Crochet Shell Shaped Bag, Beautiful Gift Item, Matching Purse on Saree

 

Hello friends,

Last week I made this Shell shaped bag which looks very beautiful. It is very simple too.

I used 6 ply Pink Vardhaman Magnus yarn for base and 4 ply Vardhaman Millenium yarn for linings. Width of the bag is 10" height 6" and weight 65 gm (since yarn used is 6 ply). Also I used 3.5 mm hook.

Make ring of ch 6.

R1: dc 8 in ring (first dc means ch3), cl. Keep the remaining part of ring as it is.

R2: ch3, turn, [(dc1, ch2, dc1) V in the gap between two dcs, ch1] 7 times, dc 1 on last dc.

R3: ch3, turn, (V on V, ch1) 7 times, dc 1 on last dc, cl.

R4: ch3, [(dc1, ch2, dc1) V in the gap between two dcs, ch1] 7 times, dc 1 on last dc.

R5: ch3, turn, [(dc2, ch1, dc2) shell in ch2-sp, ch1] 7 times, dc1 on last dc.

R6: same as R5

R7: ch3, turn, [(dc2, ch2, dc2) shell in ch2-sp, ch1] 7 times, dc1 on last dc.

R8: ch3, turn, [(dc3, ch1, dc3) shell in ch2-sp, ch1] 7 times, dc1 on last dc.

R9: same as R8.

R10: ch3, dc7 in first ch1-sp, [(dc3, ch2, dc3) shell in ch1-sp, ch1] 5 times, dc1 on last dc. BO.

                                                       

R11: Sl st 1 on each of the 7 dc-sts, sc1 in ch1-sp, (dc9) on ch2-sp of 5 shells of R10, lastly sl st on last 7 dc-sts. BO.

Join off-white 4ply yarn at the point where we cut pink yarn. 

R: ch1, sc1 in each of the 7 dc-sts, (ch2, sc1 in ch1-sp) repeat till end (going from top to bottom). Turn and [repeat (ch2, sc in ch1-sp) and go from bottom to top, then repeat this (ch2, sc in the same ch1-sp) and go from bottom to top]. Repeat [ to ] till end and lastly make this line only once. Lastly make hdc 1 in each st.

Make one more piece like this.

BELT: ch4, dc1 in first ch, (ch3, dc1 in the 2 threads just like picot) repeat this till the required length of the belt. I made nearly 3 ft long belt.

BASE FOR THE BAG: R1: ch4, dc2 in first ch, ch3 turn

R2: dc1 in first st, (means dc2 in first st), dc1 on each of the 2 dc-sts, ch3 turn

R3: dc1 in same st (means dc2 in first st), dc1 in 3 sts, ch3 turn,

R4: dc1 in same st (means dc2 in first st), dc1 in 4 sts, ch3 turn,

R5: dc1 in same st (means dc2 in first st), dc1 in 5 sts, ch3 turn,

R6: dc1 in same st (means dc2 in first st), dc1 in 6 sts, ch3 turn, (8)

R7 to R15: dc1 in each st (8)

R16: 2dctog, dc1 in 6 sts (7)

R17: 2dctog, dc1 in 5 sts (6)

R18: 2dctog, dc1 in 4 sts (5)

R19: 2dctog, dc1 in 3 sts (4)

R20: 2dctog, dc1 in 2 sts (3)

R21: 3dctog, 

Then place marker at the central row (means 11th row of base. Sew this base with two shell pieces by making 2 sc on each dc-row till 10 rows of base then make 2 scs at the remaining part of initial ring. Then again make 2scs in each of the 10 remaining dc-rows. Similarly sew the other edge of the base.

Also sew the belt on both corners.

I sew the ends previously at corner but then I feel that it should be after 7dcs and hence I sew after 7dcs and get the belt little innner side.

Wow!!! look it is so beautiful!

The following video with English subtitles may help you.

 ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.

Crochet Antarpaat a Very Rare Article,

 

Hello friends,

Do you know what is Antarpaat means? many of you may not. Antarpaat is a secrad cloth hold in Hindu wedding, between Bride and groom untill the holy rituals are complete. Antar means keep at a distance and pat means patal or cloth. When Antarpaat is removed at proper time the bride family and groom family are supposed to be unite. Moreover bride and grrom are supposed to be unite as disjunct. Oneness is supposed to developed after that.

 In thread ceremony also it is used between Father and Son and when it is removed the son is supposed to wholely merge in his First Tutor (GURU) to learn further or start learning. 

Antarpaat is such a holy cloth, naturally many holy symbols are printed on it just as Swastik, Kalash etc.

Here I made one very Special Crochet Antarpaat. There are all secrad symbols on that as OM, Shubh, Labh, Kalash, Swastik and also Mango leaves Toran as a border.

In the video I have not explained each and every line to make this Antarpaat. Three posts which I have already published will be useful for that. The whole Antarpaat is made in 3 strips with border. The middle strip is made of three parts.

OM (middle one) which is made in single crochets. The related post and videos are shared below.

https://alkaandart.blogspot.com/search?q=OM

I made it with 34 stitches. Then continuing on right side I made LABH letters and SHUBH you may make separately and sew here to OM on left. My post shared below and Video willbe useful for that.

https://alkaandart.blogspot.com/search?q=shubh+labh+wall+hanging

Then on the top of this middle strip I made double crochet row, making 2 dcs in each dc-row and 1 dc on sc-st (or row). Total there will be 182 sts (your's may be 1-2 less or more. 

Then to make upper strip for which we have to just think mathematically.

See for Kalash we need 22 sts, we skip 13 sts on both sides. Thus for one Kalash we need 35 sts for 2 Kalash 70 sts. Thus 181-70=111 sts remain we have to fix 3 swastik there. 

Then we think about Swastik. I need 17 sts for 1 swastik. It means for 3 swastik 51 sts. 

Now 111-51=60 sts. and there are 4 places to fix them. So 60/4=15. Look at the following figure.

In the figure S stands for swastk and K stands for Kalash.

If your stitches 1 or 2 more it doesn't matter. Either reduce it to this number or if  more then 2 then instead of 13 sts on both sides skip 14 or 15 on both sides.

The third part that is lower part of Antarpaat: As we developed upper part directly by making dc-line along the line, we can make the lower part in the same manner. Because otherwise you will have to work from top to nottom of the design which is difficult. Hence I made third part separately and sew it to the middle one. 

Then make the single crochet border with coconut color yarn on three sides skipping bottom, making 3 scs at corner. While making single crochet border you may add beads as I have done after every 2 single crochets.

Lastly make Mango Leaves Toran as a lower border. Join green yarn at first st,

R1: (ch14, sc1 in 8 sts) rep till end, lastly chs 14, sc in last st. If necessary instead of 8 sc you may make 6 or 7 in last and first place. Note that 14 chs must be in first and last st.

R2: [along 14 chs make (sl st1, sc2, hdc2, dc3, hdc2, sc2, sl st), skip first st make sc in 6 sts, skip last one] rep till end. BO.

The I sewed pompom as merigold flowers which is also supposed to be very secrade.

Lastly you may may slip stitch row at the joint of three parts as shown in video.

The following video with English subtitles may help you.

ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.

OM Wall Hanging for our Meditation Room or Prayer Room by Tapestry Crochet

 

Hello friends,

My new creation is again a simple gift which you can give to any one, so that he can keep this frame in his Prayer room or Meditation room. It's dimension is 8"x8" and weight is just 27 gm.

This syllable OM is supposed to be very sacred sound in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddism. It is considered to be the essence of whole Universe. It represents union of Body Mind and Spirit. It is offen chanted in Meditation and in Yoga.

Thus being so important you can make it with your own hand and present it to your friends. You can hang it in your Prayer room or Meditation room. So you can give this as a gift for House warming event.

I know that many of my friends subscribers don't like to make any thing in single crochet. So I tried OM by double crochet but it is not that successful. These are my two experiments.

I didn't like their shapes. Then I search online also but I didn't like them. 

So lastly I decided to make Om by tapestry crochet with single crochet. I had already made one beautiful wall frame using this technique. You can see my post on 9th May 2020.

https://alkaandart.blogspot.com/search?q=mother%27s+day+special+wall+piece

Then I search OM in cross stitch on pinterest and I got a beautiful one which looks healthy and well twisty letter OM. I took it's print out. 

Then I decided to start with 34+1 chs. So we want to make 34 x 34 square. In this print out there are only 32 sts. So we have one extra at the starting and one extra at the end of every row. I use light yellow and maroon / red color yarns. I will mention them by Y and R for these colors only. Then row by row count the stitches in yellow and red and work accordingly. See the marks I made on my rough page.

Note: 1. Always carry forward other color if it is needed further.

2. When you change the color keep the other yarn always on wrong side.

Row1: sc1 in each st starting from second.

Row2: Y9, R6, Y19

Row3: Y17, R10, Y7

Row4: Y6, R12, Y5, R5, Y6

Row5: Y5, R7, Y3, R14, Y5

Row6: Y4, R4, Y5, R6, Y2, R9, Y4

So you go on marking like this and complete OM.

Lastly I made sc border by Zari cord. Note that at corner make 3 scs and on the top middle point make ch 10 loop for hanging purpose.

The following video with English subtitles may help you.

ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.

Shubh Labh Wall Hanging for Diwali, Marriage or Thread Ceremony

Hello friends, 

The above letters which you can see are शुभ (Shubh) and लाभ  (Labh). Shubh means Auspicious, sacred or good and Labh means gain, prosperity, success, benefit. It is believed that writting these letters brings good fortune, prosperity, success and protection. Hence these letters are generally written on special occassions as marriage or Thread ceremony or big festivals like Diwali.

Hence I made these Shubh Labh Wall hanging for special events. Before this also I made one Shubh Labh wall hanging and Toran but at that time I made decorated wall hanging and glue ready made शुभ  लाभ on that.

But this time I didn't glue shubh labh letters but I crocheted it and then decorate the pieces.

It's length is 7.5" and total weight nearly 60 gm, We need some beads, bells and card board for back support.

I used all plain colors in Vardhman Millenium and shading yarn for border is Ganga rangoli, hook 1.75 mm.

With red yarn make chs 20+2. 

Note: Complete work is in double crochet so I will write R3 for 3 dcs by red yarn and Y5 means 5 double crochet with Yellow yarn.

Row1: R17, Y2, R1

Row2: R1, Y6, R1, Y7, R5

Row3: R5, Y2, R2, Y2, R2, Y2, R2, Y2, R1

Row 4: R1, Y10, R2, Y2, R2, Y2, R1

Row 5: R1, Y2, R14, Y2, R1

Row 6: R1, Y14, R2, Y2, R1

Row 7: R1, Y6, R10, Y2, R1

Row 8: R1, Y2, R17

Row 9: R5, Y6, R2, Y6, R1

Row10: R1, Y2, R2, Y2, R2, Y2, R2, Y2, R5

Row11: R5, Y14, R1

Row12: R1, Y2, R6, Y2, R9

Row 13: R5, Y14, R1

Row 14: R1, Y2, R17

For bettwe understanding you may refer this graph. 

Now let us make LABH

with red make chs 20+2

Row1: dc1 in each ch from 4th ch (20)Actually in video this row is made by mistake I uncrocheted it later.

 So you make here single crochet row instead of double crochet so that further calculations will be correct.

Row2: R3, Y2, R3, Y9, R3

Row 3: R3, Y2, R5, Y2, R3, Y2, R3

Row 4: R3, Y2, R3, Y6, R6

Row 5: R7, Y2, R6, Y2, R3

Row 6: R3, Y14, R3

Row 7: R15, Y2, R3

Row 8: R3, Y14, R3

Row 9: R15, Y2, R3

Row 10: R3, Y6, R2, Y6, R3

Row 11: R3, Y2, R2, Y2, R2, Y2, R2, Y2, R3

Row 12: R3, Y14, R3

Row 13: R7, Y2, R6, Y2, R3

Row 14: R3, Y14, R3

Row 15: R15, Y2, R3

You can refer this photo,

Now make two lines of double crochets at the top and 2 at the base so that both will be perfect squares.

Note that when there are not stitches, make 2dcs in dc-row each time. We have 28 sts on both sides. For border we need multiple of 3 plus 1.

Now join green yarn at corner's stitch. 

R1: [(dc1, ch2, dc1)V in one st, skip 2 sts] rep till corner, ch3then repeat same on other side. Note that we make ch3 extra at every corner before turning.

                                               

R2: [5dc-popcorn in ch2-sp of V, sc1 at the top, (ch3, sc1 at centre) 2 times, ch2] rep till corner at corner make ch3 instead of ch2. On the top of SHUBH writting after 5 popcorns made, make dc 1 at centre, ch10 join by sl st as in picot then make remaining popcorns. This will work as a loop for hanging them.

Lastly sew some beads or tassels as needed and decorate them.

The following video with English subtitles may help you.

ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.