How to tie a hedgehog for a child?

With the advent of winter, every mom wants her baby to be warm while walking in the fresh air. But the appearance of winter clothes plays no less important role. In fact, to get the original thing does not necessarily have a huge fortune. It is enough to show imagination. You can independently turn the most ordinary things, for example, mittens, into the original subject of the child's wardrobe. Believe me, your baby will definitely be delighted with the hedgehogs. They can be easily done by one's own hands in several ways.

Knitting rules for knitted mittens

Before you start working on creating unusual hedgehogs, you should learn how to knit the usual and practice a little. For this, you can use two or five spokes. We offer you a method using only two, because it is easier and will suit even novice craftsmen.

It is better to take narrow knitting needles so that the loops lie evenly. The future product is formed from several parts, which later are sewn together. First measure the wrist and calculate the number of loops. After that, start knitting an elastic band - this will be the base of the mitt that lies on the wrist. Then tie another 4 centimeters and remove the 12 loops, from which you will later form the workpiece for the thumb.

Continue to knit until the mitten reaches the desired length. Then go back to the removed loops and tie them along the width of the finger. In the end, you will get half a mitten. The second part is done in the same way, only without the thumb, and then we sew the parts of the product with an imperceptible seam.

How to knit mittens, hedgehogs?

There are several ways to help you make the original winter clothes original. In order to turn traditional mittens into hedgehogs, you will need special yarn-weed.

• Knit from it all the product makes no sense, because it does not hold heat, and mittens will be more of an adornment than a reliable sewn from the cold.
• Pre-tie gloves gray, using our advice and tie the back of the yarn-weed. From black beads make a nose and eyes of a hedgehog. Ears crochet, using a circular mating and attach to their place.

• You can also sew the remains of gray fur, hiding the seams on the underside of the product.
• Artificial fur from yarn on mittens can be made with the help of elongated loops. We type on the spokes a number of loops and form a pattern of them, passing a series of backing loops. The edge must be removed without tying it, and on the left spoke, pull out the thread (length - 1.5 cm). The loop is discarded, wrapped around the working thread and is left out of the rest of the work. A loop is sewn on the left spoke. By the same algorithm, we continue to knit to the end of a series of loops, and then start knitting the purl loops.

The right choice of yarn

One of the important roles is played by yarn. Choose the one in which the percentage of wool is higher. However, it should be borne in mind that natural wool is sometimes pricked. Therefore, be sure to try the thread to touch or sew on the wrong side of the mittens fleece.

To get a small amount of yarn for knitting the hedgehogs, you can dissolve an old woolen sweater. Make sure that the threads are of the same thickness, since in the finer places later breaks can form.

Mitten-hedgehogs are made quite quickly, but can serve as an excellent New Year gift for your baby. If for some reason you can not connect the product by yourself, you can always decorate ready-made mittens and turn them into hedgehogs, showing very little imagination.