What can you knit from ribbon yarn?

The huge variety of types of modern yarn is simply amazing. The range from the simplest to the most fancy is quite wide. Read about one of them further in this article.

What is ribbon yarn?

A unique yarn has appeared on the sales market, which is a type of braid. With its help it is possible to create original and exclusive wardrobe items. The work is done by hand using both knitting needles and crochet. The patterns knitted on the fork look very unusual. Characteristics:

• wide range of color shades;
• presence of antistatic effect;
• the ability to be used in a product as a main or additional material;
• used not only to create clothing, but also for accessories;
• the finished product has an interesting texture;
• ease of use, lack of tangling observed in other varieties;
• elasticity of the thread;
• variety of textures.

Features of knitting from it

There are several forms of ribbon yarn, differing from each other in texture. They contain acrylic, viscose, and cotton fibers. Working with it is easy and fun even for beginner needlewomen. Products knitted from it look incredibly stylish in combination with regular yarn.

It is used not only in the manufacture of clothing, but also in home decor items: as a cover for a pouf, rug, blanket, and baskets for small items. House slippers look cozy and warm. Moreover, things are created without any special material, physical or time costs.

What can you connect?

What types of ribbon yarn are there and how to work with them? We will tell you all the secrets now. According to its structure, it is:

• in the form of cells having a grid structure;
• in the form of a knitted elastic tape, intended for knitting frills and ruffles, up to 10 millimeters wide;
• made up of thin threads intertwined with each other;
• structure of a knitted hollow cord.

The latter type is very popular among knitters for its versatility, as it is used in many needlework methods.. The composition includes natural or artificial fibers. Synthetic threads can be used to create a functional rug, beach bags and even fashionable jewelry.

Natural ones will look perfect in any item of clothing or accessories. Experienced craftswomen have learned to make it with their own hands from ordinary knitted fabric, cutting it into thin ribbons and stretching them to give the desired shape.

Scarf or snood

Looks beautiful from fancy yarn with cells. Even without experience in knitting, you can make it in a couple of hours. Delicate, elegant, it looks unusual, and is knitted very simply, both with knitting needles and crochet.At the beginning of work, carefully straighten the yarn with both hands to the required width. Insert a knitting needle into each cell of the top row and then garter stitch until the end. This type is used not only to make an openwork scarf, but also to create a lace element in the fabric.

Ruffles for clothes

Decorative flounces and ruffles knitted on a skirt, dress or blouse look playful and fun. Using them on a fashionable handbag will create a stunning effect. At one edge there is a thread divided into segments. These are the ones that need to be put on the knitting needle.. Having dialed the desired length, we knit the facial loops with another knitting needle. Turn it 180 degrees and continue working with purl stitches. Knitting is simple, done in the usual way. In this way we knit the required number of rows to create frills.

Even rows must be done with purl stitches so that all the ruffles are on the front side.

Children's skirt

In a skirt for a little princess, you can combine two types of yarn: regular and fancy. Choose any model. But the most interesting thing will be to knit the yoke with stocking stitch or elastic, and decorate the fluffy bottom in several rows with ruffles. The technique is performed with crochet or knitting.

Women's top

A well-chosen yarn in the form of a hollow cord will be easily and quickly knitted into tops and summer women's blouses. The execution speed, even an average one, will allow you to show off the update to your friends and colleagues the very next day. The larger the knitting needles, the looser the product will be. Knitted in garter stitch, the armhole and neckline are crocheted.

Openwork crochet will add airiness and showiness. Economical consumption of yarn, no more than a hundred gram skein, will allow your imagination to run wild. Updating your wardrobe always requires new ideas.This item goes well with any element of clothing: dress, skirt, trousers, jeans.

How to care for such a thing?

Finally, I would like to give some tips on caring for products made from ribbon yarn:

• It is advisable to use hand wash without twisting or spinning;
• the water temperature should not exceed 30 degrees;
• You can remove excess moisture by placing the product between two terry towels and rolling it up with a roller;
• dry flat on a horizontal surface;
• It is better to store items knitted from any yarn folded on a closet shelf.