The caterpillar cord is very popular not only in the mass production of textiles, but also among needlewomen. After all, this lace can be used to decorate a huge number of things. Not in vain the caterpillar is also called the pearl caterpillar. It’s so easy to decorate any item in your wardrobe or any item in your interior.
Selection of yarn and hook
Here everything depends only on the expected result. First of all, you should decide on the color and material of the yarn used. At this point, everything is purely individual, because the lace can subsequently be used to decorate completely different products.
But the thickness and density of the knitting will directly depend on the size of the hook. The thicker the thread, the larger the hook you should choose. This will make the loops more airy and attractive.
Important! If you can’t decide on the hook size, then You can buy a whole set at a craft store. Such kits are cheaper than if you buy several hooks separately.
You can experiment at home and choose the most suitable tool.
Using laces
Such a pearl cord can be found in a very large list of products sold in stores today. But nothing prevents you from making such a wonderful decorative item yourself and decorating a handmade craft with it.
It can be:
- belt;
- swimsuit strap;
- string for a mobile phone;
- ribbon or hair band;
- cord for curtains or curtains;
- loops for soft toys;
- base for beads or necklaces.
The advantages of this lace are that it does not tend to stretch over time.. So it can faithfully serve its intended purpose for many years and not lose shape for many years.
Also, this lace looks good not only with knitted items, but also with those made of fabric. So the textural difference in materials even gives the product a certain zest.
Step-by-step description of knitting with pattern
Stages of work:
- We throw two air loops onto the hook. To make the tip of the caterpillar neat, do not tighten the first loop.
- Insert the hook into the first loop and pull the thread through it. The thread remains on the tool with 2 turns.
- We connect both threads with a single crochet stitch.
- We turn the product to the left so that the working thread remains behind.
- We thread the hook into the formed bow, catch the thread and take it out.
- We knit a loop with a single crochet.
- We again insert the hook under the broach, hook it and pull out the thread. We combine two loops.
- Continue knitting until the desired length of rope is achieved.
For convenience, you can use various knitting patterns for this lace as cheat sheets.
Any handmade products easily fit into any kind of interior or wardrobe. After all, such things have one very important feature.The owner can control how harmoniously the created item looks in a particular design.