Crochet Diwali Faral (Snacks): Part 1 - Plate and Karanji

Hi, Tomorrow is the main day of Diwali. For details about Diwali festival in India read, Apart from the Corona threat, people are trying to celebrate Diwali. Front yard of each home is decorated by big and beautiful colourful Rangoli. For Rangoli, you may read my post, Door hangings (Toran) of mango leaves and marigold flowers add to the beauty of the house. Diyas (mud lamps of oil) are lighting here and there as it is a festival of light. After the main ritual of Diwali that is Laxmi Pujan, people invite each other, enjoy lots of chating and offer "Diwali Faral Dish" to the guest which is tasty snacks as in fig 2.

Most popular items in this dish are, (Ladu, Shankarpale, Karanji) sweets and Chivada, Shev, specially and in Maharashtra state specially Chakali. For my friends who are out of India and don't know the snacks shown in fig 1, I am giving their names in next fig.

There are 7 ietms in the plate and the plate itself, so in all 8 crochet things we have to make. Out of which Karanji, I have already explained and given the pattern in my post on 3 Sep 2019. But for the proportionate Karanji to this plate and all other items, I make only 4 rounds (in original design there are 5 rounds) and then fold the round to get Karanji shape. So first we make that blue plate. Note that our first double crochet (dc) in any round will be of ch3. Pattern: R1: In a magic loop make dc12, cl by sl st in third ch. (12 sts) R2: dc2 in each st, cl (24 sts). R3: (dc1, dc2) rep, cl (36 sts). R4: (dc1 in 2 sts, dc2 in next) rep, cl (48 sts). R5: (dc1 in 3 sts, dc2 in next) rep, cl (60 sts). R6: Same as R5. (75 sts). R7: (dc1 in 4 sts, dc2 in next) rep, cl (90 sts). R8: (dc1 in 5 sts, dc2 in next) rep, cl (105 sts). R9: (dc1 in 6 sts, dc2 in next) rep, cl (120 sts). R10: (dc1 in 7 sts, dc2 in next) rep, cl (135 sts). R11: (dc1 in 8 sts, dc2 in next) rep, cl (150 sts). R12: and R13: ch1, sc 1 in each st, cl (150 sts) R14: Workthis round totally in back loop of stitches. (Skip 2 sts, dc8 in next st, skip 2 sts, join by sl st in next) rep.

If this round is not worked in back loop then it looks as yellow dish and when worked in back loop, it looks as blue dosh. If needed you can make some embroidery in the middle or on one side as shown.

The following video with English subtitles may help you.

ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.