Crochet backpack for boy

Today, handmade things are gaining popularity, no matter if it’s clothing or an accessory. A crocheted children's backpack looks beautiful.

How to crochet a backpack for a boy?

When choosing the model and color of a backpack for a boy, you should take into account the age and interests of the child.

Bright models with sewn-on designs or ornaments are suitable for preschoolers. There are a wide variety of colors, the main thing is that they combine with each other.

For older children, creating a backpack needs to be taken more seriously. Boys at this age are more demanding, so the model should be more athletic and “brutal.” But it is wrong to think that this cannot be achieved with crochet. You just need the appropriate yarn and technique.

How to choose yarn and hook

When choosing yarn for knitting, The following requirements should be taken into account:

• sufficient density and stiffness of the yarn. This will allow it not to stretch during its operation;
• average thread thickness, since a thin thread will require a longer manufacturing time, and the product will be unreliable.

What is better to buy:

1. Rough flax. The only drawback of this yarn is that it does not have a variety of colors.
2. Medium cotton. Probably the best yarn for making a backpack is medium stiffness and a huge selection of colors.
3. Acrylic – yarn has many colors and shades.

Keep in mind that acrylic can stretch, so you need to knit it as tightly as possible.

How to choose a scheme if you are a beginner

The beauty of knitting a backpack, especially for a boy, is that these patterns do not require any patterns or laces. Here you can get by exclusively with double crochets (1 or 2), or single crochets. Thanks to this, knitting is simplified and accelerated as much as possible, even a beginner can handle it. All you need to do is decide what shape the backpack will have:

• backpack-bag - the model is a cylinder with an oval bottom, the top of which is simply pulled together with a cord;
• a backpack with a cylindrical or rectangular base, closed with a flap. In this model, you should consider how the flap will be attached to the front of the backpack. This could be a button, button, magnet, ties.

Knitting a backpack for a boy - detailed instructions

Scheme cylindrical backpack consists of:

1. bottom. IN for this model it is oval;
2. side solid part, the length of which is equal to the length of the oval;
3. valve, if it's on your backpack. The standard flap shape is a trapezoid, the smaller base of which has a clasp and the larger base is attached to the back;
4. straps - these are simply knitted strips of the appropriate length.

Scheme for rectangular backpack:

1. rectangular bottom. The length of the bottom will form the width of the backpack, while the width of the bottom will form its thickness. As a rule, the ratio of length and width forms a proportion of 4:1;
2. side part. There are two possible options for patterns and diagrams: A. from the bottom they immediately begin to knit the side part of the pabout the entire edge at the same time, that is, knitting goes in a circle. The thread is attached to the columns of the bottom; b. the side part consists of four parts. Two large rectangles - they form the front and back of the backpack. And the two smaller rectangles are the side parts. The dimensions of the side parts must correspond to the dimensions of the existing bottom. After each of the four parts is knitted to the desired height, they are sewn together and then fixed to the bottom. The essence of this method of knitting the side parts is as follows: when sewing the side parts together, you can form decorative seams that will serve as decoration for the product.
3. flap and straps - if needed.

After all the parts are knitted, the product is assembled. A flap is sewn to the main part of the backpack, if it is present on the product, and then the straps.

 The length of the flap and straps should be comfortable so that the product can be easily taken off and put on.

Interesting ideas

Backpacks with flaps in the shape of animal faces are perfect for little children.

For older boys, striped blue and white with a nautical theme or backpacks-bags in the shape of a soccer ball are suitable. To implement a football theme, you will need to tinker a little and make precise calculations, but the result is worth all the costs!