Crochet Oti Bag 2, Big Drawstring Bag for Oti

 

Hello friends,

This one is another Drawstring bag for ritual functions in India for receiving OTI. The first Oti bag has nice experience that is good responce from viewers, so I made this one. For this bag I kept the opening little bigger because many times, OTI is offered with SHAHAL and not just usual coconut. See the difference in figure.

  

Green coconut is much bigger than our normal coconut. So it needs bigger space hence I made it bigger.
It is very simple to make. Just the base and then go on doing double crochets except the leaves border of two rounds and those too rounds are also not very difficult. 

Let's see the pattern. 

I used Loop and Thread yarn with 3.5 mm hook. For any yarn here (in USA) the needle is reccomented on it's wrapper which is 5mm etc but still I use 3.5 mm because the size should not vary much when my subscribers in India make it with Vardhamaan yarn.

R1: dc12 in magic loop, cl.

R2: dc2 in each st, cl (24)

R3: (dc1 in 1 st, dc2 in next st) 12 times, cl. (36).

R4: (dc1 in 2 sts, dc2 next) 12 times, cl (48).

R5: (dc1 in 3 sts, dc2 next) 12 times, cl (60).

R6: (dc1 in 4 sts, dc2 next) 12 times, cl (72).

R7: (dc1 in 5 sts, dc2 next) 12 times, cl by sl st in back loop of next st (84).

R8: dc1 in back loop of each st, cl (84)

R9 to R13: dc1 in each st, cl (84). Don't cut the yarn.

R14: Join green yarn at first st. (sc1 in 6 sts, ch10, skip first ch, sc 1 in 8 chs, sl st in last ch) 14 times, , cl. Next round we work on wrong side because we want that leaf should lay down side as shown in figure 1.

R15: {skip first and last sc-st (out of 6), sc1 in middle 4 sts, ch1, skip sl st, from next work sc1, hdc1, dc1, (dc2) next, (dc2) next, dc1, hdc1, sc1, ch2, then on other side, sc1, hdc1, dc1, (dc2), (dc2), dc1, hdc1, sc1, ch1, sc1 in the last st on opposite side} 14 times, cl.

R16: with cream color yarn, on 4 sc-sts make {[(dc2), dc1, dc1, (dc2)]} 14 times, cl (84).

R17 to R23: dc 1 in each st, cl (84).

R24: (dc1, ch1, skip 1 st) 42 times, cl. (42 ch1-spaces). BO.

R25: with green, (dc1 on dc-st, dc1 on ch1) rep till end, cl (84).

R26: dc2 in each st, cl BO (168 sts).

Then make two cords of chs 100. Pass them through ch1-spaces, one from left to right and other from right to left.

                                                    

Now we shall make two small balls instead of pompom.

R1: with green, in a magic loop, ch1, sc5, cl

R2: sc2 in each st, cl (10). Place stitch marker at the first st after each round.

R3: (sc1, sc2 next) 5 times, cl (15)

R4 and R5: ch1, sc1 in each st, cl (15)

R6: (sc1, 2 sctog next) 5 times, cl (10). Stuff little bit fiber or cotton in side.

R7: (2sctog) 5 times, cl (5)

Cut the yarn with 6" yarn end. Using tapestry needle sew them.

Attach these balls to the cord ends by sewing with tapestry needle.

The beautiful Drawstring bag is here.

The following video with English subtitles may help you.

ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.

Crochet Oti Bag 1, Big Drawstring Bag for Oti

 

Hello friends,

How are you all? Hope enjoying Summer😯but it's ok, our crocheting will always give relief from any difficult circumstances.

This time I am presenting a very new creation, OTI BAG. Many of my friends, other than Maharashtrian, may not know what is OTI?  

In rituals like Dohal-Jevan (Baby Shower), marriage etc OTI is offered to the married woman. It contains Uncooked Rice, Coconut, Betal Nut, Three other Fruits, Blouse piece, Bangles etc. For details about it, you may read,

https://vedikastrologer.com/oti-bharan/

In short it contains many things and a bigger size bag is required for that. Generally bags of cloths are made and they are decorated for marriage uses, like this,

One of the subscriber of my Youtube channel Kalopasak, requested me to make such Crochet OTI Bag.

The bag, I created is also sufficiently big and can fit all things inside it.

Before some days I had made such drawstring bag for the same purpose which had wooden base and hence can be used for OTI (being sturdy). You may refer that also.

https://alkaandart.blogspot.com/search?q=crochet+batawa

But now I thought that it will be a new creation let us make a big and hence I started and the result in photo 1 and 2.

For this bag I used Red Heart yarn and 3.5 mm hook. I know that Red Heart yarn recommends 5 mm or 5.5.mm hook. But if I use this yarn and 5 mm hook then the size of the artical I make will be too big. Moreover my subscribers in India may not get exact idea of the size so mostly I use 3.5 mm hook so that there should not be much difference in size.

Now the base size of my bag comes out to be 10".

I start with yellow yarn and make a ring of chs 72.

R1: ch1, sc1 in each st, cl (72)

R2: (dc1 in 2 sts, ch2, skip 1 st) 24 times, cl (24 ch2-spaces)

We shall pass a Zari chord through these ch2-spaces (once back in India) for decorating the bag.

R3: (dc1 on 2 dc-sts, dc2 in ch2-sp) 24 times, cl (96 sts).

R4: (dc 1 in 7 sts, dc2 in next) 12 times, cl (108)

R5: (dc1 in 8 sts, dc2 in next) 12 times, cl (120). BO.

Now let us make red border to this. Join red yarn at any st.

R6: [(dc3, ch3, dc3) shell in one st, ch3, skip 5 sts] 20 times, cl.

R7: [in ch3-sp of shell, (dc5, ch5-picot, ch7-picot, ch5-picot all by sl st, dc5), sc1 in next ch3-sp] 20 times, cl. BO.

Back side or Base of the Bag.

R1: Yellow: dc12 in a magic loop, cl.

R2: dc2 in each st, cl (24)

R3: (dc1 in 1 st, dc2 next) 12 times, cl (36)

R4: (dc1 in 2 sts, dc2 next) 12 times, cl (48)

R5: (dc1 in 3 sts, dc2 next) 12 times, cl (60)

R6: (dc1 in 4 sts, dc2 next) 12 times, cl (72)

R7: (dc 1 in 5 sts, dc2 next) 12 times, cl (84)

R8: (dc1 in 6 sts, dc2 next) 12 times, cl (96)

R9: (dc1 in 7 sts, dc2 next) 12 times, cl (108)

R10: (dc1 in 8 sts, dc2 next) 12 times, cl (120)

Now place wrong side of upper part on wrong side of lower part and sew this base with the upper part  by single crochet in each st on both pieces.

Now extend the upper part from inside. All are chains initially made, now if we make dcs on them, it may not be able to carry the weight. So make first round in the gap between two single crochets previously made.

R1: (dc1 in the gap between two scs) 72 times, cl.

                       

R2: dc 1 in each st, cl (72).

                                                

R3 to R5: same as R2.

R6: (dc1 in 2 sts, ch2, skip 2 sts)18 times, cl (18 spaces of ch2)

R7: (dc1 on 2 dc-sts, dc2 in ch2-sp) 18 times, cl (72). BO.

For border join red yarn at any st.

Inner Border: (ch1, sl st in next st) repeat till end, cl, BO.

Now take 2 threads of yellow and make chs 80 for CORD. Make 2 pieces. Pass one from left and other from right. It as shown in video.

           

Now let us make Small Hearts as a tassels.

With red yarn in a magic loop make, (ch2, tr3, dc3, ch2, dc3, tr3, ch2), cl with 6" yarn end. 

Join two ends of cord on one side. Sew the heart at the joint of two ends of a cord after threading it in ch2-spaces.

Make one more heart and sew to other cord. It will look as in photo 1.

Wow!!! the beautiful OTI bag which is Drawstring type is ready.

See it accommodates a big coconut and all other fruits as can be seen in video. It also looks beautiful to carry.

 
The following video with English subtitles may help you.

ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.