Saturday 10 January 2015

SHELLED BELT


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SHELLED BELT

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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.  
Now isn’t this odd.. or beautiful.. or just depends on how you look at it, I guess.
This is a pretty easy-going two-row repeat pattern.  Come along, and let's work on this together.

Check out the slightly similar pattern I've used for a purse at https://shyamanivas.blogspot.com/2015/01/criss-cross-clutch.html

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. 

Materials used : polyester silk purse yarn in cones  ~ one cone , with a 4 mm crochet hook beads ; pearls ; a belt buckle fabric glue to seal ends neatly

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 ros ; 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 : Here’s how you start with a slip knot.  https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw 

Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot.  https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs

What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY 

What is a slip stitch : Here is a neat video tutorial at https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw

How to hold your yarn in crochet : https://youtu.be/FwOlCbGdbqY

Foundation Single Crochet : fsc : To refresh your skill on the fsc, please view this video 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 : (Using U.S terminology)
lp(s) : Loop(s)                   sc : Single crochet
dc : Double crochet          sp : Space                                           
sl-st : Slip stitch                st(s) : Stitch(es)                
hk : Hook
yo : Yarn Over                  ch : Chain
fsc : Foundation Single Crochet
dc 3-tog : Double crochet 3-together

  
Instructions : (Using U.S terminology)

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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 https://youtu.be/G175TFkPKRc

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.

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 ; 
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 , 
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  ; 
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 

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Detail of the shell stitch

Repeat Rows 2 and 3 till you have a clutch of the height / width you desire.

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Fasten off then and weave in the ends

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