Conch / Shell / Shankh in Prayer (Puja) Place
It is supposed that Conch is brother of Laxmi, (wife of Shri Vishnu) who represents Opulence and opulence will be in your family if Conch is there in your puja ghar. Secondly playing conch is a good exercise to lungs.
Also along with Conch there is Ghanti places in every prayer place (puja ghar). The purpose is that when the bell is rung the vibrations created makes the small creatures to go away from that place and make the atmosphere more pure. It is also said that you call God through that bell sound. See fig 2.
One of my Youtube subscriber asked me that Can we make crochet Ghanti? So I made it and then I tried for shankh or Conch. It was some what difficult than bell but finally I can make the perfect shape. See fig 1. Then I also make Adani, stand for Conch. It is simple tortoise shape. See fig 3. Only the middle portion is not convex type but it is concave type shape.
Pattern:
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| Fig 1 |
Also along with Conch there is Ghanti places in every prayer place (puja ghar). The purpose is that when the bell is rung the vibrations created makes the small creatures to go away from that place and make the atmosphere more pure. It is also said that you call God through that bell sound. See fig 2.
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| Fig 2 |
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| Fig 3 |
One of my Youtube subscriber asked me that Can we make crochet Ghanti? So I made it and then I tried for shankh or Conch. It was some what difficult than bell but finally I can make the perfect shape. See fig 1. Then I also make Adani, stand for Conch. It is simple tortoise shape. See fig 3. Only the middle portion is not convex type but it is concave type shape.
Pattern:
Start with ch 5.
Row 1: sc 1 from second st. (4sts), ch 1 turn,
R2: As in R1
R3: sc 1 from second st. (4sts), ch 3 turn,
R4: dc 2 in first and last st, dc 1 in middle sts (6 sts), ch 3 turn
R5: dc 2 in each st, (12 sts), ch 3 turn
R6: As R5, (24 sts),
R7: dc 2 in each of 6 sts, dc 1 in all middle till last 6 sts, dc 2 in each of the last 6 sts. (36 sts), ch 2 turn,
R8: hdc 2 in the first st, (hdc 1 in next 2sts, hdc 2 in the next st) repeat (48 sts)
Join with 8th stitch at other end. Ch 2,
R9: (2hdctog) repeat till end, hdc in last st (21 sts), ch 2 turn,
R10: Work on back loop. (hdc 1 in each of next two sts, hdc 2 in next) repeat (28 sts) ch 2 turn,
R11: In normal stitch, hdc 1 in each st (28 sts) ch 2turn,
R12: Work on back loop. (2hdctog) repeat, (14 sts), ch 2 turn
R13: Work in normal st, hdc 1 in each st (14 sts) ch 2 turn,
R14: Work on back loop (2hdctog) repeat (7 sts), ch 1 turn
R15: sc 1 in each st.
Thread by tapestry needle and close.
Fill little bit fiber.
Stand For Conch: (Adani)
Ring of 18 chains.
R1: Ch 5-picot, (sc 1 in each of the next 3 sts, ch 3-picot) twice, sc 1 in next 3 sts, ch 3, slip st in 2nd and 3rd st from hook., (sc 1 in each of the next 3 sts, ch 3-picot) twice, joinby sl st.
R2: On the chain side work, ch 2 and hdc 1 in each st (18 sts) join by sl st, ch1,
R3: (sc 1 in next st, 2sctog) repeat (12 sts), close, ch 2
R4: (2hdctog) repeat, (6 sts). Cut yarn and pass tapestry needle through all sts and BO.
The following video may help you in making this conch and it's stand.
ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.
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