Making a crocheted tablecloth: a beginner's guide
Who among us does not remember the crocheted openwork snow-white tablecloths and napkins, which our grandmothers knitted from ordinary threads? These country-style tablecloths, knitted with kind hands, created an indescribable feeling of comfort, a true parental home. But if you wish, each of us can repeat this miracle by crocheting a tablecloth with our own unique pattern, even if you have never tried yourself in crocheting not only a tablecloth, but even a small napkin.
In fact, if you have a scheme with a detailed description for beginners there is no special difficulty in knitting a lace tablecloth with crochet, you should only correctly approach the beginning of this exciting and useful activity.
Content
- 1 Getting Started - Tool and Material
- 2 Crocheted tablecloths
- 3 Round tablecloths and crochet patterns
- 4 Crochet oval tablecloths with diagrams and descriptions
- 5 Crochet rectangular tablecloths with all schemes and descriptions
- 6 Square tablecloths crocheted on the table with all schemes
- 7 Tips for knitting tablecloths
- 8 The road - a tablecloth!
- 9 VIDEO: Knitting a large tablecloth with pineapples.
- 10 50 photos of beautiful crocheted tablecloths:
Getting Started - Tool and Material
Properly selected tools - the key to the successful implementation of any business, knitting is no exception. It is not at all difficult if you follow the simple crocheting tablecloth recommendations provided by us with a full description in Russian.
“Hooked” tips
- The key tool for creating such knitwear is, of course, a hook.
- The choice of the material from which the tool is made has a purely subjective value. It can be plastic, aluminum, wood, steel or even bone, but for beginners it is recommended to pick up one-piece hooks, where the handle and the head are made of the same material.
- The classification of hooks by numbers indicates their thickness, that is, in No. 1 the thickness of the working part will be 1mm, in No. 0.25 - 0.25 mm and so on.
Attention! When choosing a tool, make sure that its head is not too sharp, in order to avoid the risk of injury to the fingers.An overly round head is also not suitable due to the difficulty of entering the hinges. The best choice would be a rounded cone shape.
Choosing a yarn
For creating light and airy products, such as decorative or for special occasions, knitted with one's own hand crocheted tablecloths, linen or cotton yarns are best suited: Iris, Lilia, Narcissus, Violet and other of these series. In some cases, even nulevka from ordinary sewing thread is suitable. For denser products, even fabrics are used for crocheting.
If the tablecloth is knitted for daily use, the yarn is better to take viscose or synthetic, such knitting is better washed, silky in appearance and touch and gives more frequent falling folds.
To create a really strong and durable, not less beautiful tablecloth, it is better to choose mercerized, that is, specially processed yarn, such as Roses. Products made from such yarn are not prone to shrinkage, they practically do not crumple, do not shed and do not fade, but the lightness of such a tablecloth will be noticeably lower.
Tip! To create a smooth and neat knit, choose a yarn whose thickness is less than the thickness of the hook by about 1 mm.
Crocheted tablecloths
For crochet there is a huge selection of various patterns, constantly growing thanks to the efforts of the skilled workers. The sizes and shapes of knitting also vary depending on the subsequent use. To create simple and beautiful crocheted tablecloths with all the schemes provided in detail by us, even beginners can do it; you just have to decide on the parameters of the future creation.
Round tablecloths and crochet patterns
Creating round patterns is not the most difficult knitting, although it is considered a classic in this type of training. It is better for a novice master to try knitting from simple small forms, as he increases his experience, he goes over to large canvases with complex patterns, using diagrams describing crocheting a small tablecloth on a round table.
Small round tablecloth with a simple crochet pattern
Upon completion, it is recommended to moisten and starch a little, followed by drying on a flat surface.
Large round tablecloth with large crocheted pattern
As in the first case, the moistened tablecloth is slightly moistened with a starching and dried.
Openwork tablecloth
Slightly starched finished tablecloth laid out on level ground, securing the desired diameter and wait for drying.
Cloth with a pattern of "Pineapple"
Despite the fact that crocheting a tablecloth with a “pineapple” pattern on a round table is quite simple according to the scheme, many beginners are lost in its execution. In more detail the process of knitting such a cloth is shown in the video at the end of the article.
Attention! Crocheted items should not be washed in washing machines to avoid damage. For hand washing, special detergents should be used for delicate fabrics.
Crochet oval tablecloths with diagrams and descriptions
The process of knitting oval tablecloths is a little more complicated than the previous one, and their models are slightly smaller than the rest. Nevertheless, any beginner master can hook up the original tablecloth even on a large oval table, if he follows the given rules exactly.
Oval tablecloth with large flowers
Knitting begins with the main part of the tablecloth. A chain of 100 VP is recruited, then 4 lifts in order to move to a new row and knit a slanting grid. We finish the row with the help of a connecting column in the 1st VP of the edge of the set. Next we knit in a circle according to the scheme, where the arrows indicate the direction. Rows knit in height according to order.
After that, we divide the work into the central and lateral sides, we note. We knit both central parties by shifting the rapport between each other according to a chess pattern. Side knit, following the sequence of rapports. Repeat the height of 4 times from 10 to 28 and the product is ready.
After mating, as in the previous version, dried on a flat surface with fixation, slightly washing.
Blue tablecloth with white border on the oval table:
We work on the description. First, the blue thread dial 243 VP = 238 VP bases + 3 VP lift + 2 VP. We crochet.
1р: 1 СтСН into the air loop №9, counting in the chain from the tool, after we make 79 fragments of filet knit, after which we continue to apply the filet technique in rows right-back inclusively along the 67th row.
Now we attach to knitting white yarn and knit a border around the edge of the canvas. Requires a full circular knitting with 1 p. on 10 th. To complete, use the method of connecting columns, after which we fix the trimmed tip of the thread as imperceptibly as possible.
Cloth "Fabulous flowers"
Such a tablecloth is knitted in a fillet way according to a pattern, ranging from the core to the edges. Each half is performed alternately.
Cloth in fillet technique
Also, we knit from the middle to the sides (on the quarter-table tablecloths scheme), all the other parts are doing the same, but mirror. You can increase the length of the finished tablecloth, as in the photo, by increasing the number of rapports.
Tip! It is most convenient to fasten the canvas during drying to avoid form loss with pins, so take care of their availability before starting work.
Crochet rectangular tablecloths with all schemes and descriptions
The rectangular tablecloth is slightly easier to tie than the oval, since the first one is also considered classic, just like in the shape of a circle.
Rectangular tablecloth for beginners:
- openwork rectangular tablecloth crochet;
- rectangular tablecloth "Chirping birds";
- tablecloth knitting method with a border: video master class.
Such a tablecloth is knitted with the use of motifs, that is, different fragments, which together form a pattern on the finished canvas. All schemes and knitting sequence of a rectangular tablecloth crocheted from motifs, shown literally on the fingers, can be consistently viewed in the video posted on the Internet.
Important! If you have not yet decided on the size of the future product, you should prefer knitting from motifs, the necessary number of which you can always add as you progress.
Square tablecloths crocheted on the table with all schemes
Crocheted square crochet tablecloth
This tablecloth is knitted by a tight-knit method of 9 squares. motives 3x3 cm., after which we join, as can be seen in the figure.
Square mini tablecloth on the table crocheted in the old style
All the following motifs also connect the last rows.
Openwork crocheted tablecloth with star pattern - scheme description
Avoiding doubts about the size of the finished tablecloth will help the choice of the scheme of the motives. So you can add the required number of motifs in length or width as work progresses.
Tip! Before you begin, study it carefully and to the end. This will help to find out all the incomprehensible moments that may affect the finished thing in the future.
Tips for knitting tablecloths
Those who are just learning to knit, it will be easier to start with small forms, such as napkins. It is necessary to choose simple and clear schemes. To make the binding even, try to make the same columns, then the pattern will be clear.
At first it is worth practicing, to determine the suitable hooks, using different sizes, to make several probes. So it will be easier for you to understand how to correctly combine the main components of knitting - its density and interaction with the hook and material, as well as to calculate the thread consumption for certain parameters of the product.
When choosing a yarn, special attention should be paid to the uniformity of the yarn thickness, otherwise the finished product will have an unattractive appearance. You should also pay attention to the consumption of the thread, so that at the end of the skein you have a “tail” for bonding. A new hank is recommended to be used only from the beginning of the row.
Finished products should be processed in a wet-thermal way to give shape, improve the appearance and correct possible defects. To do this, wet tablecloth needs to be fixed on a flat surface and pass through the iron. Openwork products are smoothed by means of an iron with a steaming mode through a dry cloth.
The road - a tablecloth!
Original handmade products always catch the eye. The creators of such things are treated with due respect, because in each work there remains a piece of the master's soul, introducing its own, unique vision of objects.
Tablecloths and napkins of unique design, crocheted, can change the decor of your home beyond recognition, giving a solemn, cozy, romantic style - the one you create yourself, acting with the help of the provided recommendations.
Having studied the initial master class, everyone can feel like a creator, gradually gaining experience and giving free rein to his imagination.
After all, there is nothing difficult in crocheting, and apart from your desire, only three components are necessary - a tool, a material and, of course, patience, since the knitting process cannot be called fast.
VIDEO: Knitting a large tablecloth with pineapples.