EASY
n CUTE RAKHI - 3
Raksha
bandhan is a festival celebrated in India to symbolize love among
siblings. The rakhi is my third and
final creation for this season.
Read
all about this lovely festival at https://www.fnp.com/article/raksha-bandhan
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Materials used : Today I’ve used some of our lovely Indian
kankri / kamal kadai polyester silk yarn with a 1.3 mm crochet hook
General yarn info : Today’s yarn is available only in India
It’s a really fine embroidery
floss-like yarn. The finer the yarn, the
cuter the end result – so go ahead and use any yarn with a suitable hook to
make this project to any size.
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
Magic circle : To refresh your skill, please view this easy video https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro
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
Abbreviations used :
lp(s) : Loop(s) sc : Single crochet
dc : Double crochet sp : Space
sl-st : Slip stitch ch : Chain
st(s) : Stitch(es) hk : Hook
yo : Yarn Over
Instructions : (Using U.S terminology)
Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.
Please check the top of this blog for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern.
Please read through all my notes before you pick up your hook, so you know just where we're heading in our pattern.
In my patterns I work with the principle of stitch count and body measurement. This means that you need to work the stitch count in pattern, till you get the measurement (length and/or width) that you need for your project.
For
this rakhi I have decided to work on a small soft puffy flower.
I’ve
used this free pattern http://www.sweetsofties.com/2018/01/loving-you-flower-pot-free-crochet.html
You
do not need to make this into a rakhi or a tie of any sort – you could just
make this cute heart and then attach it to a pin that can go onto your baby
girl dress or onto a headband as a cute extra.
I
am using a really fine (floss like) silk thread and so I could easily use two
different colours of yarn to work this puff stitch pattern.
I
added a small pearl bead in the centre to bling it just a bit.
For the ties :
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
What is a slip stitch : Here is a neat video tutorial at https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw
I
re-attached my yarn to the bottom of my flower and worked a length of fsc chain
(about 50 fsc) per side.
At the end of
it, I made a small shell pattern.
So
once you reach the end, work (ch 3, 7 dc, ch 3 and sl-st into that last fsc).
Fasten off and weave in ends. Neatly glue in your ends as well.
If
you can’t do the fsc, then just work about 50 chain, work the shell pattern at
the end, and then turn around and work a sc in each of the chain back to the
centre flower.
Re-attach
yarn and work a tie for the other side similarly.
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