In the modern world, manual creativity has become fashionable. The history of knitting begins with the III century AD. This tradition is passed from generation to generation. It is remarkable that among young people this kind of creativity develops and thrives.
The problem of New Year's gifts
Familiar to everyone crazy shopping on the eve of the New Year. However, with minimal skills, you can try and make Christmas souvenirs with your own hands. These products are exclusive, keep warm hands, positive energy. Undoubtedly, knitted gifts for the New Year will make it cozy, joyful.
Elegantly look knitted things on children of any age. Dress, costumes, socks, hats, blouses can be crocheted or knitted. A wonderful bright toy will be a wonderful gift.
Gifts and souvenirs for children
There are no limits to the fantasies of hand knitting masters. Here are baby things that will always be needed:
- seamless socks on two knitting needles;
- bolero for girls;
- top for girls;
- openwork skirt for girls;
- vest for a boy;
- booties;
- hat for the newborn;
- envelope for the newborn;
- LIC;
- scarf;
- toys: chanterelle, raccoon, goose and others.
Nothing warms the baby so much as things connected by the hands. If the moment of birth of the baby came in the New Year, then the symbols of the New Year can be used in knitting. Basically - it is embroidery of Christmas elements: Christmas trees, deer, Santa Claus, snowmen.
Happy New Year's gifts for children 3-4 years old - crocheted beasts. You can link the symbol of the year, but, in general, kids will be happy for any animals. Older children will appreciate crocheted cover for a book, tablet, phone case or knitted keychain.
The joy of family and friends for the New Year
Mom for the New Year can give striped plaid or grandma squarecrocheted or knitted. Openwork shawl crochet will also be a wonderful gift. Father always come in handy knitted mittens, gloves, slippers. Original gift for parents for the New Year will be A hot-water bottle on a teapot in the shape of a snail, crocheted, it is also possible to knit the hot-water bottles on the mugs.
Spouse for the holiday can give warm wool sweater or sports hat, knitted with his own hands. Intimate gift will be a surprise crocheted boxers. There are many ideas of such boxers on the Internet.
Colleagues can please related decorations on the Christmas tree. Small souvenirs: deer, snowmen, Santa Claus - the traditional symbols of the New Year. Snowflakes, tangerines, boots, angels will come in handy for the New Year holiday. Such gifts will bring warmth and joy to relationships with colleagues.
Knitted Christmas trees in pots, cones, balls will cheer up.
DIY Christmas gifts for beginners
To take up the creation of a New Year's gift with a crochet, beginners should learn the technique of knitting a variety of patterns. The technique is simple, even a child can master it. It does not take much time. And then you can take up the knitting of snoods, scarves, booties. With each resulting thing will grow skill, the desire to surprise loved ones.
Also knitting may be interested, captivate. After studying simple patterns, you can tie a hair tie.Having mastered the knitting technique of the pattern you like, you can start knitting vests, socks, and mittens.
What to give to relatives and colleagues for the New Year?
Of course, Christmas souvenirs, made with their own hands, must be neat, necessary. Gifts for children need to think carefully. If these are things, then they should be as comfortable as possible, not fouled. It is better to use hypoallergenic yarn for knitting. Such yarn as cotton, viscose, silk, acrylic of high quality will appeal to the baby. Warm clothes are best knitted from merino wool or alpaca wool. In no case should mohair, angora wool, polyamide, lurex be used for children's things.
It is easy to check the wool for naturalness: when burning, natural wool burns with ashes, and artificial wool turns into a plastic ball. You can also check the yarn for comfort by curling your lips. On the lips, the skin is sensitive, immediately reacts to pricklyness and discomfort.
If it is a toy, then it should be made of bright yarn, well, if it has parts moving. You can link your favorite children's character from the cartoon.
Self-made souvenirs will delight relatives and colleagues. But at work you should not give your friends intimate knitted gifts. You can also not guess with the size of caps, mittens, socks. Therefore, colleagues are better to give elements of New Year's decor:
- crocheted openwork napkins;
- souvenirs in the form of animals - symbols of the year;
- toys for the Christmas tree;
- knitted Christmas trees in pots;
- knitted pots.
But relatives will be happy to knit things, they will warm them in cold winter, bring comfort to the house. New Year Gift Ideas for loved ones:
- sweaters;
- hats;
- socks;
- Losses;
- mittens;
- blankets;
- shawls.
How long will it take to knit a New Year's gift?
Learning to knit or crochet is easy if there is a burning desire and patience. Of course, it will take time at the beginning of training. Then, with a certain skill, the thing can be tied for 3-4 days. It depends on the individual characteristics of the person, the level of skill. Small toys can be made quickly, in 30 minutes:
- Christmas trees;
- Christmas balls;
- the beasts are symbols of the New Year;
- snowflakes.
Crocheted napkins for the decor of the New Year's table will not take much time either. But the finished product will bring satisfaction and joy.
Knitted souvenirs will bring warmth, comfort to loved ones, as well as colleagues. This is a good alternative to buying gifts. Knitted gifts for the New Year are always original. Do not be afraid for the quality of the gift. Handmade gifts save a budget. Openwork knit products look presentable at any time of the year.
In the next video, additional ideas of knitted gifts for the New Year are waiting for you.
