Crochet Tilgul Vadi and Halwa: Sankranti Special Dessert

 

Hello friends,

14th January, Makar Sankranti, the only festival in India which occuses by date. The special dessert of this festival is Tilgul (Sesame seeds and Jageery). People made it's LADU and VADI as in following photos and exchange in between saying that (तिळगुळ घ्या, गोड गोड बोला) take this sweet and speak sweet (NO QUARREL).

Festival significance in Indian culture in amazing. To eat sesame in full winter season as in January keeps our skip smooth, prevents it from becoming dry.

Tilgul Ladu is same as Rava Ladu we made in crochet at the time of Diwali Faral. So this time I made crochet Tilgul Vadi and Halva.

Pattern: Kite Shaped Vadi:

Shart from ch13+1

R1: sc 1 in each ch from second. (13).

R2: 2sctog, sc 1 in 9 sts, 2sctog, (11) ch1 turn,

R3: 2sctog, sc 1 in 7 sts, 2sctog, (9) ch1 turn,

R4: sc 1 in each st, (9) ch1 turn,

R5: 2sctog, sc 1 in 5 sts, 2sctog, (7) ch1 turn,

R6: 2sctog, sc 1 in 3 sts, 2sctog, (5) ch1 turn,

R7: sc 1 in each st, (5) ch1 turn,

R8: 2sctog, sc 1 in 1 sts, 2sctog, (3) ch1 turn,

R9: 3sctog (1)

Join yarn at the first ch made in the beginning and make rows from R2 to R9.

The kite shape is made.

Make border of sc 1 in each row all around. At corner make (sc1, ch1, sc1), cl.

Make two pieces like this. Place the WS on WS.

Join three sides by sl st. Insert thermocol sheet of same shape inside and close remaining last side by sl st. 

We can also start this from ch2 and making sc 3 in first ch. then increasing 2 sts in each row as above.

Rhombus Shaped Vade:

Let us start with ch2, 

R1: sc3 in first ch, 

Increase 2 sts in each row. Skip R4 and R7 above then we get Rhombus shaped Vadi.

Halwa: For making Halwa take bulky white yarn, make 1 knot, cut.

Make so many by white and very few by red, green and yellow. We shall get  Halwa as in fig 1.

The following video with English subtitles may help you.

ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.