Knitting in swing style. Fashion knitting with knitting needles. Interesting ideas for knitting

What is the name of the musical technique of knitting? Experienced skilled workers know the answer to this question! Knitting in the style of swing has long been loved by needlewomen around the world. And this is not surprising - this technique, although it looks very complicated, actually turns out to be simple in execution.

The history of unusual knitting techniques

The name of the technique comes from the English noun swing, which in translation sounds like "swing", "swinging". It can be said that this fashion knitting with knitting needles is just a new interpretation of the well-forgotten old. After all, in 1984, the famous art professor Hilda Sandner published a book "Knitting in a different way", where she showed her readers-needlewomen non-standard techniques, including swing.

Another author of books about knitting - Haydrun Ligmann - compares knitting in the technique of swing with music! Comparison is, by the way, very accurate. Ligmann writes that in this style, strict lines acquire softness, rough angular elements become mobile and smooth, dynamics and harmony appear in knitting.

Advantages of swing

Why do many needlewomen love this unusual technique? First of all, for the attractive and exotic look of the finished product. But there is a swing and other advantages. The main thing is knitting from the remnants of yarn. None, even the smallest hitch of the yarn, will not disappear - everything will go to work! Another plus - with this technique of knitting, yarn does not get tangled, which means that you do not have to spend time unraveling complex knots.

Other names

In different books and master classes, you can find various variations of the name of the swing: for example, "partial knitting", "knitting in shorter rows." The essence of this does not change. Each color fragment is knitted separately from the canvas and is stitched into the product without stitches.

Elements of swing

Let's explain for beginners: knitting in the swing style consists of only two elements - stanzas and pauses. Pauses are usually performed by stocking, and stanzas are dressed.

It is customary to call pauses series that go along the work and visually separate the stanzas from each other. Knit piles of yarn, different from that used for stanzas.

Light and dark: types of stanzas

Strophes in swing-knitting are of two types: light and dark. They knit the same. The description of the process of knitting is more like an explanation to a musical work: the stem of a stanza is a shortened series that has a certain length of a melody. And the length of the melody is the required number of loops. Each stanza consists of bars. This way knitters call such a double row (that is, a series consisting of two rows) in which the shortened row must be shifted by a strictly defined number of loops. The rhythm of the tune of knitting is indicative of the tact you need to knit.

A light stanza starts moving from the right side to the left. On the front side of the work this stanza goes up, on the purl - on the contrary, down. The dark stanza moves from the left to the right. Unlike light, it goes up the wrong side, and downwards - on the front.

Schemes and samples

In order to master knitting in the style of swing, you need to get acquainted with the composition and color. For each work, you need to prepare the diagrams - this will make knitting comfortable.

The next step is knitting a sample. Many skilled workers miss this step - and completely in vain! It is through the sample that you can calculate the number of loops, pauses and stanzas!

Features of knitting

In knitting in the style of swing, needlewomen are helped by English pins: with their help, the wizards designate turns in the shortened rows. There is an interesting feature - on the front side of the product are used light pins, and on purl - dark.

Markers are used to ensure that the canvas is flat and does not bubble; It is best to designate both the first loop and the last. To work with a change of color work looked beautiful, you need to knit with the front loops first and last two rows on a petal of the same color. There is also a scheme for intermediate rows: two rows are knitted with facial, one - with the wrong loops.

There are other principles of this fashion knitting with knitting needles:

• The first loop, following the turn, must be tied with a double loop;
• The edge loop always fits like the whole row;
• The five loops at the beginning of the row and the same at its end are the edge zone; Markers on them are not installed;
• And most importantly - the choice of melody and rhythms of knitting depends only on the imagination of the master.

Brave bird: a swing knitting pattern

One of the most beautiful and useful gizmos, connected in this interesting technique, is a shawl with the poetic name "Marvelous Bird". At first glance, it seems that the work on it will take a lot of time, but the craftsmen are encouraging - by the middle of the canvas the scheme is already imprinted in memory.

For shawls you will need two kinds of yarn. For the main cloth, you can add two yarns ROWAN Kidsilk Haze, consisting of the most delicate mohair (70%) and shining silk (30%), 210 meters, 25 grams. For colored feathers, you can take MILLE COLORI BABY LANG YARNS (100% Merino wool), 190 meters, 50 grams. On average, the shawl takes 7 yarns of yarn for the main cloth and about 2.5 - color ones.

Needles number 4, circular. The whole product is made by garter stitching, that is, from both sides the front loops are sewn.

Description of the process of knitting in the style of swing:

1. First you need to dial 130 loops of yarn of the primary color. In the first row, you need to knit 125 loops, without tying the last 5 knitting, you need to deploy knitting.
2. Then you need to enter into the product thread of the second color - for the feathers of a miracle bird. Note: on the diagram the feathers are marked in blue, and the main cloth - in green. The second color you need to knit 95 loops, for 30 loops to the edge you need to make a turn again.
3. Then you need to tie another 40 loops and deploy knitting. After turning, tie another 45 loops.
4. Next, you need to knit according to the scheme: in a row that can be conditionally called facial, you need to leave 5 loops untied. You need to do this every time you turn. And in the series, which we will conditionally call the purl, each successive series should be five loops longer than the previous one. Continue knitting to the outside edge of the shawl. This is the 15th row.
5. In row number 16, you need to knit 44 loops, without tying one loop before the turn, which was earlier. Then you need to knit according to the scheme, however, with one difference - now you do not need to bind five loops from the outside of the product. That is, each row is tied to five loops farther, toward the narrow edge of the shawl.
6. Row No. 26 must be knit to the narrow edge of the product, without reinforcing the last 10 loops, you need to tear off the colored thread, make a turn and go to the main color yarn.
7. In row number 30, you need to close 15 loops, and do not tighten them, so as not to spoil the appearance of the feather. Then you need to knit according to the scheme up to row number 70.
8. In row number 71, you need to close 10 loops, tie the series to the end and dial 25 loops. Then you need to knit 125 loops and turn knitting for five loops to the end of the row.

This is the rapport of shawls. From this point, you need to repeat knitting with the introduction of the thread chosen for the feather. Repeat the picture you need about 20 times.

Knitted summer blouses in musical technique

How to look stylish in the summer and out of the box? You need to tie a sweater in swing technique! Very gently and at the same time, the model of turquoise color will look bright.

It will need SCHOPPEL WOLLE "Osiris" yarn, which includes 35% cotton, 30% acrylic, 30% viscose. The ratio of length and weight should be 170 meters to 50 grams. It will take 200 grams of turquoise-melange and 150 grams of turquoise hue. Needles are better to choose No. 3,5, and hook - No. 3.

We bring to your attention MK for knitting swing.

Knit crocheted and backrests

For the Russian size 42/44, you need to dial 73 loops and 2 edges. Knit the canvas between the edge loops in accordance with the presented scheme. On it, by the way, are represented both face series, and purl. During knitting you need to pay attention to the color, it is indicated next to the number of rows. The letter A is a turquoise color, and the letter B is a turquoise-melange.

Knit blouses must be shortened and extended rows: 1 time from row number 1 to row number 322, then from row number 7 to row number 164, that is 480 rows. All the rows need to be done with garter stitching!

Pattern with holes

The rapport of the front row of the pattern is simple: two loops together - broach (that is, one loop to remove the front, one to loop the front and stretch it off), then perform one cape. The pattern must be repeated the required number of times. The last loop is the front one. Do not forget about the edge loops!

The right edge of the product: elongated and shortened rows. The first thing to remember is that these rows should always be executed from the front side. It is necessary to knit the necessary number of loops according to the scheme, turn the product and knit back.

The left edge of the product fits exactly the same as the right one. The only difference is that it runs in the purl rows.

Knitting Sleeves

For sleeves, you need to dial 73 loops with a turquoise-melange color. To expand the canvas, six times alternately in each eighth and tenth row from the set of loops, one loop is added from both sides. In the end, you should get 85 loops. When the height of the sleeve reaches 16.5 cm, it is necessary to close five loops on both sides. Then in each second row there are 1x5 and 5x6 loops. With a sleeve height of 19.5 centimeters, there should be five loops. They also need to be closed.

Assembly

In the back and in front of the knitted summer blouse, it is necessary to sew the sleeves. The next step is the neck of the product. For her, you need to dial 96 circular loops of turquoise yarn on the circular knitting needles. Then it is necessary to connect one circular series with the wrong loops, and then cover with the front loops. All edges of the product are important to tie a crochet - two rows of edge with a pico element.

Edge with pico

The element "pico" gives the blouse a special elegance. Knit it must be crocheted, in a circle. Each circle series should start with one air loop and end with a connecting loop.

The first row is knitted as follows: 1 column without a crochet, with one air loop to pass one loop of the previous row. This pattern must be repeated throughout the series. The second row is knitted a little differently: 1 column without a crochet in the air loop of the previous row, the 1st pico to pass the column without the cusch of the previous row, repeat to the end of the row.

Swing knitting: interesting ideas

With this unusual knitting technique you can create real works of art! Experienced needlewomen can integrate whole pictures with shorter rows! The craftsmen are more practical in knitting in the technique of swing socks, shawls, sweaters and even pillows!

An interesting idea for knitting with knitting needles in music technology is a cushion of wedges. It is, of course, fit in shorter rows.

First, you need to determine the diameter of the pillow, and then dial loops - half the length of the diameter. Start knitting the first wedge you need with two rows. All hinges should be facial. Then you can begin to unscrew the wedge.

The first truncated series looks very simple: 1 loop - edge, 1 facial. Then you need to remove, without tying, one loop on the right knitting needle. In this case, the working thread must be placed in front of it. The series is finished, knitting needs to be turned.

The second row must begin with the first loop - it is removed back without being tied. The remaining hinges are knitted with a handkerchief pattern.

The next row is immediately increased by two loops. That is the first - edge, then three facial. Another loop should be removed on the right knitting needle. Turning the work, it is necessary to remove the first loop, and the remaining four to tie off the front. Each subsequent shortened row should be increased by two loops. The last row lags behind the initial row by two loops. Therefore, when you knit, you need to wrap the thread with the penultimate loop.

When the first wedge is ready, a new color thread is attached to the edge. Just knit two rows of facial loops. Continue knitting in the technique of swing is necessary according to the scheme of the first wedge.

When the required number of wedges is ready, the loops of the last wedge are closed, the beginning and the end of the future cushion are sewn on the wrong side. The hole in the center of the knitting can be simply sewed, and you can decorate. Suitable for this tied a large button.

By the way, you can connect an unusual pillow not only with knitting needles! Knitting in the style of a swing crochet looks just as exciting!

Swing-crocheted scarf

And you can also tie an incredibly beautiful swing-scarf! This will require 185 grams of NORO yarn "Silk Garden", which includes 45% mohair and silk and 10% wool, and a special Tunisian hook number 4. First, you need to get 150 air loops. Continue the knitting pattern A.

In the first row of the future scarf, it is necessary to tie the first two loops, in each successive row two more loops are added. When there are 40 loops in the row, the wizards recommend closing the ten stitches with the connecting stitches and starting the partial knitting again from the two loops - already according to the scheme B. The loops are added first from the previous row, and then from the loops of the initial chain.

Knitting is necessary to continue with the number 21 on row number 40, all the loops of the initial chain should be used. For the scarf you need 12 corners. To make the finished product look neat, you can tie it with one row of columns without a crochet.

Skirt in shorter rows by car

It is quite possible to implement the technique of unusual swing knitting and on the machine! For example, to tie such a pretty skirt!

Knit it can be crossed, looping at once for the entire length of the skirt. It is best to type the number of loops that is a multiple of ten, so it will be more convenient to divide it into sectors. The first two rows should be knit with dark yarn - along the entire length. Then you need to switch to pink yarn. It is important to include the partial crochet levers, the carriage must be on the right. On the right, you must leave 15 loops in the working position, remove the remaining loops in the front non-working position. Then you need to tie 15 loops, wrapping, back 15. Two hinges are pulled into the front non-working position, 13 loops are sewn, knitting, again back. Continue is necessary until 5 loops in the working position are left on the right.

The next step is switching the levers. Here the entire row is tied twice, then two more rows by a dark thread. Continue to move to the right row, again turn on the levers of partial knitting. On the right side, you need to leave 15 + 10 loops in the working position, the rest put in a non-working, tie. To the left of the edge of the side, 15 loops should be removed to the non-working position and knit according to the following scheme: on the right side, put 2 loops in the front non-working position, and on the left-hand side, from the non-working to the working one. That is, there are always 10 loops in the work, all of them are shifted to the right side. The last half-hem should be knitted just like the first, only in the mirror image.

Now you know what knitting is in the technique of swing, and even you can try to tie unique gizmos!