A belt is a great addition to a wardrobe and this crochet Shelled belt will be a great accompaniment - just you see. 😀
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I just made clutch purse
with a similar pattern and at that time commented that the pattern would
probably work for a shawl or scarf.. totally forgetting that it could for a
belt as well.
Check out the slightly similar pattern I've used for a purse here
This is not my original pattern and it’s just
one of those wonderful free floating freebies over the net. I am, as
usual, writing down my notes, and am sharing them with you.
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I just made clutch purse with a similar pattern and at that time commented that the pattern would probably work for a shawl or scarf.. totally forgetting that it could for a belt as well.
Materials used : polyester silk purse yarn in cones ~ one cone , with a 4 mm crochet hook ; beads ; pearls ; a belt buckle
Stitches used :
What is a slip stitch : https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw
Foundation Single Crochet : fsc : https://youtu.be/mcT85fwh4mA
Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);
Abbreviations used :
hk : Hook
yo : Yarn Over ch : Chain
fsc : Foundation Single Crochet
dc 3-tog : Double
crochet 3-together
Materials used : polyester silk purse yarn in cones ~ one cone , with a 4 mm crochet hook ; beads ; pearls ; a belt buckle
General yarn info : polyester silk purse yarn is only available in India. It is a 4-ply yarn. You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project.
For Indians : You could use Anchor , Red rose ; Red rose metallic or unbranded knitting cotton as well as Oswal or Vardhaman acrylic yarns
International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn.
Stitches used :
Starting slip knot : https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
What is a chain stitch ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY
What is a slip stitch : https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw
Foundation Single Crochet : fsc : https://youtu.be/mcT85fwh4mA
Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);
[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo
Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0
dc 3-tog : Double crochet 3-tog : [yo, insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo and pull up a lp ; yo and draw through 2 lps] 3 times (4 lps on hk) ; yo, draw through all lps on hk. One dc 3-tog made.
Double crochet 3-tog : dc 3-tog : Here is an easy video tutorial at https://youtu.be/qlnqXDB3OUM
Abbreviations used :
lp(s) : Loop(s) sc : Single crochet
dc : Double crochet sp : Space
sl-st : Slip stitch st(s) : Stitch(es)
hk : Hook
hk : Hook
yo : Yarn Over ch : Chain
fsc : Foundation Single Crochet
dc 3-tog : Double
crochet 3-together
Instructions : (Using U.S terminology)
First off, you can use
any yarn with a suitable hook to make this belt to any size that you want.
With my belts, what I
usually do is get the buckle first
(i.e if you are using a
buckle – if using a nice big button to bring the two ends together, then you
can make a hole in one side of your belt and ignore all this write up).
Right! So assuming we’re starting with a buckle – I start by doing the sc’s around the buckle end, and once that is attached, then I work the rest of the belt up.
Full chart at the end of
this blog.
In case the video does not start, get the video for the Shelled
belt at
Start with a multiple of 5 + 1 depending on the width of belt (or the buckle size).
Row 1 : sc in the 1st fsc ; ch 3 and 3 dc the same 1st st ;
sk next 4 sts, sc in the next st ;
*ch 3 and 3 dc in the same st (where you’ve just done that sc) ,
sk next 4 sts, sc in the next st * ;
rep *to* till end. Turn.
sk next 4 sts, sc in the next st * ;
rep *to* till end. Turn.
Row 2 : ch 3 and 1 dc the 1st sc ;
*ch 2, sk next 3 dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 2, dc 3-tog in the next sc* ;
rep *to* till last st ;
rep *to* till last st ;
2 dc in the last st. Turn.
Row 3 : sc the 1st dc ;
ch 3 and 3 dc in the next ch-2 sp ;
*sc in the next dc 3-tog ;
ch 3 and 3 dc in the next ch-2 sp* ;
rep *to* till the last st ,
rep *to* till the last st ,
sc in the last st. Turn.
Row 4 : ch 3 and 1 dc the 1st sc ;
*ch 2, sk next 3 dc, sc in the next ch-3 sp ;
ch 2, dc 3-tog in the next sc* ;
rep *to* till last st ;
rep *to* till last st ;
2 dc in the last st. Turn.
Rep Rows 3 & 4 till you have a belt of the length you desire.
Get the video for this stitch at
Now I think that this pattern has sufficient ‘holes’ to allow the belt buckle to fit in neatly, so we go straight through to end...
"Holes" so that you can cinch the belt tightly and have it fit almost any waist size :)
Finishing :
You’ll see that the
sides of our belt has a lovely wavy edging.. now lovely as that may be, it may
not go through the belt loop and buckle easily, which is probably why the
designer seems to have run one row of sc all over the edges.
More choices for
you.
So you could leave it wavy edged, or work an sc all around.
It
does not matter how many sc you work - just remember to make a note of how many
you work along one side, and work the same number along the next side.
Also remember the usual thumb rule of an sc in each ch-1 sp; 1 sc in each
sc and 2 sc per each horizontal bar of dc (if not standing upright I mean).
I also made a small belt
loop with just fsc that goes around the non-buckle end of the belt, to hold the
flappy end of the belt up…. and we’re done !
In case you do not like fsc,
work a chain length that goes around your belt, and then work a row of sl-st or
sc back on the same ch.
Join it around the back and affix it to the
non-buckle end of your belt
Detail of the shell stitch
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 till
you have a clutch of the height / width you desire.
Fasten off then and weave in the ends
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