Crocheted Laxmi's Footprint
Hello friends,
Fig 1 |
My reader out of India may not undersatnd, what is this? In Indian culture this is tradition to draw feet of Goddess Laxmi. In Maharashtra the feets of Goddess Laxmi are dailly drawn by Rangoli either near Tulsi tree in backyard or at prayer place in home as a symbol of prosperity, enrichment and happiness. It is supposed that keeping or drawing and worshinpping such feet in an incoming position brings all types of prosperity and happiness in our home.
My friend Pratibha Kulkarni0., one of the subscribers of my youtube channel "Kalopasak" suggested me to crochet such feet (as she wanted to make them for her marriage Rukhawat). Hence I made it. Through this post I wanted to thank her for inspiring me to do this project.
To show that some one worshipped them, I put some termeric and kumkum (yellow and red small cut wool) on the feet and also night Jasmine or some more flowers.
The night jasmine flowers I have already made and the link of that post is here,
I use pink and red (you may use dark pink as in fig 1) 4 ply wool and 2.5 mm crochet hook.
With red it will look as in fig 2.
Fig 2 |
Here is the pattern....
R1: In magic loop ch 3, dc 11 close by sl st in 3rd
ch. Ch 3 turn (12 sts)
R2: dc 1 in first st, dc 2 in each of the next 7 sts, sc 2
in each of the remaining 4 sts, close by sl st. (24 sts)
R3: ch 2, incomplete dc in next st, yarn over (YO) pass
through both sts, dc 1 in each of the next 6
sts, 2 dc tog in next 2 sts, (8 sts),
R4: sc 1, ch 1, incomplete dc in next, YO pass through both
sts, dc 1 in each of the next 4 sts, 2 dctog in next 2 sts, (6sts), ch 3 turn,
R5: dc 1 in next 5 sts starting from second, (6sts), ch 3
turn,
R6: dc 1 in the same first st, dc 1 in next 5 sts, (7sts),
ch3 turn,
R7: dc 1 in first st, dc 1 in each of the next 5 sts, dc 2
in last st (9 sts), ch 3 turn
R8: dc 1 in same st, dc 1 in each of the next 7 sts, dc 2 in
next (11sts), ch 3 turn
R9: dc 1 in each of 9 sts starting from second dc 2 in next
(12 sts)
R10: sc1 in forst st, ch 1, dc 1 in each of next 7 sts, tr 1
in each of next 4 sts, (12 sts)
Join dark pink or red yarn.
R11: With red
Finger 1. ch 4, incomplete tr 1 in same st, incomplete tr 1
in next, ch 4 join by sl st at the same st,
Finger 2: sc 1 in next st, ch 3, incomplete tr 1 in same st,
incomplete tr 1 in next, YO pass through all of them, ch 4 join by sl st at the
same st,
Finger 3: sc 1 in next st, ch 2 incomplete dc 1 in same st,
incomplete dc 1 in next YO pass through all of them, ch 4, join at the same
place,
Finger 4: skip 1 st sc 1 in next, make finger as that of
finger 3. Skip 1 st,
Finger 5: sc 1 in next st, ch 2, incomplete dc 1 in same st,
YO pass through both of them, ch 3 join in next st by sl st.
The following video may help you.
The following video may help you.
ETC: Enjoy the Creativity