Crochet Star / Flower Shaped Bag as per Trending Fashion

 Hello friends, 

Since Diwali is at the door, I am making various Home Decorative items or Useful for Diwali Decoration. But along with Home we have also to dress-up and get our outfits ready for Diwali. 
So here is a very beautiful Bag, looking luxurious and which is as per modern trend and of course adding your ideas you can make it more glorious and iconic bag.

It is Star shaped or more precisely you can say Flower shaped. You can increase it's volume by increasing it's width. You can attach fashionable bag charm and beautiful Flower at centre.

Being in USA, I used bright color in Red Heart yarn, hook 3.5 mm and some beads. It's maximum width is 13.5" and minimum 8.5".
PATTERN: With light brown make
R1: dc15 in magic loop, cl. (15) (first dc is always ch3)
R2: (dc2) in each st, cl (30)
R3: [dc1 in 1 st, (dc2) next] 15 times, cl. (45) BO.

Join orange yarn at any st.
R1: ch1, sc1 in same st, [ch2, skip 3 sts, (dc3) in next, ch2, (dc3) in nect ch2, skip 3 sts, sc1 next] rep 5 times, cl.

R2: [in ch2-sp make sc1, hdc1, on 3 dc-sts make dc1 on each, shell (dc3, ch2, dc3) in ch2-sp, dc1 on 3 dc-sts, in ch2-sp hdc1, sc1, make sc1 on joining sc but not in stitch but by splitting V of sc of R1] rep 5 times, cl. (We have 6dc+ch2+6dc)

R3: [skip first sc-st, sc1 on hdc-st, hdc1 on first dc-st, dc1 on each of the 5dc-sts, shell on shell, dc5, hdc1, sc1, skip last st,  make sc1 on joining sc but not in stitch but by splitting V of sc of R1] rep 5 times, cl. (We have 8dc+ch2+8dc)

R4: [skip first sc-st, sc1 on hdc-st, hdc1 on first dc-st, dc1 on each of the 7dc-sts, shell on shell, dc7, hdc1, sc1, skip last st,  make sc1 on joining sc but not in stitch but by splitting V of sc of R1] rep 5 times, cl. (We have 10dc+ch2+10dc)

R5: [skip first sc-st, sc1 on hdc-st, hdc1 on first dc-st, dc1 on each of the 9dc-sts, shell on shell, dc9, hdc1, sc1, skip last st,  make sc1 on joining sc but not in stitch but by splitting V of sc of R1] rep 5 times, cl. (We have 12dc+ch2+12dc)

R6: [skip first sc-st, sc1 on hdc-st, hdc1 on first dc-st, dc1 on each of the 11dc-sts, shell on shell, dc11, hdc1, sc1, skip last st,  make sc1 on joining sc but not in stitch but by splitting V of sc of R1] rep 5 times, cl. (We have 14dc+ch2+14dc).

R7: [skip first sc-st, sc1 on hdc-st, hdc1 on first dc-st, dc1 on each of the 13dc-sts, shell on shell, dc13, hdc1, sc1, skip last st,  make sc1 on joining sc but not in stitch but by splitting V of sc of R1] rep 5 times, cl. (We have 16dc+ch2+16dc)

Make such two pieces.

Side Band we work row wise.

 R1: Join Orange yarn at back side of second stitch of any petal (not in back loop of stitch but back of back loop). ch1, sc1 in each back side loop till the ch2-sp on top of the petal, skip ch2-sp, start making sc1 in back side from next st till lowest middle 3 sts, skip these 3 sts. Repeat this for 4 petal, leave last petal for opening of bag.

R2: ch1 turn, sc1 in each stitch (now normal sc in st) all the row.

R3 & R4: same as R2.

Then join second part by scs in back stitch of second part and one stitch of the R4 of side band we made.

Even you can join second flower / star by simply tapestry needle. I join by tapestry needle.

BELT: At the end we make ch1, sc1 in 5 sts (one st in each sc-row), 

R2: ch1 turn, sc1 in each st

Repeat this row till the height is 16".

Then for decoration either make crochet flower and attach at centre also a beautiful Bag charm. I had beads which I glued as shown. Ofcourse it looks amazing.

The following video with English subtitles may help you.

ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.

Crochet Pop-up Tea Coaster, Rose Tea Coaster, Flower Tea Coaster

 

Hello friends,

This is some thing I made for my Grand daughter as per her demand. In our crochet world also there are fashions and trends and now a days these tea coasters are of latest fashion.

This is very simple pattern. I made it in two different variety. One with rose flower and other with same base but different flowers. 

I have used Ganga Desire yarn which I brought with me from India. Hook 2.5 mm. I have tried first on usual needle 3.5 mm but then I realised that it didn't pop up much. I also used metal wire but because it is very thin, I took 4 times for stem of the flower (which generally I used to take single or double wire for stem.

Pattern: Make base with Yellow.

R1: dc9 in magic loop, cl (9)

R2: (dc2) in each st, cl (18)

R3: [dc1 in 1 st, (dc2) in next] 9 times, cl (27)

R4: [dc1 in 2 sts, (dc2) in next] 9 times, cl (36)

R5: [dc1 in 3 sts, (dc2) in next] 9 times, cl (45) BO.

Join Green yarn at any st.

R6: ch1, sc1 in same st, [ch3, sc1 in next] repeat till end, cl BO.

Now let us make small Rose flower: with other color yarn make chs 18.

R1: on 6th ch make dc1 (First V made), [skip 2 chs, V(dc1, ch2, dc1) in next st] 4 times

R2: turn, sc1, ch2 in the next ch2-sp of V, [join by sc1 at the joint of 2 Vs, (dc5) in next ch2-sp of V, last sc in same ch2-sp. BO.

Wrap this to form a good shape. Fix it by stitching with tapestry needle. Make 5 or 6 as per your choice.

Sepal: R1: in magic loop make ch1, sc10, cl.

R2: [ch4, from 2nd ch make sc1, hdc2, hdc1, skip next base-st, sl st in next base-st] 5 times, cl. BO.

Now let's make leaves. Make chs 7.

R1: from 2nd ch make sc1, hdc1, (dc2), hdc1, sc1, in last ch make (sc1, ch2, sc1), then on other side make same means sc1, hdc1, (dc2), hdc1, sc1, lastly sl st in opposite side's st.

Make one leaf for each flower.

Then pass the wire through sepal and flower. Glue them 

Then insert metal wire in the flower, wrap green yarn and also attach leaf in between. 

Then insert the metal wire in Green st of base then fix it by sewing as shown in video or as shown in the following.

When Cup of tea is kept on it. All flowers Pop up like they are ready to bloom.

The following video with Eng subtitles may help you.

ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.