Thursday 13 September 2018

EASY n CUTE RAKHI - 3

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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. 
 
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free crochet pattern, free crochet motif pattern, free crochet flower motif pattern, free crochet rakhi pattern, free crochet puffy flower motif pattern, kankri yarn, kamal kadai thread, Pradhan Embroidery Stores,


free crochet pattern, free crochet motif pattern, free crochet flower motif pattern, free crochet rakhi pattern, free crochet puffy flower motif pattern, kankri yarn, kamal kadai thread, Pradhan Embroidery Stores,

free crochet pattern, free crochet motif pattern, free crochet flower motif pattern, free crochet rakhi pattern, free crochet puffy flower motif pattern, kankri yarn, kamal kadai thread, Pradhan Embroidery Stores,

For this rakhi I have decided to work on a small soft puffy flower. 

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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