Sweet Nothings Crochet: CHAINED BELT

CHAINED BELT

This is a really easy pattern and one that can be made with or without a belt buckle.

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Materials used : Today I’ve used Noya bamboo cotton yarn with a 3.5 mm crochet hook , a belt buckle ; fabric glue to seal ends neatly

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

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

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

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.

Difficulty level : Easy to Intermediate

Abbreviations used : (Using U.S terminology)

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 sk : Skip

Stitches used : Using US terminology

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

Foundation Single Crochet : fsc : To refresh your skill on the fsc, please view this video https://youtu.be/mcT85fwh4mA

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

Half Double Crochet : Hdc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk) ;

yo, draw through all 3 lps. One hdc made.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/sDiELJdB2Dg

Chainless start for Half Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 start, and this is what I do to start my row of hdc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/lWXpl1KdbZ8

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

Instruction information Using U.S terminology

Please note that I start all rows with a ch 1 turning chain for ease.

Please also check the top of this blog for neat video tutorials of all stitches used in today’s pattern sheet. For your convenience, video tutorials are also added right where we will use them.

Please go through the full instruction sheet before you start, so you get an idea of what we’re doing. Cheers.

This is not my pattern. I found this chart on //www.stranamam.ru/post/2291200/ but there is no written instructions.

These are my notes as I make my own project.

For our pattern today, we start with a long fsc chain row. This row needs to be as long as you need to go around your waist.

We will then work a few rows of pattern that will make the width of the belt.

Now if you have a belt buckle, there are two ways to work this.

You can either work the pattern without the belt buckle and then add in the buckle at the end ; OR

you will start with one sc that will go around the buckle and then work the fsc chain, and end with an sc that goes around the other end of the buckle (if your buckle has two parts). In this case, remember that with each row you will start and end with an sc that goes around the belt buckle.

Right then, let's start.

Our stitch count is in multiples of 12 + 8

Depending on how wide you want your belt, work with either dc or hdc.

I have worked in hdc

Now the total pattern is 12 rows. In case you find it is getting too wide, I'd suggest you drop (do not work) Rows 6 and 8. This will reduce the width of your belt by 2 rows, and you will still get that nice cinched pattern anyway.

Start Row 1 : with a fsc in multiples of 12 + 8 for the round waist measurement of the person you're making this for. Turn

Row 2 : dc in the 1st dc and in each dc till the end. Turn.

Row 3 : dc in the 1st 4 dc ;

*(ch 3, sk next 3 dc , dc in the next 3 dc) ;

rep (to) till last 4 dc ;

dc in the last 4 dc. Turn.

Row 4 : dc in the 1st 4 dc ;

*(3 dc in the next ch-3 sp , dc in the next 3 dc) ;

rep (to) till last 4 dc ;

dc in the last 4 dc. Turn.

Row 5 : dc in the 1st 4 dc ;

*(ch 9, sk next 7 dc , dc in the next 5 dc) ;

rep (to) till last 4 dc ;

dc in the last 4 dc. Turn.

Row 6 : dc in the 1st 4 dc ;

*(ch 9, sk next ch-9 sp , dc in the next 5 dc) ;

rep (to) till last 4 dc ;

dc in the last 4 dc. Turn.

Row 7 : dc in the 1st 4 dc ;

*(ch 7, sk next ch-9 sp , dc in the next 5 dc) ;

rep (to) till last 4 dc ;

dc in the last 4 dc. Turn.

Row 8 : dc in the 1st 4 dc ;

*(ch 9, sk next ch-7 sp , dc in the next 5 dc) ;

rep (to) till last 4 dc ;

dc in the last 4 dc. Turn.

In the next row, we will be tying / knotting all the ch-sps together.

So let's visualise this first - we will work 4 ch, then swoop down to that 1st ch-9 sp (from Row 5) and wrap all four ch-sps with a sc ; and then work 4 ch again. Neat right

Row 9 : dc in the 1st 4 dc ;

*(ch 4, sc around the four ch-sps ;

ch 4, dc in the next 5 dc) ;

rep (to) till last 4 dc ;

dc in the last 4 dc. Turn.

Row 10 : dc in the 1st 4 dc ;

*(ch 9, sk tied up sts , dc in the next 5 dc) ;

rep (to) till last 4 dc ;

dc in the last 4 dc. Turn.

Row 11 : dc in the 1st 4 dc ;

*(9 dc in the next ch-9 sp , dc in the next 5 dc) ;

rep (to) till last 4 dc ;

dc in the last 4 dc. Turn.

Row 12 : dc in the 1st 4 dc ;

*(ch 3, sk next 3 dc , dc in the next 3 dc) ;

rep (to) till last 4 dc ;

dc in the last 4 dc. Turn.

and with that we're done with this lovely chained belt.

Finishing :

So if you have a belt buckle, I've told you how to work it. You've either already attached it and worked it per row, in which case you're done

In case you have not attached it, then attach now. I'd suggest you use an embroidery needle and attach it neatly.

In case you do not have a belt buckle, then you could add on a button

Or you could add tassels at the end and use the tassels to join the two ends in a tie-up finish.

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