Sweet Nothings Crochet: CHEVRON BELT

Thursday 4 October 2018

CHEVRON BELT

This is a belt made with the awesome chevron pattern. I think I have used the chevron pattern in just about every way possible.

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Materials used : I have used an Indian polyester silk purse thread , with a 4 mm crochet hook ; beads ; pearls ; a belt buckle ; fabric glue to seal ends neatly

For Indians : You could use Anchor , Red ros e or unbranded knitting cotton as well as Vardhaman acrylic yarns

General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.

You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.

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.

Skill level : Intermediate.

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

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

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

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

How to add beads : Check this video at https://youtu.be/EcpgMgBox8I

How to work with beads in crochet : Check out this video at https://youtu.be/yanbAnF_pr0

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)

For our belt, we start with adding our belt buckle and then work all the way to the end.

You will attach the buckle using whatever number of stitches we need for our first start row. Then it is up to you to start the pattern right off or work a few rows in sc / hdc / dc to get a bit of a flat end.

The other end of our buckle has a ‘forked’ finish which , I think , looks lovely. In case you do not want to add a belt buckle, you can make this a sash type belt and attach a fringe to the start end and attach a loop to the forked end.

If you are doing this, then you will just start the belt straight off and attach the tassels at the end. For the loop, you will just add a few chain from one pointed end to the other pointed end of the last row, and then work sc back on each chain till end to make it durable.

I will not be giving you exact numbers here for this end loop bit – just go with the flow... experiment and create something unique.

Start : with 9 fsc. Turn.

In case you are using the buckle – 9 loops around the buckle. For sash, the start is 9 fsc.

Now the designer seems to have worked the full pattern in sc and in back loops only. Once again I leave all this to your discretion and creativity. I am writing it as charted, but you can use either sc, hdc or dc and work in back loops or decide not to – each change will give you a different end product. I've made both with and without back loop work - see how lovely both look!

I’ve made one belt working in the back loops (in red yarn) and the gold one is the regular stitch – not back loops.. and I love both projects. What about you? Which one do you prefer?

Single crochet back loop only (sc-blo) : Here is an easy video tutorial

https://youtu.be/TaQI3Vu9VRQ

Row 1 : ch 3, sc-blo in the 1^st 3 fsc ; sk next fsc ;

3 sc-blo in the next fsc ; sk next fsc ; sc-blo in the last 3 fsc. Turn.

Row 2 : ch 3, sk 1^st st ; sc-blo in the next 3 sc ;

3 sc-blo in the next sc ; sc-blo in the next 3 sc ;

sk last st. Turn.

Rep Row 2 till you have the desired length for your belt.

I think this is a fab easy chevron belt – don’t you agree ?

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