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Knitted boxes. Crocheted box. Knitting the bottom and outer side of the box

You will need

  • Leftover yarn
  • Hook according to the thickness of the yarn
  • Wire
  • Soldering iron
  • Remains of skin
  • Beads
  • Gon
  • Metal scissors

Instructions

Make a wireframe. Bend a wire rectangle of the desired length and width. Solder the ends. Make 3 more such rectangles. 2 of them will go to, the other 2 will go to the cover. Cut 4 pieces of wire equal to the height and 4 more pieces equal to the height of the cover. Solder the edges of the box to the corners of one of the rectangles so that they are perpendicular to the base. Solder the second rectangle on top. Make the lid frame the same way.

Start knitting the box from the bottom base. For a rectangular box, tie a chain of air loops equal to the width of the base. Make 2 loops on the rise, turn the work over and knit a row with single crochets. It is generally better to tie the bottom base completely with such posts, since it is the most dense. For the surface of the lid, which is knitted according to the same principle, you can choose another knitting. The openwork knitted cover looks very, through which the silk lining of a contrasting color is visible.

You will need 4 rectangles for the sidewalls. The height is the same for all and is equal to the height of the box. The length of the two rectangles is equal to the length of the box, and the length of the other two is equal to its width. The sides can also be completely tied with single crochet stitches. Tie the sides of the cover in the same way.

Start attaching the parts from the top of the sidewalls. Tie the top edge of each sidewall to the top rungs of the frame. Secure the thread, then attach a rectangle to the corresponding wire of the frame. Insert the hook from the wrong side under the first column of the last row, pull the working thread inside out to make a loop, grab the thread over the wire and pull it into the loop.Thus, tie the part to the second corner of the frame. Without breaking the threads, tie the next piece and the rest.

Tie side seams. Start attaching the parts from above. Secure the thread. Insert the hook from the side of one of the parts, first inside out, then through the other part again to the front side. Grab the working thread, pull it through both pieces, grab the thread on top of the wire, pull it through the loop and tighten. Make sure that the loops are not too tight. Thus, tie all the details of the actual box and lid.

Tie the bottom base. Attach it in the same way as you fastened the sidewall parts together. The knit should be very even. For fastening parts, you can take a yarn of a contrasting color or thicker.

Decorate the box if necessary. You can also attach a cover. This can be done in different ways - for example, if there is a plastic spring from a common notebook or an eyelet from the door of a small cabinet. The loop can be simply sewn on. Pull the spring through one side of the lid and the corresponding side of the box. It can be a long spring or one or two short ones. It is better to stretch the short one in the center.


Such a box is crocheted according to the scheme very easily and quickly. It does not require a lot of crochet experience, so it is ideal for knitting with a child at the initial stage of learning needlework.
For such a box, we need:
Yarn of 2 colors;
Hook 3 mm;
Scissors.
When choosing a yarn, special attention should be paid to its thickness. The thicker the yarn, the thicker and larger the box itself will be. And, of course, the better it will keep its shape. We choose the hook according to the yarn.
We will start knitting the box from the bottom.
We need the basket to keep its shape, so we will knit in 2 threads, and to make the finished product look more interesting, you can take 2 yarns of different colors. But this is optional. You can take yarn and one color.
So, we form a sliding loop. Further we will always knit with half-crochets. We knit 6 half-columns. The slip loop should be tightened and cut well.
Further, we will carry out the additions according to the amigurumi method. That is, in order to increase our basket, we need to perform 2 pss1n in each column of the lower row.
So we will achieve that our circle will increase to 12 columns.
Further, we do the addition like this:
3rd row: 1sn, 2sn, 1sn.
So until the very end of the row. That is, the additions are performed every 1 column.
4 row: 1psn, 1psn, 2psn.
Now we knit an increase in 2 columns and we get 24 double crochets.
5 row: 1psn, 1psn, 1psn, 2psn.
As a result, our circle will consist of 30 loops.
6 row: 1pss, 1pss, 1pss, 1pss, 2pss.
7 row: 1pss, 1pss, 1pss, 1pss, 1pss, 2pss.
8 row: 1pss, 1pss, 1pss, 1pss, 1pss, 1pss, 2pss.
This will create a circle of 48 stitches. It's enough. But if you need a larger box, then you need to knit the required number of extra rows. We make 6 increments in each row. That is, then the increase will go through 7 loops, then through 8, and so on, to the desired size. In our case, the maximum number of circle loops will be 48.


Now we need to raise the knitting. To do this, we will knit a new row of 1pss in each column of the lower row. But we will only start the hook exclusively for the back wall of the loops.


From 10 to 18 rows we knit 1pss in each column of the lower row, starting the hook behind both walls of the loop. In order not to lose the beginning of a new row, you can mark the first loop with a marker.


If the box is of a larger diameter, then you need to increase the number of rows.
The box itself is ready, tighten the thread and cut it off. We hide the tail in the loops.
We will tie the lid for our box.
We will knit as many rows as it took to knit the bottom of the box. That is, we repeat knitting until the row is knitted behind one of the walls of the loops.
Before the last row, when we have 42 loops, change the color to the second and knit 1 row.
We do not cut the thread, but tie a row with single crochet columns.


The lid is ready! You can leave the box like this, or you can decorate it with a bow.
For the bow, take the yarn that was used to knit the last 2 rows.
We form a sliding loop. We knit 6 VP up.
Now we knit in a loop 6cc3n.


Next, we do 5 VP and 1 ss in the loop.


We knit 5 VP again.
And again we perform 6cc3n in a loop.


And again 5 VP and 1 ss in the loop.
To secure, we will knit 1 more VP and cut the thread.
We tighten the sliding loop well.


We wrap the center of the bow with a thread.
We sew a bow to the lid in any place we like.
That's how quickly and easily you can knit a box for storing all sorts of little things!

Easter egg on a knitted stand

Easter egg on a knitted stand

I always looked with delight at the work of the masters of decoupage - boxes, boards, vases. Easter eggs are also decorated with the help of decoupage technique.
I read what was needed for this (special primers, paints, varnishes), and decided to try to make a semblance of decoupage from scrap materials, without special means. Let the real masters forgive me, but I will share the result :)
I decided to make an egg stand at the same time. I love to crochet small things, so the stand will be knitted.
First you need to blow the egg out. First, be sure to wash it thoroughly. Using a large nail, carefully poke holes at both ends, pierce the yolk and blow out the contents. The larger the holes, the easier it is to blow out.
At the sharp end of the egg, the hole should be small, but in the blunt end you can make a larger one and blow through it. Rinse the egg inside with water and leave to dry.
For now, let's deal with the stand. Any pattern can be used. Simple nets from chains of air loops look great. Knitted with iris. I started with a chain of 2 vp, in the first of them I knitted 12 single crochets, then I knitted according to this pattern, only the fragment that is highlighted in red.
You can periodically try on an egg to guess the desired shape.
I tied a frill around the edge of the stand.
Now you need to tie a support to the bottom. In a circle, where there were 12 single crochets, I knitted a row of single crochet and a row of single crochet. The number of columns - by eye, so that there is a solid support.

Starch the stand. 1/2 tsp dilute starch in 2 tablespoons. cold water, bring to a boil, dip the product in the solution and dry. I used such a simple design of a glass and an egg, carefully straightening all the laces.

To decorate the egg, I took these ordinary napkins.

Cut out individual fragments. The napkins are three-layer, we only need the top layer with the pattern.

In a small container, I diluted PVA with water 1: 1. Using a kitchen sponge, I carefully glued the pieces of napkin to the egg.

You can first grease the desired place of the egg with glue and attach a napkin. But the napkins instantly become limp, so you need to immediately apply it exactly to the right place.

It seemed to me that it is more convenient to attach a napkin to a dry egg and apply glue on top, which immediately impregnates the thin paper. A soft brush can be used instead of a sponge.

When all the drawings are glued, leave the egg for 2-3 hours to dry.

Cover the dried egg with a thick layer of colorless nail polish. Leave it to dry completely. I think if you take a transparent varnish with glitter, it will also be beautiful.

We put a ribbon into the stand and tie it on a bow. Carefully singe the edges with a match. The ribbon serves not only as a decoration, but also additionally supports the egg if it is slightly smaller than the stand. It can be tightened tighter or looser.

I glued a bead to the top of the egg to close the hole through which I blew out the contents of the egg.

We insert the egg into the stand. Ready!

This stand can also be used for ordinary colored eggs. It will look very nice if you tie 5-6 white coasters and pick up ribbons to match the eggs that will be in them.