Learn how to crochet the connecting post

The connecting post (otherwise a half-loop, or a blind loop) is one of the basic elements of crochet. It is used to perform transitions, for fastening and processing edges, and also in circular knitting for closing a circle.

Also, the connecting post is used to connect parts of the product, for example, when making rugs, blankets, tablecloths of square, triangular or any other motifs. In rare cases, it is used to create a straight canvas. In this article, we will tell novice needlewomen how to sew a connecting column with a crochet. For greater clarity, we will also present step-by-step photographs of the binding of this basic element. We hope that our article will help you to understand this technique of work.

Connector: designation in diagrams

A blind loop is the lowest height element in crochet. That's why it allows you to accurately and practically unnoticeably connect different elements of the product, beautifully perform circular napkins, flowers, and also make loops decrements. The canvas, created by half-columns, has a very dense structure and perfectly holds the shape.

On schemes, a blind loop is indicated in several ways: a black cross, a half-arc, or a semi-oval. Next, we'll show how to fasten the connecting bar simply and quickly, and then describe how to make a bright rug in an interesting technique called "Bosnian".

Technology implementation of the base element - polustolbika

In order to learn how to crochet the connecting half-shell, we suggest that you perform a small sample. Prepare any yarn and hook suitable for it in size. Next, perform a chain of air loops 7 or 8 cm long. We pass the first first air loop. This must be done to increase the height of the row. Now we introduce the hook into the second loop of the base. Pick up the work thread and pull it through the VP base. Then we drag it through the loop, which is on the hook. Congratulations! Now you know how to crochet the connecting bar. To make the second half-pit we insert the hook into the third VP, grab the working thread and pull it through the loop that is available on the hook. By analogy, we work until the end of the series. We turn our sample over. We perform one air loop. Next, we tie the second row again with connecting posts. We get a cloth from two rows of blind loops. Similarly, we knit a few more rows, not forgetting at the end of each to make the necessary turning lifting loops. This is how crochet looks in the photo.

Bosnian crochet. The connecting post is the basis of an interesting design

In Bosnia and other Muslim countries, a special kind of crochet crochet - polustolbikami for the back wall of the loop of the base is very popular. It is called Bosnian. The products made in this technique are quite elastic, wear-resistant and durable. Often it is with the help of Bosnian knitting that belts, mittens, berets, socks, rugs and many other items are made.

Also, using thin multicolored cotton threads "Snowflake", "Lily" and "Iris", needlewomen create decorative braid with usual connecting posts and use it for decorating and decorating clothes. Let's look at how this pattern is crocheted. The connecting post in Bosnian knitting is always tied behind one wall - the back or front. At the same time, a rising VI at the beginning of the series is not satisfied. Instead, the first column in the row knits into the first loop from the hook, behind both its walls. An important nuance of carrying out the Bosnian pattern is that it is always necessary to work in both the front and back rows with one hinge wall, either the rear or the front. If you alternate them - you get a canvas that looks like an elastic band. Thanks to the use of multi-colored threads and various combinations of the walls of loops and rows (purl and facial), unusually beautiful patterns are obtained.

Make a beautiful rug with a fringe

We advise you to choose a more dense yarn for the manufacture of a product or to fold the thread in half. Start work with a chain of air loops, the length of which should be equal to the desired width of the future mat (for example, 50 cm). Finish the row, securing and cutting the work thread. Now make the initial loop on the hook, leaving a small tail (7 cm). You already know how to make the connecting bar crocheted. Insert the tool into the first loop of the base, grasp the thread and perform a "dead" loop. Continue to carry half-poles to the end of the row. Remember that the hook should be inserted behind the back of the loop. After finishing the series, cut the working thread, leaving a small piece (about 7 cm), and then fasten the last loop, dragging the thread through it. Subsequently, these tails at the beginning and at the end of the row will become fringed on the sides of the product. When you learn how to knit a crocheted crochet, try creating this interesting striped rug. It is carried out very simply - in the Bosnian technique with blind loops. For work, you need 250 grams of acrylic yarn of two contrasting shades (for example, pink and lilac or white and red) and hook No. 4.

We continue to knit the mat with half-tumblers

The second row starts again from the initial loop on the hook and tie it on the front side in the same direction as the first, half-columns.

The color of the threads change every two rows. In order not to cut the canvas on the right side, every fourth row start knitting from the second loop, and at the end, perform one more loop, thereby slightly shifting the knitting to the left. Knit until your mat reaches the desired length. At the end, trim the fringe with scissors. Such a bright and soft product will be an excellent decor element for your bathroom or bedroom.