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Why do you need covers for skates? Skate protection - how to keep your blades sharp for a long time. Skate storage cases

How to put a cover on a skate blade? and got the best answer

Answer from? ? ? Star Clear Am I? ? ?[guru]
You will need: plastic covers to protect the blades; - soft fleece covers for storing skates; - special protective covers for boots. Instructions 1 Plastic covers to protect the blades. Skates with unprotected blades cannot be worn off the ice. Even if there is a special rubber-covered path from the locker room to the rink itself, it is better to walk these few steps in covers. Contact with a cement floor, metal thresholds, or a snow path sprinkled with sand and salt causes jagged edges to appear on the blades. They become dull and stop holding their foot on the ice. correct position. In addition, with an unprotected skate blade, you can easily injure others and ruin your shoes. In sports stores, two types of plastic covers are most often found: with a heel loop or sliding ones with a spring. To put the sheath on, place a loop over the part of the blade protruding from the heel side, then carefully slide the sheath forward and pull it over the toe of the blade. Align it so that the blade fits into the slot of the cover. When walking in skates, the cover should not dangle or fly off. If this happens, it needs to be adjusted to the length of the blade: just move the loop forward or backward. There are several mounting holes at the base of the case for this purpose. The edge of the sheath at the back protrudes more than 2-3 cm beyond the edge of the blade - cut it off sharp knife. Spring covers are put on in the same way. Insert the heel end of the blade into the sheath and then pull it over the toe. If the size of the cover on the spring is correctly selected to match the length of the skate blade, they hold up very well and last a long time. It is best to do the initial fitting at a skate sharpening shop or workshop. 2 Cases for storing skates. The most common mistake is storing skates in protective plastic cases. Under no circumstances should this be done. Once you've removed your skates, dry your boots and blades with a soft cloth - an old towel or other rag will do. Wet blades may become rusty and will need to be replaced with new ones. You can buy such covers in a specialized store for skaters or sew them yourself. Little athletes will be delighted by covers in the shape of funny animals. 3 Protective covers for boots. Professional boots for figure skating are expensive. They also need protection. You've probably noticed that during performances, skaters' skates match the color of their suit. This does not mean that they have their own pair of skates for each number. Before going on the ice, along with their suit, they put covers on their skates, made from the same material. They not only look great, but also protect the boots from accidental scratches and cuts. The design of such a cover is very simple - in appearance they look like a sock without a sole. First, put on the cover (like an ordinary sock), pull it up so that it does not interfere with putting on the skate. Lace the skate as usual, pull the cover over the top, it should completely cover the shoe, with the exception of the heel. Cases made from wool sock with a slot in the sole for a blade or sewn from pieces of fur will help insulate the boots if you want to skate longer in the winter on an outdoor skating rink.

Answer from Oriy Yanin[newbie]
Covers are needed for off-ice movement, as well as; so that the blades of the skates do not tear bags, trunks, etc. during travel to skates, games, and training. Blades must be dry and stored without covers. How to put on covers (?) - silently!

Ice skating season is in full swing! Stores are full of goods for leisure and sports, and every winter the media rip off each other’s advice on how to choose the right skates. You can often see a recommendation to choose skates one and a half sizes larger to accommodate thick socks. Good warm socks are an absolute value in matters of maintaining health, but the matter is controversial for those who like to ride.

In order not to discourage yourself from losing your soft spot and further desire to go out on the ice, let’s immediately figure out what to pull your socks on in your particular case.

If you decide to buy so-called walking skates - with a soft boot or plastic, with fur, with or without small teeth, with an almost straight blade, with a reserve for a thick toe or felt liner - you should not try to master the elements of figure skating on them - this is unsafe! In recreational skates there is a walking step. The worse your body control on ice, the more terrible any mistake is for you.
You can wear socks inside the shoe. And don't be a hero!

If you nevertheless decided to master the technique of figure skating and bought real figure skates in a specialized store, then you probably already know that the correct fit of a figure skate excludes thick socks and other hoops, and the lacing is tight, and therefore after 15 minutes open ice you stop feeling your toes. At all. Riding on natural ice turns into endless runs between heat sources and the ice rink, but you want to skate to your heart’s content! So for us, those who like to catch the cap after an axel, the restless “swallows in sheepskin coats,” a method has been invented “toes out” - covers for boots!

Measurements and drawing.

We put the skate on the socks or tights in which we will skate, lace it up as usual for skating - only now we measure it!

So, put it on, tie it, measure it heel to heel height(you can cover the heel with a cover, but the foot in such a cover will look heavier), distance from toe to tongue, foot length- from the midpoint of the heel to the middle of the toe along the outer part of the “foot” along the sole of the shoe, lifting height- from the starting point of the heel through the highest part of the instep - from the outer to the inner part. The measurements are very similar to those you would take when knitting socks, adjusting for the open rise line.

I have a size 37 with a foot of 24 cm - this is almost a spherical horse among sizes, without any bright features, let's take my thirty-seventh as the base one.

When scaling, increase or decrease not only the length of the foot and side of the cover, but also the central pattern, so the leg will look proportional. The heavy side part will make the skates look like irons or gnome shoes, which is contrary to the aesthetics of figure skating)

We measured it, draw the case in full size, mark where everything will be:

Sample, also known as swatch.

A sample is a small test rag similar to the big rag you want to get in the end. It is necessary to knit a small sample rag so that a large rag designed at random does not end up becoming a full-size sample.

I decided to make my task easier and avoid short rows when knitting the backdrop. I will make the backdrop using garter stitch. The "handkerchief" is plastic - it is elastic in the vertical direction and will tighten the back of the cover, so it will not puff up over the edge of the shoe - that's what you need!

I will make the central part of the case with large “honeycombs” - they have good plasticity when stretched in both directions. The “honeycombs” will be framed by strands in 2 rows (there is only one strand in the sample, and there are clearly few of them).

Elastic cuff. It is not necessary from an aesthetic point of view, but if you have a hard, reinforced skate boot, a flap with a plastic elastic band will save you from chafing, and at the same time keep the cover from slipping if the yarn tends to stretch. The main requirements for the cuff, if you plan to wrap it inside the boot (I will show how this is done below), are an absolutely smooth edge and a good fit; there should be no folds or scars inside the boot.

The knitting direction is top-down, circular and flat.
Yarn Nardi Filati S.p.a. Harrys in 4 folds for the main fabric and 3 folds for the elastic.
Circular needles number 4 for the main fabric and number 3 for the rib.

We knit a sample, make a WTO, count the number of loops in the reference points of the drawing (back height, distance from toe to tongue, foot length, instep height), the number of increases and decreases, distribute increases and decreases according to the pattern.

Schemes of the main patterns:

pattern A

Repeat 1-8

pattern B

Repeat 1-2.

AB pattern

k - facial(face)
p - purl(purl)
2/2 LC - 2/2 persons. cross to the left (knit 2 on the auxiliary needle before work, 2

2/2 RC - 2/2 faces. cross to the right (knit 2 on the auxiliary needle at work, 2
persons., 2 persons. with aux. knitting needles.)
1/1 LPC - 1 persons. leave for later knitting needle before work, purl 1, knit. with aux. knitting needles
1/1 RPC - 1 p. leave for later knitting needle at work, knit 1, purl. with aux. knitting needles

ABD pattern - toe

1. On number 3 knitting needles, using yarn in 3 folds, cast on 46 loops in the Italian cast-on, knit the first row of hollow elastic, close the knitting in a circle, knit the second row of hollow elastic.
2. 1 row of 1x1 elastic (knit, purl).
3. 12 rows English gum round.
4. Add a fourth thread, knit 1 row on knitting needles number 4. Then the working thread will be in 4 folds, knitting needles number 4.
5. Rows 1-17 of AB pattern:

Next there will be a section with increases on the heel part.

6. Pattern A, yarn over, 12 loops - pattern B, yarn over.
7. Pattern A, purl. from cross. Yarn over, pattern B, purl. from cross. Yarn over.
8. Pattern A, yarn over, 14 loops - pattern B, yarn over.
10. Pattern A, purl. from cross. Yarn over, 14 p. - pattern B, purl. from cross. Yarn over.
11. Pattern A, yarn over, 16 loops - pattern B, yarn over.
12. Pattern A, purl. from cross. Yarn over, 16 p. - pattern B, purl. from cross. Yarn over.
13. Pattern A, yarn over, 18 loops - pattern B, yarn over.
14. Pattern A, purl. from cross. Yarn over, 18p. - pattern B, purl. from cross. Yarn over.
15. Pattern A, yarn over, 20 loops - pattern B, yarn over.
16. Pattern A, purl. from cross. Yarn over, 20p. - pattern B, purl. from cross. Yarn over.
17. Pattern A, yarn over, 22 loops - pattern B, yarn over.
18. Pattern A, purl. from cross. Yarn over, 22 p. - pattern B, purl. from cross. Yarn over.
19. Pattern A, yarn over, 24 loops - pattern B, yarn over.
20. Pattern A, purl. from cross. Yarn over, 24 p. - pattern B, purl. from cross. Yarn over.
21. Pattern A, 26 faces.

We knit the heel part. We switch to flat knitting with garter stitch. The edge is nodular.

22. Turn knitting, slip 1, purl 25.
23. Turn knitting, remove 1, knit 25.
24 - 41 - Repeat 22, 23.
42. - remove 1, purl 25.

The heel loops can be put aside for additional time. thread or pin, or you can leave it on the knitting needles, marking it with markers. These loops will only be needed for the final binding; we will not knit them in the next block.

43. Using knitting needle number 3, we pick up 11 loops of the knotted edge from the side of the working thread, knit 11 purl loops with a working knitting needle, fig. And, we pick up 11 loops of the knotted edge on knitting needle number 3, knit 11 purl stitches with a working needle.

44. Remove 1, knit 8, decrease 1 with a slant to the right, fig. Ah, decrease 1 with a slant to the left, knit 9.

45. purl row according to the drawing.

46 - 57 - Decrease 1 knit in each knit row before and after fig. A.

58. Remove 1, knit 3, fig. A, 4 persons. Purl rows according to the pattern until you reach the narrowing of the boot nose (6-9cm) to the toe.

Toe(for left and right case mirrored):

1. Decrease the toe according to the ABD pattern - 1 time.

2. 1 slip, knit 3, parallel decrease 4/2 with a tilt to the right (slip 1 on the right needle as a knit, remove 1 before work, slip the next one on the right needle as a knit, pick up the one removed before work with the left needle, return 2 loops from right to left knitting needle, knit 2 together, slanted to the left, knit 2 together, slanted to the left), purl 1. decrease 4/2 with a tilt to the left (1 slip on the right knitting needle as a purl, 1 slip at work, 1 slip as a purl on the right knitting needle, with the left knitting needle pick up the one removed at work, return 2 loops from the right to the left knitting needle, 2 together in tilt to the right, 2 together with tilt to the right), purl 1, knit 4; decrease purl 3/1 (p2 together, return to the left needle, pull through the next one, thread before work), decrease 4/2 with an incl. left, purl 1, decrease 4/2 with incl. right, purl 1, knit 4.

3. Purl row according to the pattern.

4. Slip 1, knit 3.. purl 1, knit 1, knit 2 together with a tilt to the left, knit 1. 2 together with a left tilt, knit 2. 2 persons together with incl. right, purl 1, knit 4.

5-6 according to the picture

7. Slip 1, knit 3, purl 1, decrease 4/2 with a slant to the right, decrease 4/2 with a slant to the left, purl 1, knit 4.

8. Pull the remaining loops onto the thread and fasten.

Decrease 4/2 with a tilt to the right:

Decrease 4/2 with a tilt to the left:

Harness:

1. Remove the loops of the heel part onto a working knitting needle, cast on loops around the perimeter of the cover: 1 - from the edge, 1 - from the edge jumpers. I got 112 loops.

Skate covers (it is advisable to buy them on the day you purchase the skates themselves) are a must-have accessory that should be in the wardrobe of every figure skater, hockey player, and just an ice skating enthusiast.

Covers for skate blades: varieties

Conventionally, covers for ice skates are usually divided into three groups:

For figure skates.
For speed skating.
For hockey skates.

Covers for skate blades prevent them from quickly stepping and scratching, and also guarantee safe transportation of ice shoes. Accessories for models designed for figure skating are ubiquitous. Most brands today produce universal cases that fit any size. As for the materials used in the production of covers for figure skates, these are modified low-density polyethylene, durable plastic, and rubber.

If we talk about covers for the blades of skates that hockey players wear, there aren’t that many of them. More often, athletes are content with universal accessories that are suitable for figure, hockey, and speed skating products. However, such “pencil cases” are quite easy to make yourself.

We make covers for skates with our own hands

It turned out that the answer to the question of how to make skate covers with your own hands sounds quite simple. Take a plastic tube from an old gymnastics ring and cut a groove in it about two millimeters wide and three hundred and three millimeters long (this size is suitable for size forty skates). The ends of the improvised cover must be plugged with corks. That's it, the “protection” can be put on the blades.

How to put covers on skates?

The most popular models of covers today are with a heel part and sliding ones. They hold the blade better than others and last quite a long time. Correctly putting the cover on the skate should be as follows: first insert the tip of the blade, and only then put on the cover, making sure that the blade fits completely into the slot. Nozzles with a heel part are put on in the same way. You just need to first put the loop over the protruding end of the blade, and only then pull the cover from the toe side. In order to adjust the length of the “protection”, you need to move the loop to another fastener.

Soft covers for skates

Not only the blades of the skates need protection, but also the shoes themselves. Soft covers for skate boots prevent scratches and dents from forming on the skin while skating or playing. They need to be put on top of the “ice shoes” and laced up. Then the skate is put on its legs. As a result, only the heel should remain open. As an alternative to expensive products, a regular warm sock with a slot in the sole can be used.

Skate storage cases

Do not neglect accessories for storing and proper use of skates. Replacing the latter costs much more than all types of covers combined. Moreover, they can be made literally in a matter of minutes with your own hands.

Ice skates, like any other shoes, will last a long time only if they are properly cared for. Don't be scared - caring for skates is not difficult, but it is necessary.

First, the “truth”: under no circumstances should you dry your skates over a stove, on a radiator, etc. Well, the worst enemy of skate blades is rust. If rust appears in at least one place, the skates will never be as good as before. Therefore, skates must be kept dry. As a result, you cannot store skates in bags or cases for a long time. Skates should be stored in such a way that they are well ventilated. Before putting the skates away for long-term storage, it is better to lubricate the leather with Vaseline or shoe polish, stuff the shoes with paper, and lubricate the runners of the skates with machine oil, and only then, wrap them in paper, put them in the closet. By following the above recommendations, you will be able to keep your skates in good condition. for a long time and enjoy riding them for more than one season.

It is also worth observing some measures to protect the skates: to prevent the runners of the skates from wearing out outside the rink, you need to put special covers on them (they are sold in any sports store). Covers are made of fabric, rubber, plastic or wood. It is best to have several pairs of covers: hard covers will protect the skate blades when moving from the locker room to the rink, soft fabric covers (for blades) absorb moisture and protect the skate blades when carrying them from the rink home.

Cloth covers for boots protect them from abrasions and cuts when carried, and during skating they cover the lacing, preventing untied laces from getting under the blade. In addition, they can be used to insulate legs (when skating on open ice rinks in winter.

Types of skate covers

Conventionally, covers for ice skates are usually divided into three groups:

- For figure skates
- For speed skating
- For hockey skates
Covers for skate blades prevent them from quickly “stepping” and scratching, and also guarantee safe transportation of “ice” shoes. Accessories for models designed for figure skating are ubiquitous. Most brands today produce universal cases that fit any size. As for the materials used in the production of covers for figure skates, these are modified low-density polyethylene, durable plastic, and rubber.
If we talk about covers for the blades of skates that hockey players wear, there aren’t that many of them. More often, athletes are content with universal accessories that are suitable for figure, hockey, and speed skating products. However, such “pencil cases” are quite easy to make yourself.

We make covers for skates with our own hands

How to put covers on skates?

Soft covers for skates

Skate storage cases

Fabric covers are used to store skates. If desired, you can make them yourself. To do this you will need a piece of soft fabric, thread, lace and a needle. Having cut out two identical rectangles, stitch them on three sides. Hem the fourth side and insert a lace into it. The shoe bag is ready. It is only important when cutting out to take into account the size of the products that will be stored in the case. It turns out that the answer to the question of how to sew covers for skates is quite simple.
It is not recommended to store skates in plastic cases. Shoes cannot dry completely in them.
Do not neglect accessories for storing and proper use of skates. Replacing the latter costs much more than all types of covers combined. Moreover, they can be made literally in a matter of minutes with your own hands.

Comfortable gliding is the key to a pleasant stay at the skating rink and safe training. Therefore, the condition of equipment blades is treated carefully. When leaving the ice, unprotected plates are susceptible to destruction. To avoid frequent sharpening, buy protective pads. Skate covers are a necessary accessory with which an athlete can walk on the floor and even concrete without the risk of damaging the blades. Their use will make ice skating safe and comfortable.

When leaving the ice, the athlete feels uncomfortable. This happens because the ground metal clings to the coating. Such situations lead to nicks appearing on the plates. Shoes with dull blades are not comfortable and can cause injury.

The devices are used to protect the plates. These items are suitable for shoes of any size. They are attached to the boot with an elastic band. The nose of the item is rounded. Skate blade covers provide reliable protection for the metal when moving on any surface except ice.

It is strictly not recommended to leave the ice without using special equipment.

Brands

Accessories are produced by the following companies:

Volli - produces soft covers from two types of fabric. The outside of the item is made of waterproof material, and the inside is made of fleece. With its use, the metal is reliably protected from rust, dullness, and shock. After use, the manufacturer recommends turning the fabric inside out and using a dryer.
Nordway universal covers for figure skating skates are made of plastic. They protect the metal from damage when walking and protect the bag from possible cuts. The device is attached to the heel with an elastic band.
Covers for hockey skates are manufactured by Larsen. They are made of plastic, their spout has a geometric shape. The material is durable and resistant to temperature changes.
Jerry`s Skating is a manufacturer of luminous skate covers. Skate accessories are available in several colors. Illumination is provided by LEDs. The overlays can be shortened and fit any boot size. Colored pads are suitable for use in children's speed skating.

Materials from which they are made

Manufacturers use plastic to protect metal. The material allows the skater and hockey player to move everywhere without worrying about protecting the plates. Sports stores have plastic devices that are put on with an elastic band. There are also sliding ones with a spring.

Protective storage covers are made of moisture-resistant material and fleece. Soft fabric the inside protects the metal from dulling, and the outer layer prevents water from getting inside the boot. The use of fabric products is accompanied by regular drying after each use to avoid rust.

How to put on skates correctly

To properly put on a sliding accessory, first insert the end of the blade, then put the product on the sock. This is done so that the plate fits evenly into the sling. Using this type will allow you to use this accessory for as long as possible. When putting on with a heel loop, first attach the loop, then pull the overlay onto the toe. If it is necessary to change the length, the loop is rearranged.

The most important thing is careful protection of equipment when walking and transporting. Only then will they please their owner for many years. Plastic products will protect sharpened blades from damage on carpet, concrete and other surfaces, and soft fabric linings will protect the plates from moisture and keep them in excellent condition.

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