Alka and Arts: Crochet Christmas Special Candle Decorator, Candle Holder, Flower Pot Mat, Samai Rangoli

Hello friends,

It's December, everyone is excited about Christmas and New Year celebration. Keeping this in mind, I made this Crochet Candle Decorator. It's beautiful and I hope that everybody like it. Though I made it as candle holder but you can use it for keeping flower pot / vase or for folding Samai or, Diya as shown in first photo.

I used Vardhaman Millenium yarn and 2.5 mm hook.

PATTERN: First let's make flowers with pink yarn.

R1: In a magic loop make dc24, cl.

R2: sl st in 12 sts,

ch1, thread one bead by 0.5 mm hook,

sl st in remaining 12 sts.cl. BO.

Make such 6 petals for one flower.

We shall make 24 petals for 4 flowers.

Now while hiding yarn ends of each petal, sew the petals in 3 sts to give better shape to the petal.

Then join 6 petals or thread them to make a flower. Also join each petal with the adjecent petal by 3 sts.

Lastly attach a big bead at the centre of the flower.

if you want to make Samai rangoli with these flowers (which will be horizontal circle with these flowers then you have to make 6 flowers).

Now we shall make the central part. With green yarn make a ring of chs 48.

R1: ch1, sc1 in each st, cl. (48)

R2: dc1 in each st, cl. (48)

Repeat R1 and R2 till the height is 2.3"-2.5". (I need 7 rounds for that). Then BO green yarn.

R8: Join zari cord at any st. ch1, (sc1 in 4 sts, ch3-picot by sl st) 12 times, cl, BO.

Then we work at the base of this. Again join zari cord at any st.

R1: ch1, hdc1 in each st, cl, BO (48)

R2: Join green yarn at any st, (dc1 in 2 sts, dc2 in next) 16 times, cl (64)

R3: ch1. (sc1 in 11 sts, skip 2 sts, dc10 in next st, skip 2 sts) 4 times, cl.

R4: Sl st in first 2 sc-sts. [sc1 in 7 sc-sts, skip last 2 sts, ch1, (dc1 on dc-st, ch1) 10 times, skip first 2 sc-sts] 4 times, cl.

R5: Join pink yarn at third sc-st (skipping first 2 sc-sts), ch1, [sc1 in 3 sts, ch2, (3dctog in ch1-sp between first 2 dcs, ch2) 9 times, ch2] 4 times, cl, BO.

R6: with again green yarn, ch1, sc1 in the middle of the 3 pink sc-sts, [ch3, sc3 in ch2-sp between first and second 3dctog, 3hdc in next gap, (3dc in next ch2-sp) 4 times, hdc3 in next, sc3 in last ch2-sp between 3dctogs, ch3, sc1 on middle sc-st] 4 times, cl. BO.

R7: Join zari cord at green sc-st, sc1 there, [ch4, sc1 in 3 sc-sts, in next gap between 3scs and 3hdcs, make sc1, ch3-picot, sc1 in 3 hdc-sts and sc1 in next gap (between hdc3 and dc3), ch3-picot, sc1 in 3 dc-sts, sc1 in next gap, ch3-picot, sc3 on 3dc-sts, sc1 in gap, ch5-picot, sc1 in 3 dc-sts, sc1 in next gap, ch3-picot, sc1 in 3dc-sts, sc1 in gap, 3ch-picot, sc1 on 3 hdc-sts, sc1 in gap, ch3-picot, sc1 on 3 sc-sts, ch4, sc1 in the middle green sc-st] 4 times, cl