Children's scarf-snood (clamp)

How to dress your baby in winter so that he goes for a walk in a good mood and does not freeze on the street? Bright and original scarves-collars or snoods will be an excellent choice. Many are accustomed to associating this accessory exclusively with women's wardrobe, and in vain.

Such a thing will reliably protect the child in bad weather from snow and wind. And if you choose a model decorated with a cheerful animal muzzle, then your baby will wear it with pleasure every time, and it will be easier to come up with games on the street.

It is also called round scarf, collar scarf and tube scarf. It performs the function of two wardrobe details at once: a scarf and a hat.

In recent years, snood has become super popular. He can be seen in the collections of many fashion designers. There are models for girls, for sophisticated ladies, for children, and even for the stronger sex.

Everyone is already tired of ordinary scarves, and snood can be worn in different ways. A distinctive feature of this accessory is its uniqueness.

Everyone can make their image more original at the expense of snood, give it a slight rebellious negligence or refined sophistication. The main thing is to show imagination and skillfully choose it to match the rest of your outerwear.

If we talk about a children's wardrobe, then snood has a number of advantages:

• Firstly, it cannot untie, which so often happens with children during winter games.
• Secondly, many models can be worn on both sides and on both edges, which means that it will be easy for a baby to put it on on his own, without spending a lot of time on it.
• Thirdly, with it your little mod will be able to stand out from the crowd. After all, most children wear ordinary scarves and hats, which differ mainly only in color.
• And, finally, the most important plus of the snood is its versatility. Since it warms both the neck and the head, it can always be carried with you as a backup. He will help out if the baby loses a scarf or hat while playing outside, or if the weather worsens and he needs additional insulation.

Snoods offer a wide variety of models. Wide and narrow, short and long, with or without decorative elements.

As a rule, materials for these wardrobe details are taken voluminous, which allows you to experiment with them to your liking and create various shapes.

A snood made of thick yarn can have a fastener, and one button will be enough, it will hold its position anyway. Such a scarf-collar, complemented by a lapel, looks spectacular. The clamp can be worn under or over outer clothing.

The kids will be very pleased with the models, with the help of which they will be able to transform into animals. You can knit such a piece of clothing yourself.

For mommy, this will be a great opportunity to realize her creative potential, and the baby will receive an unusual winter thing in which he will want to walk in the yard again and again in any weather. For example, a snood-hood similar to a hood made of red yarn with ears will make a chanterelle out of your crumbs, and a gray one - a wolf cub.

Knitted snoods are at the height of fashion today. This is a canvas made using the technique of large knitting. Since these scarves adhere to the delicate skin of the face and neck, the yarn should not be pricked.

With all the advantages of natural wool in its pure form, it will not work. It will be preferable to use wool with acrylic thread. Alpaca wool is the most delicate, but expensive. Considering that not a lot of threads are needed for a children's scarf, you can also purchase it.

Knitwear is also popular, which will fall in waves or beautiful folds. The most "winter" and expensive options are made of fur. Fleece scarves are no less warm, and at the same time more affordable in price. Sports models are quite popular among boys, as they perfectly complement winter sports equipment.

Snood can be worn by children of any age, with the exception of newborns. The main thing is that it fits snugly and does not fall off when the baby is walking on the street.

If we talk about the most popular sneakers, which are worn folded at least twice, then the recommended sizes will be as follows:

• children 4-5 years old can buy or knit snood 15 cm wide and 99 cm long;
• for children 6-8 years old, a width of 20 and a length of 120 centimeters is suitable;
• children 9-12 years old can be offered models with a width of 20 and a length of 127 centimeters;
• children from 13 years old are suitable for a width of 22 and a length of 141 centimeters.

A young child can also wear a snood, but finding a model for him in a store will not be easy. You can knit the clamp yourself, choosing the sizes individually.

With the help of the clamp, you can create new images every time, for this it is worn in different ways. The most popular ones are:

• like a scarf;
• like a hat;
• like a hood;
• like a hat and a scarf.

The short collar is simply put on the neck and straightened. As a rule, it has a volumetric texture, which allows it to keep warm better. Such round scarves look more original than ordinary ones.

If the collar scarf is not too wide and not long, then it can be folded in half and put on the head. So snood will cover your ears like a hat.

As a hood, they wear fairly wide and short models. They are especially suitable for girls in combination with a fitted down jacket or coat.

Now let's talk about the most popular way to wear a yoke scarf. We take a long snood, throw it over two hands and twist it to make a "figure eight". Throw one circle on the neck, and the second on the head, while the intersection of the figure eight is in front. However, it can be behind, but then the neck will not be so securely closed from the cold.

When there is no hood, then the snood, put on in one or two turns, can simply be straightened along the length of the neck.If your child's jacket has a hood, this will not prevent him from wearing a snood. Wear the garment around your neck and pull the hood up, or place the hood over your head so that the scarf fits underneath, then lower the hood back over your shoulders.

The original children's snood collar is best knitted from thick threads. To create such a fashionable little thing is as easy as shelling pears. In this case, you will receive a unique accessory that only your child will have in a single copy.

Even for those who have never handled knitting needles and yarn, this will not be difficult. There are tons of patterns for beginners that allow you to create a scarf step by step.

On the packaging of the threads, the desired knitting needle thickness is usually written for knitting with a particular yarn. The easiest way is to create an unusual model using the simplest knitting, for example, a garter knit (all front loops), but using threads of different colors. This will be quite enough for a simple model with buttons or without a fastener.

Also, the stores have a huge selection of accessories for every taste, which will allow you to decorate your creation with sparkles, decorative stones, patches or even fringe.

Various types of elastic bands are good for such a scarf. If you are already familiar with many knitting techniques, then you can try different patterns, such as plaits, berries, etc. They will very effectively decorate your baby's voluminous snood.

You can also sew a jersey snood tube for your child yourself. In this case, its width is calculated based on the girth of the head minus 1-2 centimeters. Since the jersey stretches well, it will not be difficult for a child to put on such a product. In this case, the fabric will fit very tightly to the neck of your child and he will be warm even in the worst weather.

The recommended height of the product is 25-30 centimeters, while the front part may be 5 centimeters larger than the main length. First, we sew together two layers of material, turn it out, and then join the two edges of the resulting product with a seam.

1. Remember to handle knitted items with care so as not to spoil them. This is especially true for handmade woolen snoods. They need to be washed in water no hotter than 30-40 degrees. As you know, at too high temperatures, wool items shrink.
2. It is worth skipping the soaking step, and it is better to dry the product on the table, spreading it out on a towel.
3. Do not rub and wring out a wool item too intensively, otherwise it will quickly lose its neat appearance and shape.
4. Special powders for wool have a softer effect on it, so it is better to give them preference.

We hope that our tips will help you choose the most suitable snood for your baby and he will be happy to walk in any weather.