Knitted manicure is a real discovery in nail design. The woven texture of knitted manicure is gaining more and more popularity, so we can confidently say about the successful debut of the marigold decoration technique.
The most relevant knitted manicure for the cold season - autumn or winter, when everyone starts to warm themselves and put on warm knitted sweaters. It is the ornate texture of knitted sweaters that prompted the nail designers to create a crocheted manicure.
Even people far from knitting know how many different patterns and ornaments there are for creating knitted things, most of them are reflected in the fashion trends of knitted manicure.
What you need to create a knitted manicure?
Create a knitted manicure yourself is not at all difficult.
In order to repeat the knitted patterns on your claws you will need:
- gel varnish
- gel paint
- thin brush for painting nails
- acrylic powder or velvet sand
To create a truly spectacular and truly “warm” knitted manicure, be sure to purchase acrylic powder or velvet sand.
They will give a roughness to your pattern and allow you to create additional volume, which is so important in a knitted manicure.
Technique of knitted manicure
- Apply to the cleaned surface of the nail gel polish of the desired color
- Dry the nails with a gel coat lamp.
- Apply to the nail firming matte top
Now your nail is prepared to “knit” the pattern on it. To do this, take a gel polish of a different color and draw a pattern with a thin brush.
To give more volume you need to circle the pattern again with gel polish. At this stage, you can complete a knitted manicure.
But if you want to get the effect of wool weaving, then you do not need to dry the second layer of gel polish until the end, and sprinkle it abundantly with acrylic pollen or velvet sand.
Excess pollen or sand should be carefully removed with a soft brush, so as not to spoil the still unfinished decoration.
You can perform a knitted manicure with the help of a usual varnish. For this it is better to use thick varnishes without nacre.
The technique of creating a crocheted manicure using ordinary varnish is identical to gel polish. The only thing you need to pay attention to is the number of layers of the pattern. They may be 2-3 or more, it all depends on the thickness and texture of varnish.
Focus on your own feelings - the picture looks voluminous or not.
Current trends in crocheted manicure 2018
Warmth and tenderness - these are the feelings that a perfect knitted manicure should cause, therefore, before starting to create a perfect velvety ornament, it will not be superfluous to listen to the advice of professional nail design.
The most current trends in knitted manicure 2018 will be gentle pastel colors.
It is better to refuse dark shades, drawing on them is simply lost, without increasing even multilayered drawing of an ornament.
To create a knitted manicure, you can use both plain lacquers and make a composition of several similar shades. Both of these options look amazing.
It is not necessary to perform the same pattern on all fingers. You can accentuate several fingers on your hand (usually it is nameless), highlighting them with a different color or other pattern.
The main rule of all manicure techniques - a harmonious combination of colors and patterns on all fingers - primarily concerns the knitted manicure.
Try to make an easy pattern, without numerous lines, just then the ornament will look attractive and spacious.
Actual drawings for knitted manicure 2018
The choice of pattern for knitted manicure directly depends on the event for which it is made. If the knitted manicure is made to decorate nails on a daily basis, then use calm, warm shades using acrylic powder or velvet sand.
Increasingly, knitted manicure is used to decorate the nails of the bride. The gentle braided structure of the lines is similar to the ornament on the veil or wedding dress, complementing it favorably.
The use of knitted manicure is justified for various holidays, the main of which, no doubt, is the New Year. For New Year's knitted manicure, you can step back from the rules and use bright contrasting shades of lacquer, for example, a combination of blue and red or red and white.
We suggest you to get acquainted with the most popular patterns for knitted manicure, which look harmoniously and attractively on the nails.
Braids
It is quite simple to make a pigtail pattern, which is why it is so popular in a knitted manicure. Try to make all the lines of the pigtails identical in length, width and tilt.
If the experience in drawing on the nails is not enough, then practice for a start on paper, depicting with the pen the perfect pigtail that you would like to see on your nails.
There can be many variations of braids - interlacing, reverse, fishtail, but the technique of making such drawings is more complicated and suitable for those who have experience in nail design.
Herringbone
Ornament, which is most relevant for the winter and New Year holidays. To create a Christmas tree pattern, draw straight short lines on the nail, resembling Christmas tree needles.
Try to make the distance between the rows a little more than usual, so that the “branches” of the Christmas tree do not connect.
Diamonds
Rhombuses are a very popular ornament for those who do not want to give up a strict business style, but want to diversify their image with a fashionable knitted manicure.
Due to the fact that rhombuses are rather voluminous figures, they look best on long and medium nails.
Relate the size of the rhombuses and their location on the nail before drawing. To create a beautiful knitted manicure, at least 3 diamonds should fit on the nail.
To knit manicure with a diamond does not seem empty and unfinished, make a pattern in the middle of the diamond or the free space between them.
Zigzag
Zigzags are considered as the main pattern for a crocheted manicure, as well as a supplement for braids or a rhombus.
For beginners, drawing zigzags and waves is much easier than straight lines, so in the first stages, practice on vertical wavy lines.
Hearts, beads, bouillas
Knitted manicure is easily combined with such decorative elements as hearts, bows, rhinestones, bouillons or beads.
Unleash the imagination and draw on the nails a variety of drawings that will be in harmony with the basic idea of your manicure.
For wedding knitted manicure rhinestones are indispensable, which can be distinguished 1-2 accent nail.
Perhaps for someone the presented ornaments will seem complicated, so to create your first knitted patterns, use any knitted thing that is in your wardrobe.
Just look at the knitted ornament on the sweater or scarf and create a similar one on your nails.
The popularity of knitted manicure is growing every day, “conquering” the nails of numerous fashionistas. Now we can say with confidence that the knitted ornaments for a long time came to the nail design, second only to the usual French manicure.
