Hello friends,
How are you all, hope enjoying crocheting. In the last post I made a Lotus type doily with Swastik at centre, but it's diameter became small that my Ganapati idol can't be placed in that. So this time I made bigger one. Actually I am sorry that I should have posted this blog 4-5 days before Ganesh Utsav but due to some unavouidable circumstances I could not. But you can make this for Laxmi Pujan in Diwali.
One more thing that in this lotus I didn't make Swastik at centre, if you want you can.
PATTERN: With white I made,
R1: dc12 in magic loop, cl
R2: dc 2 in each st, cl (24)
R3: (dc1 in 1 st, dc2 in next) 12 times, cl (36)
R4: with Pink, (3dctog in 1 st, ch2, skip 1 st) 18 times, cl.R5: with white, (dc1 in 4 in each ch2-sp)18 times, cl (72)R6: dc1 in each st, cl. (72)Here the diameter is nearly 6.5" means it is suffiicient to keep the Ganeshji idol or Laxmiji's idol.
R7: with Pink, ch1, [sc 1 in 8 sts, ch9, sc 1 in 8 chs starting from second ch] 9 times, cl. [9 petal bases are ready]R8: (bpdc 1 on 5 dcs, bpdc 2 in next) 12 times, cl, (84)R9: (dc1 in 6 sts, dc2 next) 12 times, cl (96)
R10: Same as R7, (12 petal bases are ready)R11: (bpdc 1 on 7 dcs, bpdc2 on next) 12 times, cl (108)PETALS: Join pink yarn at 4th sc-st from petal base on left.
ch1, [dc1, tr1, (tr2), (dc2), dc1 in 2 sts, hdc1, sc1, ch2-picot by sl st, then on other side make, sc1, hdc1, dc1 in 2 sts, (dc2), (tr2), tr1, dc1, sl st in 4th sc-st from base, sl st in next] 9 times, cl.
Then join pink yarn at 4th sc-st from base on left of second round of petals.
Repeat same pattern for Petals as above for all 12 petals, cl, BO.
Due to R11, see how our lotus petals reamin in standing position.
The beautiful and Big Lotus type doily (aasan) is ready here for Ganeshji.
The following video with English subtitles may help you.
ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.