Bactus knitting - diagrams and description

Bactus triangular scarf - once an integral part of the national costume of one of the northern peoples, and now a favorite item of clothing for women, men and children in the cold season around the world. With the help of bactus, you can not only protect your neck and chest from cool winds, but also diversify your usual outerwear. Several types of bactus in the wardrobe will give room for imagination and inspiration in an uncomfortable time.

The easiest way to get a special bactus is to tie it yourself. We are ready to help in this by offering several options for patterns and descriptions of knitting different models of this beautiful and warm scarf at once.

How to knit bactus with knitting needles?

Not only professionals can knit bactus, this original scarf is quite capable of knitting a beginner too. For this, the simplest knitting is suitable - garter. The length of the triangle of bactus varies from 40 cm to 140 cm, depending on the idea. The width of the bactus can on average be from 25 to 45 cm. Indeed, it is easy to make a shawl or a lace scarf from a simple scarf - you just want to.

Master class for beginners

Before you start this, remember: newcomers are lucky. Moreover, in such a useful business! First, let's try to tie the bactus with a garter stitch 180x50 cm. The density of the knit will be 18 loops / 32 rows = 10/10 centimeters.

For our bactus for beginners you will need:

• 300 g of yarn - wool or wool / acrylic (100 m. / 50 grams)
• Knitting needles are ordinary (if you later want to stitch) or circular - 4 cm
• 4.5 mm hook - optional

Bactus knitting - schemes and description for beginners:

Start knitting from the top edge (top point of the pattern).
You need to dial 6 loops on the knitting needles, knit 3 facial, 1 wrong side, 3 facial. We knit further according to the scheme, starting from 1 row.
From the 1st to the 6th rows we knit according to the scheme: that is, on both sides of the knitting, in each front row we increase the number of loops by 6: in each front row we make yarn and increments.
We knit in this way to the required length - 180 cm, after which it closes the loops.
To decorate bactus with brushes in the corners of a scarf, you will need 80 pieces of yarn 30 cm long. Of these, 3 brushes will be 15 cm long.

To make a crochet, you need to leave the loops when there are 373 loops on the knitting needles (123 rows) and work the crochet like this: 2 stitches from the knitting needles of SS, then raise the stitches and make 1 pico (3VP, 1SBN in 1VP) - so repeat 60 times. Finish the second half of the bactus in mirror image

Openwork scarf

Openwork bactus with knitting needles is worth painstakingly working on it. After all, this beautiful and stylish thing will decorate and protect you or your loved ones in the most uncomfortable time of the year. Such an original scarf model as a lace will fit almost any outerwear, and will be a great addition to your wardrobe.

Our openwork scarf will be 127 cm long, 56 cm high, legs - 84 cm.
Knitting density: 16 stitches / 20 rows = 10 cm with front stitch

For openwork triangular bactus you will need:

• 4 skeins of yarn 90 m / 50 g: 40% alpaca, 40% merino, 20% silk
• Circular knitting needles - 5.5 mm

Openwork bactus with knitting needles - diagrams and description:

The above diagrams show only the right half of the shawl with knitting needles and the central loop. Schemes are read from right to left - to the central loop.We knit the other half in mirror image from left to right. The pattern repeat is indicated by a green frame. As you repeat series 1-12 of the Bodi pattern, the number of repetitions of the pattern repetition in width will increase. The back rows are not shown on the Bodi and Set Up diagrams, they need to be knitted as follows: 2 persons., Out. - until the last 2 loops - 2 persons.
First, we knit according to the Set Up scheme, then the Bodi scheme goes, and we end with the Springtime scheme.
With an auxiliary thread, crochet a chain of 4 loops. Knitting with the main gray thread to raise 1 person. loop into each of the two tubercles on the back of the chain.

• Rows 1-6 - front.
• 7th row: 2 persons., Turn the work, and raise 1 st. In each of the 3 edge loops, remove the auxiliary thread, place 2 open loops of the stacked row on the left knitting needle, 2 faces. (A total of 7 p.)
• According to the Set Up pattern, knit 1-24 rows (= 51 st.).
• According to the Bodi scheme, knit 1-12 rows 4 times (167 st.).
• According to the Edge scheme, knit 1-34 rows (1 time).

We close all the loops face. We remove the ends of the threads. The scarf is ready.

Knitting model with serrated edge

Another option for a triangular scarf that can be knitted is bactus with knitting needles. Beginning needlewomen can also make such a beautiful warming thing for themselves or their loved ones with the help of a simple and detailed knitting scheme.

The length of the future bactus with rimmed edges is 145 cm, width - 28 cm.

For toothed bactus you will need:

• A skein of acrylic threads (both melange and plain yarn are suitable)
• Knitting needles number 4

Bactus with cloves - description

First we type 4p, then we knit in rows:

• No. 1: edge (hereinafter referred to as chrome.), From 1 p. We knit 2 (that is, from 1 p. We carry out the front one for the front wall and the back wall), persons., Chrome ..
• No. 2: chrome., Persons. - 2 pcs., Of 1 we make 2, chrome., Air (further air.) ..
• No. 3: chrome., From one - two, to the end a row of faces., And then 1 chrome ..
• No. 4, 6: 1 chrome., Facial, from 1 we perform 2, l.p. and air
• No. 5, 7: we knit in the same way as in 3 p.
• No. 8: close 5p., Facial, from 1 p. 2, persons. and air ..

Repeat the pattern from 1 to 8 p.
When there are 144 pins on the needles, the number of gear parts should be 21 pieces.

How to knit a scalloped edge:

1. remove the loop and make 2 facial.
2. remove chrome., persons, chrome ..
3. edge, persons. - 4 things..
4. remove the edge, faces. - 3pcs., Chrome ..
5. edging and 6 facial.
6. repeat 4 p., but instead of 3 persons. do 5.
7. according to the same scheme as 5 p., but at the end of 7 persons.
8. as well as 6 p., but one more face.
9. close 7 p., persons. - 2 pcs..
   Further, following the description, we repeat all rows 2 through 9.

Important: the penultimate gear part with the edge must be knitted not by 7, but by 6 p.
The last gear part consists of 4 r .. It is connected by persons. P..
At the end of the loop you must close.

Bactus with a scalloped edge is an interesting model, which probably was in every grandmother’s chest, and now you can continue the tradition and tie this beautiful and everlasting accessory to yourself or your loved ones.

Video lesson

In order to tie the bactus it was easier for both the novice and those needlewomen who had never knitted a triangular scarf before, you can use schemes, photos and videos and help yourself cope faster if you study the process using an example. Video tutorials are great for this.

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