Plaid large knit

Cold winter evenings plaid will give your home a cozy atmosphere. Recently, the plaids of large mating have been gaining popularity. It is voluminous, very warm, but practically weightless.

Plaids are of different sizes: from child to the largest, under which can fit several people at once.

Yarn for plaid large knit

Yarn for a plaid of large mating is made from 100% wool merino. A product of 1.3 to 2.1 m leaves about 3 kg of wool. The width of yarns of such yarn is about 3-4 cm. However, it is impossible to buy yarns of this size in stores. Therefore, first buy a tops or a comb. In the production of yarn, the tops are divided into several strands about 5 mm in width, which have the name "roving". Two or three rovines are twisted into a thread and thus obtained by yarn. Thus, the tops are needed at an intermediate stage to create yarn. It is this material and you need to buy for the manufacture of plaid large knit.

The thickness of the pile of wool is measured in microns, one micron is 0.001 mm. For knitting of plaids it is recommended to purchase a tops with thickness from 24 to 32 microns.

The technology of producing a very large knitted plaid

Plaid with a large viscous is done by oneself. It is knit with giant spokes or without their use. A very important characteristic for spokes is their lightness. Spokes in wood in this case will not work, because they are very heavy. Plaid can be tied in a few hours.

After the product is ready, the question arises: will not the villi tops get out and cling to the surrounding objects? In order not to happen, it is recommended to put a blanket in the washing machine and start it in the wash program "wool" at a temperature of no more than 40 ° C.

Thus, a plaid large knit can not only be purchased, but also bound independently.