Alka and Arts: Crochet Diwali Special Aakash Kandil, Lantern Type Diya Holder, Small Mandir for Idol

Hello friends,

For this Diwali occasion I made one more Aakash Diya. This is specially for Panati or Diya. But actually you can place bulb also inside. You can also use it as a MANDIR and place small idol as in the third photo above.

Previously made two Aakash Diya were already posted on this blog.

https://alkaandart.blogspot.com/search?q=table+lamp+specially+for+Diwali

https://alkaandart.blogspot.com/2024/09/crochet-aakash-kandil-simple-beautiful.html

I also apologies because I know that I should have posted this before Diwali. Actually I have published this video before Diwali on my youtube channel Kalopasak but I failed to write the pattern and post it here before Diwali.

Now let us see, how to make this Mandir type Aakash Diya.

For this we need 2 metal rings with 4.5" diameter, some beads amd tassels. Yarn: Vardhamaan Millenium, hooks used 3.5 mm, 1.75 mm and 0.5 mm (for inserting beads)

This lantern is 13.5", actually I wanted to make 11-12 inches but finally it is 13.5" For 11"-12", I should have make small strips with beads.

Pattern: R1: With pink yarn cover the ring by single crochets (scs). I need 72 scs to cover this ring with 3.5 mm hook.

R2: By 1.75 mm make dc 1 in each st, cl (72). (I shifted to 1.75 mm because it goes easy to insert the hook in sc with ring.)

R3: (dc3 in one st, skip 2 sts) rep till end, cl.

R4 and R5: dc3 in each gap between two group of dc3, cl.

R6: Join second ring by scs with each of these 72 sts.

Then place markers after every 12 sts. (6 markers)

Now make LATKAN (those white puff cords seen attached to this base part with these 6 markers).

LATKAN: (ch2,5dc-puff in second ch, pass 1 bead) rep till 4 beads, lastly one puff.

Make such 6 LATKANS. Join them at markers.

With remaining two rings make one more piece like this with above 6 rounds without Latkans. Place 6 markers here also after every 11 sts.

Now make two flat round pieces as follow.

R1: dc12 in magic loop, cl

R2: dc2 in each st, cl (24)

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

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

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

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

Attach one after the second round of lower base part.

For joining these two parts make 6 STRIPS as followa with pink yarn.

STRIP: [Make ch2, enlarge the stitch pass 1 bead by using 0.5 mm hook,

fix it by ch1, ch4, sl st in the second ch (initially made), ch4, sl st in the first ch opposite to the first sl st.

ch1, sc5 in ch4-sp including the thread behind. join by sl st in the first ch (out of ch2 made initially), sc5 oon ch4-sp of other side of bead, close by sl st in opposite side's st]

rep till 6 beads in the strip. Here if you want less height then make strip of 4 beads only. Make such 6 strips.

Fix them with one end at join of two LATKAN and other end at marker of the second half.

We made two flat rounds, second flat round we keep extra.

1. If you want to keep Small idol as in the following photos then you may sew it to last round of lower part of 2 rings

2. If you wish to place PANATI (oil diya) then you may place it at base. So that if it gets oily then you should be able to remove it and wash. (No need to wash whole show piece).

For holding this stand. Make 6 cords same as we make LATKAN by white yarn with 3 beads and 4 puffs. Join the at the st paralle to the stripd joint and tie the other 6 ends together.

Zari Border: Join zari cord at first st after one strip. [Make sc1 in each st till the next strip is joint. ch1, skip the joint st (where the strip is joined with joint of 2 latkans)] rep 6 times, cl. BO.

Also make similar border for lower and upper part of upper half part. Of course if you have joined the strip using 2 sts then make sc1 in each st till joint then ch2 then sc in other part.