crochets and the subsequent added columns as well.

So we have considered ways to add loops at the beginning and at the end of the row. Here is a sample, connected according to the scheme, I got.