Crochet Prayer Rug (Puja Aasan 1), Chowki for Puja

 

Friends in India when anyone does Puja (worships God), he or she is not supposed to sit on floor. Generally person takes a square mat for sitting and then worship God. Just as,

So I made one Puja Aasan. Actually this crochet design / pattern can be used for making Bag, Blanket, Cushion covers etc.

PATTERN:

Yarn  Vardhamaan Millenium, hook 3.5 mm.

Weight 185 gm, length 22”, width 17.5”.

Make chs (multiple of 9 + 7), I made 97 chs for the required 22” length, +2 chs with brown yarn.

R1:  dc 1 in each st starting from third ch (97 sts)

R2: ch 3 turn, (skip 2 sts, dc3 in next st) rep till end, lastly skip 2 sts, dc 1 in last st.

R3: dc3 in first gap, dc3 in next gap, join green yarn, (by green dc3 in next gap, carry forward brown yarn, dc3 in next two gaps) rep till end. BO.

R4: Start each row from right side the yarn ends are  used for tassels. (With brown dc1 in first st, dc3 in next gap, with green dc3 in next two gaps) rep till end, lastly after dc 3 in last gap, dc1 in last st, BO.

R5: (with brown dc 3 in two gaps, with green dc 3 in next gap) rep till end, lastly dc3 in last 2 gaps, BO.

R6: with brown dc1 in first st, (with green dc3 in next gap, with brown dc3 in next 2 gaps) rep till end, lastly with green dc 3 in last gap, with brown dc 1 in last st, BO.

R7: with green dc3 in 2 gaps, with brown dc3 in 1 gap) rep till end, lastly with brown dc3 in 2 gaps, BO.

R8: with brown dc1 in first st, (with green dc3 in gap, with brown dc3 iin two gaps) rep till end, lastly dc1 in last st, BO.

Repeat rows R3 to R8 till the required width.

Next row: with brown dc 2 in first st, dc 3 in each gap till end, dc 1 in last st.

Last row with brown, dc 1 in each st (97)

Then either cut the yarn ends on both sides to make tassels or hide them and make sc border on all 4 sides. BO.

The following video with English Subtitles may help you.

ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.