Sunday, June 2, 2019

Crochet Banana Leaf:
Fig 1
Hello friends,
In all over the world every one knows BANANA and I think every one likes to eat it and bananas are beneficial to all. In India banana is not only to eat but it has very much importance as a tree (though it is not a tree).
It is supposed to be sacred and holy according to Hindus. In various rituals temples, Poojas (worships) banana leaves are used. See fig 2 and 3

 In Indian weddings (particularly in South Indian and in Maharastra) entrance of houses of bride and groom both and entrance of wedding halls are decorated by Banana trees or Banana leaves (Fig 4). It symbolises that the life of married couple should be prosperous from generations to generation as green banana tree and should have their endless relationship.

Fig 2
Fig 3

Banana leaves are also used as a plate for eating. It is most Eco-friendly, disposable and healthy too. The antioxidants (polyphenols) in banana leaf is reported to help fight cancer and many other diseases.

Fig 4


Fig 5

Banana leaves are 3-4 ft tall (Fig 5) and generally they are cut in 3 pieces to serve as a plate (Fig 6). Single one looks like fig 7.







Fig 6
Fig 7
In marriages or in old days food is served on these banana leavesas in fig 8.

Looking the importance of these banana leaves in Indian or Maharashtrian wedding Rukhawat, (to see what is Rukhawat, please read my previous post,
https://alkaandart.blogspot.com/search?q=rukhawat) Banan leaves are made by knitting or by crochet.

Some of my channel subscribers request me to publish the video of crochet banana leaf then I made it as in fig 1. Of course not all food items as in fig 8😋

Fig 8
In this post, I explain only the Banana leaf and not food items. Food items may be in some other post.

Start with 18 chains.
R1: dc1 in each of 6 chs, starting from third ch, ch 2, skip 1 chain and dc 1 in each of next 7 chs. ch 3 turn,

R2: dc 1 in each of next 6 sts, (dc 1, ch 2, dc 1) in 2 chain gap of previous row, dc 1 in each of 7 sts, ch 3 turn,

R3: dc 1 in each of next 7 sts, (dc1, ch 2, dc 1) in chain 2 gap of previous row, dc 1 in each of next 8 sts, ch 3 turn,

Row 4, 5, 6 etc are same as row 4 only every time number of dcs before ch 2 gap and after gap increases by one.

Repeat this till 24 rows. If we continue this further to reach height 13" then the shape will be much wide, for that after 7-8 inches we may work out the following rows.
Next row: ch2, incomplete dc, YO pass through the 2 sts on the hook (just like 2dctog), dc 1 in each st from next till the ch-2 gap comes, (dc1, ch 2, dc1) in ch2 gap, dc 1 in each st from next till 2 sts remain, 2dctog in last two sts.,
Repeat this row till the height is 13".

Now maximum banana leaves have little cut on sides (as they are this and due to wind it cuts), Making cut portion of the leaf is not necessary, you may or may not do it.
If you want to make cut portion then for that .....

At the time of beginning the row, make slip stitches 3, (see fig 9) ch 5, dc 1 from third ch on this extended part (Fig 10), then dc 1 on remaining 2 chs, dc 1 in next st gap (not in st, so that cut part of leaf get good support) See fig 11. Then dc 1 in each st as usual till ch 2 gap then (dc1, ch 2, dc 1) in gap, dc 1 in each st till end.

Fig 9

Fig 10

Fig 11
After 4-5 rows again make one cut part of the leaf.

Once the leaf is completed thread double strands in tapestry needle and pass it through the central ch 2 spaces as in fig 12.


In some other post I will right about the food items placed on the banana leaf.

Fig 12

etc: Enjoy the Creativity.
The following video with English subtitles may help you.





2 comments:

  1. Hello ma'm.. mi kal keliche paan kele..chan zhale

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    1. Thank you and sorry that I saw your comment so late.

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