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Master class on freeform

from Elena Sinyukova.

The essence of the freeform technique is that anything is possible. There are no restrictions on the color or texture of the yarn, only your taste, sense of proportion and flight of fancy! The basis of any composition in freeform is contrast. Everything here is built on this principle. But not only in color, as we are used to, but also in the combination of convex and smooth areas, areas of sparse fabric (openwork, mesh) and dense knitting, shiny and matte thread. Always trying to choose carefully color scheme In my works, I came to the conclusion that there should be only a warm or only a cold range, you cannot mix them, the result will be bad. Then there must be an idea for the work. What do you want to get out of it? For myself in freeform, I come up with something like a motto, three words that convey the essence of the work, for example: sea-heat-sand; spruce-rain-clearing. Further, all motifs must be of the same style, even different in shape. That is, if these are fantasy motifs, then everything (leaves, circles, squiggles) should be designed in this style. If there is a repetition of natural motifs, then accordingly.

IN Lately Clothes knitted with motifs and elements of Irish lace became fashionable. Eye-catching things look unusual and beautiful. Unique lace products are highly valued by the most demanding modern fashionistas. You can use knitted details to decorate clothes, handbags, and shoes. It consists of many separately knitted parts connected to each other by a mesh.

The complexity of making the parts of the typesetting lace varies, but all the fragments – both complex and simple ones – look great in the product.

Learning to knit simple patterns for beginners

Craftswomen create lace products from wonderful interweavings of plant patterns, surprising with the unusualness and subtlety of the painstaking work of needlewomen who create openwork crochet compositions. The technique of creating ornaments is varied, there are many ways, but the result is striking in the uniqueness and delicacy of the created pattern. Clothes made using this technique look elegant and extravagant.

To learn how to knit, it’s best to start with simple ones:

ribbed leaf
round sheet
openwork leaf
simple flower
flower
twig with leaves

Today we will look at the technology for making beautiful petals and leaves on a branch.

By learning simple motifs, you can create the custom pieces you want. The main thing is to have patience, perseverance and a well-developed imagination. If you have all this, you can knit unusual colorful plant compositions.

Irish lace and patterns of motifs with description

When crocheting, schematic images are used. To understand how to read the pattern, you need to study the conventions for knitting. I propose to look at how the techniques already known to us are schematically indicated.

Having studied the above notations, we will create original leaves.

Preparatory stage, materials and accessories

In the process of creating fragments, we will need the following material:

hook of the required size
yarn
scissors
schematic drawings

Knitted ribbed leaf and trefoil according to patterns

In Irish knitting, the most famous fragment of the pattern is the ribbed leaf. There are many different schematic drawings for creating leaves, which for some reason scare away novice needlewomen. But beginners should not despair as much as following the conventions and careful study step-by-step description the work being done, everything will work out - you will make beautiful and neat leaves.

Knitting of this element consists of a monotonous thread wound in a half-loop or from melange yarn in two half-loops. The size of the leaf is set by the needlewoman herself, taking into account the unfinished row, creating a narrow leaf shape. Loops are not always counted, at the request of the master.

Instructions for creating a relief sheet


	We cast on 12 air loops.
	From the second, 9 single crochets, finishing the process with 3 chain loops.
	The second side of the sheet is identical, at the same time tying the end of the thread. Knitting ends without knitting one loop to the end of the row.
	One chain stitch is knitted, the workpiece is turned over, and then 11 stitches, single crochet and 3 ch. The other side of the leaf is identical.
	When knitting the last one, at the end of the row, we grab it in two half-loops to avoid stretching the leaf.
	Using this method we make the entire leaf. If you do not knit along the column in all rows, you will get beautiful cloves. In the final row, 7 tbsp are knitted in place of the loops. without a crochet.
	The leaf is connected. Cut the thread, removing the end.

We create the planned number of identical parts of the future masterpiece.

Crochet shamrock

The next famous motif is the trefoil, used in almost all handicrafts.

To knit it, you need to strictly follow these steps:

Using a hook of the appropriate size, six air ones are collected and closed into a ring
Three identical arches are knitted from six similar loops
The finished arches are tied with two single crochets, sixteen with a double crochet and two more single crochets.
Having completed the procedure, we cut the fiber, hiding the tail

We get a nice shamrock. A branch with leaves, used in all kinds of homemade products, looks no less nice.

Twig with leaves

Before we begin to carry out creative manipulations to create a branch with oval leaves, we carefully examine the schematic representation of the presented drawing and consider all further methods in order to avoid making various types of mistakes.

Looking at the picture we see that the process occurs from the bottom up. Let's figure out how to complete the first sheet of a given pattern.

We cast on seven air loops (further VP) and ten more.
We turn this section and knit a connecting loop, one - without a crochet, three - with a crochet, one - without a crochet, one connecting loop, fixing the connecting loop in the seventh loop of the beginning of the chain.
At the base of the forming leaf, the knitted part turns from the side VP the leaflet being created, and twenty-two half-staffs are set in a circle.
The work piece is turned, the emerging sheet is tied in a circle with half-columns until the sheet begins to form.
Dial nine VP and in the same way as before, we form the next sheet. We monitor the quality of the work procedure; we do not over-tighten or loosen the thread so that the knitted parts keep their shape.
The workflow then continues as before. The main thing is to carefully read the diagram and correctly count the symbols.

Connecting knitted parts

Having learned to knit various fragments, they can be connected to each other:

with a needle
grabbing the loops of the last row of two parts
using an irregular mesh, honeycomb mesh or fillet mesh
knitting a mesh separately and sewing details onto it

Ready-made miniature motifs are used to decorate blouses, skirts, cardigans, hats, and handbags; from them you can create chic and beautiful paintings, panels, or create a fancy napkin that decorates the living room.

To recreate unique things with a charming weaving technique, you need to have developed imagination, patience and a great desire to create without restrictions.

We knit amazing patterns of motifs in master classes

The method of working in Irish technology is distinguished by assembling a product from several separately connected “puzzles” connected to each other by a mesh. The main thing is to feel the work being created, select the correctly combined shades of threads, and combine fragments correctly. Having a creative approach to performing interesting and exciting work, the result will please the craftswomen with a masterpiece. Having carefully studied the process of knitting individual motifs and mesh, beginning knitters will be able to knit their first composition.

Cords and curls, flowers and petals connected by a mesh look great in lace. On clothes the curls look a little better in better light. Needlewomen use the original curled yarrow.

Video lessons or how to knit yarrow mk.

Let's consider step by step instructions creating a yarrow motif. The element is performed using a bourdon - a thread in three folds. The same thread is used as the working thread.

Motif illustrations	Step-by-step instruction
	For bourdon we dial 18 s. b. n., forming a ring.
	We continue to dial 60 s on the bourdon. b. n.
	Turn the knitting, pulling the bourdon threads tighter and knit 20 tbsp. b. n., laying the bourdon over the loops of the underlying row.
	Knitting the last loop, we tighten the bourdon, giving the shape of the part.
	The bourdon thread is set aside. We knit 3 in. p., 1 tbsp. With. n., 2nd c. p. We do this in this way before the leaf begins to round and along it.
	The knitting is turned, we tie the arches with three single crochets. Bourdon remains aloof.
	We reach the end, turn the product over, knit 15 tbsp on the bourdon. b. n.
	The work is turning around. we also do bourdon, 2 st.b.n., 2 half-columns, 7 st.s.n., 2 half-st.b.n., 2 st.b.n.
	We skip 2 loops of the underlying row, knit 1 tbsp, the work is turned, placing the budon on top of the petal, knit 8 tbsp. b. n.
	Next, add 7 tbsp to the bourdon. b. n.
	The work is rotated, the next petal is formed. The procedure is repeated until the end of the row. It turns out to be a beautiful curl.

Having learned how to perform one fragment, we begin to perform other parts. Following the schematic images, we create the curls, leaves, and caterpillars we like. Yarrow diagram for beginners

Often, when creating lace dresses, all kinds of cords are used together with floral ones to emphasize the created ornament. One of these is the caterpillar cord.

We invite you to see a detailed step-by-step description of the thick braid used in creativity.

Illustration	Description
	An air loop is knitted, the hook is inserted under the thread of the first knot, the thread is brought out and a loop is made.
	There are already two pieces formed on the hook, through which the third is pulled.
	Let's turn the work around.
	Turning the knitted piece, we find two threads.
	We create a loop through the discovered threads. There are two on the working tool.
	Let's tie two loops together.
	We are expanding the work.
	We pull one loop through two threads.
	The work process is repeated. We tie a lace of the required length.

Types of knitted nets in handmade lace

Finished parts intended for forming clothes are connected in three ways:

Sirloin mesh schematic image

“Honeycomb” using Irish lace technique diagram

Irregular mesh for knitting in video tutorials

Fastening fragments with a net is a fairly simple type of knitting, which consists of laying out parts on a pattern, filling the empty space with fillet mesh.

A void of unequal size is filled with an irregular network.

The procedure is simplified by knitting a mesh pattern and attaching finished elements to it. Most lace products are assembled using an irregular mesh.

Crochet instructions, its elements and motifs

The pieces of Irish lace are connected by an irregular network. We first attach the sections connecting the fragments with stitches, fill the space with an asymmetrical network created by changing air arches and columns with different numbers of crochets.

The prepared motifs are placed on a pattern placed on a foam rubber backing and secured with tailor's pins so that the fabric does not wrinkle. They are laid out face down.

This is always the result of the painstaking work of craftswomen who create openwork works using a crochet hook. These techniques are different, there are many techniques, but the result of the work always amazes and pleases with its beauty, delicacy, and geometric precision of the design. Lace will decorate any outfit, especially if it is made in ethnic style. How are things going with them in Ireland?

This green island has its own handicraft traditions, which in some ways overlap with ours. The ability to use a crochet hook is a prerequisite, and it is common to all lacemakers. In Europe there are some rules that must be followed. They relate to composition, color schemes, size and nature of the design. This is something we have a lot in common with the Irish.

The main rule is the absence of strict restrictions

An independent form of art fine weave is also Irish lace. A master class on mastering this method in the generally accepted understanding of this term is practically impossible. There is a lot of freedom when creating it, everyone can express their worldview, showing maximum imagination, and there are countless options. There are only general principles and some technological techniques that help weave very beautiful things. Let's take a closer look at them.

How does the technique of Irish lacemakers differ?

To understand the features of this technique, you need to understand what exactly makes Irish lace different. The master class, conducted by specialists, begins with this question. The main difference is that the item is assembled from individual fragments, which are woven using conventional crocheting techniques using threads. different color. At the same time, the most important condition for success is the author’s sense of composition, balance and color, which is generally manifested in good taste. How to arrange individually woven parts so that the result is a beautiful blouse or top, each craftswoman decides independently, depending on her own understanding of aesthetic goals, mood and, of course, the degree of talent. Having an art education, which is desirable but not required, may also be important. In a sense, amateurism in the art of weaving is preferable; it liberates the flight of imagination.

What is an asymmetrical grid

Even a person not privy to the intricacies of artistic craft understands that any wearable item must be at least to some extent durable. The methods of fastening by which elements of Irish lace are connected are not particularly diverse. This is stitching in cases where the motifs are adjacent to each other closely. If a certain distance is provided between them, then so-called arches made of posts or air loops with different numbers of yarn overs are used. In general, the entire mass of intermediate connection lines forms an entire network, which is conventionally called irregular or asymmetrical. This system is the main feature that distinguishes Irish lace. Schemes, of course, exist in specialized albums, but it is extremely difficult to copy them exactly, and there is no point in doing so. After all, the interest of this type of art lies precisely in the manifestation of individuality and uniqueness. Templates are not acceptable here.

How to plan a composition

Every girl who has ever picked up a hook knows that holding a large object woven from tens of threads in the air and at the same time monitoring the correctness of the work is very difficult. What can we say about such a difficult task as lace. For beginning craftswomen, there is a trick to make the work easier. You can see the future composition and evaluate it by using some thing or piece of material as a substrate. The elements should be basted to this “base” with stitches of medium and long length so that they can be easily removed in the future. By using this auxiliary technique, you can solve several pressing problems at once. Firstly, it will be immediately clear what will happen in the compositional aspect, and therefore, if you don’t like something, there is an opportunity to make corrections with the least amount of effort. And secondly, you don’t have to worry about the correct calculations of the lengths of the connecting arches; in any case, the thing will not bulge or bunch up.

Irish stew

Some of our fellow citizens mistakenly believe that the Irish are “that kind of English.” Saying this is tantamount to saying that “Uzbeks are like Russians.” In fact, the Irish people have a huge number of national characteristics, manifested in their own language, hair color (often red), and names (many Patricks). There is also a rich history and much more, including Irish lace. The motifs that people from the island like to use, both from its independent southern part and from the British north, are traditionally floral. Preference is given to green tones, but other color solutions and shades are also quite acceptable. However, all this goes well with other themes, as well as with wild imagination, mixed with ancient mystical legends.

Get to the point

So, we settled on the fact that a suitable base has been found, for example, an old T-shirt corresponding to a given size (foam rubber or a pillow will also do). Where to begin? The technique allows you to do without tedious calculations of the number of loops; everything can be done by eye, but there is one important feature: in order to make the places of stitching and joining less noticeable, it is best to work from the inside out. Therefore, the elements should be sewn onto the base face down, and only then, after removing the finished item from the backing, turn it inside out again.

The crochet hook is placed in the hand in the same way as a person usually holds a knife, but this rule is common to all lace techniques.

Where to get elements from

If a girl wants to be original and beautiful, but she doesn’t have enough patience to do all the work herself, then you can ease your fate by buying ready-made lace in specialized stores. Since it is most often white, then preference should be given to machine-knitted items made from cotton thread, because they can be easily hot-dyed by choosing suitable durable ones. In the same case, if you have the desire and ability to do the whole thing with your own hands, creating a hand-made masterpiece, you should remember all your grandmother’s lessons ( if any occurred). Irish knitting is no different from the usual Russian methods of creating thread patterns, at least in the part that does not relate to assembly.

How to create a network

Now about the main thing, that is, how to do it. No special skills other than those possessed by Russian craftswomen are required here. It is important to understand the method of joining, that is, creating the aforementioned irregular mesh. We have identified the features that distinguish Irish lace. The master class involves a description of the sequence of operations, that is, manufacturing technology.

The steps to create an arch consist of the following steps:

Closer to the edge (a couple of threads from it), a working thread is inserted into the fabric.

The thread is pulled towards itself through the loop, and its end is pulled into a small knot, the tip of which is hidden inside the fabric.

A chain of several loops is assembled. It is applied to places of possible articulation in such a way as to find out where to attach it. The result should be pleasing to the eye, so the arch cannot be too short, but you should not get carried away. The best assistant and adviser in this matter is your own taste.

After determining the location of the future connection, two yarn overs are added to the column and two air loops are knitted. All this clings to the fabric of the next lace element, creating a strong connection.

When creating other connecting column elements alternating with chains, their size, measured in loops, should vary depending on the geometry of the elements. The main thing here is to start, and then everything will go by itself.

The best Irish secret

This is how, in general, Irish lace is created. The master class only gives general recommendations, but does not imply strict canons and guidelines. It is very important that in this type of thread weaving there is an irregular mesh in the form of connecting posts and chains. In this case, fragments that are closely adjacent to each other can simply be neatly stitched using a dot method.

But the main thing in this weaving method is not the technical details and technological subtleties. A craftswoman who has mastered the main principle will be able to understand Irish lace. It lies in the degree of freedom to which the inhabitants of the “Green Island” have strived throughout its centuries-old history. It also manifests itself in other cultural principles of the Irish, who strive to express themselves in all ways available to them.

The elements can be large, small or alternate, it doesn’t matter. The color scheme can be green, but other shades are also quite acceptable, the main thing is that it is beautiful.

Fans of crochet rightfully consider Irish lace one of the most advanced techniques. Due to the complexity of execution, this ancient knitting technique can easily be elevated to the level of art. Small, openwork elements, smooth and voluminous motifs, assembled into amazing patterns, various textures and colors allow you to create a lace fabric that is simply unique in its beauty, which cannot leave anyone indifferent.

Knitting technique

Classic elements of Irish lace:

simple leaf,
round leaf,
leaf with a central vein,
sheet with an openwork window,
dense trefoil,
rose with three rows of voluminous petals,
bunch of grapes.

When working with Irish lace elements, it is customary to use a consistent knitting technique. First, individual motifs (patterns) are knitted, then they are laid out on a sketch or pattern, and combined together with a lattice or brids.

There are several options for connecting lace motifs. The most popular is the connection of motifs with a mesh. It is done quite simply - the finished elements are laid out on the diagram, and the space between them is knitted with a mesh.

Sometimes when connecting motifs of different sizes, “voids” can form various shapes, which cannot be filled with regular types of mesh (loin or honeycomb mesh), in this case they resort to using an irregular mesh that smoothly flows around the elements.

The reverse option of collecting lace is also possible. First, an openwork fabric or a mesh base is knitted, and then motifs are attached to it. You can also take regular tulle as a basis and sew elements on it.

In addition, lace motifs can be collected sequentially, tying them to each other as you work. Most often, small products from homogeneous elements are assembled this way, because it is quite difficult to assemble a whole canvas in this way.

But you can sew an openwork fabric if you take tightly fitting motifs and sew them together using a needle and sufficiently long untucked ends of the motifs.

Also, when assembling products from Irish lace, brids - stitches made of threads trimmed with a cutwork stitch - can be a great help.

Motives and schemes

When working in the Irish lace technique, diagrams, as such, are only necessary for copying original works, because the technique is largely free and does not require adherence to strict boundaries.

Use the examples of motifs and patterns below to create your own original works.

Creating a Lace Element

To work, you will need a crochet hook and white threads of suitable thickness.

Throughout our work we will use abbreviations:

VP - air loop;
p/p - half loop;
treble crochet - double crochet;
dc - single crochet.

First we will create the base for the motif ring. To do this, wrap the thread several turns around your finger.

The resulting ring of threads should be tied with single crochets. Then form 1 ch rise and continue to type st.b/n. Your task is to place 35 tbsp in the ring.

Please note that on the reverse side of the product there should be characteristic free patches. The next row will begin with them.

Check the photos. It should look like in the photo. Form a chain of 5 chains.

Attach this chain to the ring using the free p/n to the 3rd st.b/n. You will get a kind of arch.

Similarly, tie four more similar arches. In the last, sixth arch, cast on only 3 ch and attach it to the ring of treble s/n.

Unfold the knitting and, on top of the already knitted arches, make four more arches of 5 ch, and the outermost arch of 3 ch and 1 treble.

On the next level, make six arches again. To do this, fasten the first chain of 5 ch into the extreme arch of the previous row.

Behind it, knit four more arches of 5 ch.

Make the sixth arch using 2 ch and 1 dc.

At the fourth level you need to connect 5 arches again. The last one will be made of 2 ch and dc.

Fifth level. The first arch is 3 ch. The next two arches are 5 ch each and the outermost arch is 2 ch and dc.

Sixth level. The first arch is 4 ch, the second is 5 ch, the third is 1 ch and dc.

Seventh level. The first arch is 5 ch, and the second is 2 ch and dc.

Eighth level. Finish the central part of the motif with an arch of 10 ch and cut the thread.

Take a new thread and make 1 ch for the rise, attaching it to the base of the very first 5 ch arch.

Then tie all the outer arches with single crochets. At the highest point of the arch of 10 ch, you need to make 1 ch between the columns. To make it clearer, tie it according to the following pattern: 31 st.b/n, 1 ch, 32 st.b/n. Count on one side of the ch rise as the first dc.

Now move on to the ring. It should be tied to the p/n located on the reverse side, returning to the fastening of the second thread.

St.b/n we go through the entire next row. Only through the ch left at the highest point of the element will you need to knit 3 treble crochets, thereby making an increase.

Having reached the edge of the mesh opposite to the fastening of the second thread, you should start knitting back in a “crawfish step”.

Knit a “crawfish step” using the front half-loops to the point where the thread is attached.

When there are 7 loops left to the top of the head, form 3 ch insteps and knit 26 treble crochets. Consider the top of the head to be the eighth loop.

Knit 6 tbsp into each loop, then 2 tbsp into one loop. 1 sc.b/n and symmetrically in the other direction - 2 sc.b/n from one loop, 6 sc.b/n.

Then go through 28 st.s/n.

Now you can proceed to tying the ring. To do this, form 2 treble crochets from one loop.

2 treble s/n from each loop of the previous row, 9 treble s/n from each loop, 2 treble s/n, 2 treble s/n from one loop. And finally connect everything to the beginning of the row.

Tie the entire row in a crawfish step and cut the thread.

Take a new thread and, not counting the ch stitch, attach it to the 7th stitch of the previous row and make 1 ch rise.

Knit four treble stitches.

From the sixth column 2 tbsp.

After the next 20 st.s./n.

On the top of the element, tie 5 treble crochets and then symmetrically 20 treble crochets, 2 treble crochets from 1 loop, 5 treble crochets. Now turn the knitting over, as with the arches, this will be the only purl row in the pattern.

Make 1 ch rise, after it 2 treble s/n, 6 treble s/n, 2 treble s/n from 1 loop.

Then 15 treble s/n, 2 treble s/n from one loop.

1 tbsp s/n, 5 tbsp/n should be above similar columns of the previous row.

Similarly, tie the second half of the product - 1 treble s/n, 2 treble s/n from one loop, 15 treble s/n, 2 treble s/n from one loop, 6 treble s/n, 3 Art. b/n.

Tie a double stitch around the perimeter of the ring and return to the beginning of the row.

Go through the entire element again in a “crawfish step” and trim the edge of the thread.

Attach a new thread to the first double stitch of the penultimate row of the binding, with the exception of the row from the “crawfish step”.

Form a large loop using 10 ch.

Tie this loop with 22 st.b/n. Turn the product over. Connect each starting and ending stitch of the binding to the loops of the element, thereby uniting them together.

Turn the knitting over again and re-tie the double stitch.

Make one dc into the loop of the element. Tie a loop with a st.s/n.

The last row of binding is done in st.b/n. For all four rows, the number of stitches in the binding should remain equal to 22.

Along the element, go 5 dc and form a second large loop of 10 ch. Tie it in the same way as the first one. After this, tie 7 more large loops throughout the entire element. The knitting of the motif should be completed with a “crawfish step” binding.

The history of Irish lace

Lace is undoubtedly a luxury item. Their presence on clothing makes it more expressive and unique. Lace first appeared in Ireland in the mid-19th century. The most amazing thing is that Irish lace appeared on the island as a result of poverty.

As you know, in the mid-19th century the Irish were going through very difficult times. Hunger reigned all around and centers for teaching knitting began to appear throughout the country to help the poor population. Some of these centers appeared thanks to help from the church. Local landowners also actively helped in this.

Initially, styles and patterns were borrowed from other European countries. But gradually Irish lace with its own patterns gained great popularity. Due to the complexity of the designs, patterns from Ireland have attracted great interest in other countries. The fruits of the handicrafts of Irish craftswomen were highly valued all over the world and gained maximum popularity towards the end of the 19th century.

But then the popularity of lace products began to fade. This happened due to the industrial revolution. More affordable machine-made options appeared, and hand-spun hair lost its popularity.

Jeans decorated with Irish lace look very beautiful and modern.

Bright top made using Irish lace technique: Diagram and description

Scheme of motifs for the top

Description and diagrams

Openwork knitted vest size 42/44. This chic vest model is crocheted using the Irish lace technique or also called guipure lace. When creating your masterpiece, do not forget to take into account that guipure lace does not stretch like simple knitting, it is stiffer like fabric and this must be taken into account when creating a pattern.

Irish lace dress

The video shows how to knit an element of Irish lace - a flower. This particular lesson was not copied from anyone, and the girl developed all the steps by her own example. We suggest you repeat this technique step by step.

In this video you can learn the technique of knitting Irish lace. This lesson will focus on an irregular grid.

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