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.