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Happy Monday Everyone!!!

Its Monday and start to a brand new week, which means only one thing –

IT’S WEEK 2 of the Sunburst Diamond Mochila Bag CAL!!!!

We have been seeing your progress pictures of Week 1 and we are blown away!! You all are doing amazingly well!!

Incase you havent caught up yet, here is a little help for a quick recap.

Find all info about the cal and registration HERE

Find WEEK 1 instructions HERE

So lets get on with Week 2!!

This week we will be starting with the body of the bag and as usual our guest designer Ashita has included written instructions with a video tutorial and graph!

Side of the Bag

We don’t have to make any more increases for the side of the bag. Our work will go up when we stop increasing. Every 10 or 15 stitches we push our work to 90 degree angle and pull the carrying yarns one by one and massage the stitches in the direction of the hook.

Transition from base to side

In this Video we will see how to start the side:

Graph

We will repeat this graph 6 times.
Button holes starts at round 33.

Written Instructions

Round – 1 to 18

Round-1.   *30A*   {6x}
Round-2.   *30C*   {6x}
Round-3.   *3D, 7B, 3D, 7B, 3D, 7B*   {6x}
Round-4.   *30C*   {6x}
Round-5.   *30A*   {6x}
Round-6.   *30C*   {6x}
Round-7.   *30C*   {6x}
Round-8.   *14A, 1B, 15A*   {6x}
Round-9.   *14A, 1B, 15A*   {6x}
Round-10. *13A, 3B, 14A*   {6x}
Round-11. *12A, 2B, 1C, 2B, 13A*   {6x}
Round-12. *11A, 2B, 3C, 2B, 12A*   {6x}
Round-13. *10A, 2B, 2C, 1D, 2C, 2B, 11A*   {6x}
Round-14. *9A, 2B, 2C, 3D, 2C, 2B, 10A*   {6x}
Round-15. *8A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 1E, 2D, 2C, 2B, 9A*   {6x}
Round-16. *7A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 3E, 2D, 2C, 2B, 8A*   {6x}
Round-17. *6A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 5E, 2D, 2C, 2B, 7A*   {6x}
Round-18. *5A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 7E, 2D, 2C, 2B, 6A*   {6x}

Thats it for Week 2! You can always get in touch with us by leaving a comment below or dm us on instagram @indiayarn.circle or join us on our facebook group where all the action happens!!

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We would love to see your makes!! So dont forget to tag us @indiayarn.circle and our designer @handmadeby_ashita on instagram and facebook and use hashtags #sunburstdiamondcal #indiayarncircle #sunburstdiamondmochilacal #IYCcal

HAPPY CRAFTING!!!

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Sunburst Diamond Mochila Bag CAL – Week 1

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 indiayarncircle

And off we goooooo!!!

Hello Everyone!!! The Sunburst Diamond Mochila Bag CAL has begun!!! We are so excited!

Hope you have gathered all the materials required for the Sunburst Diamond Cal!

If you have no clue about what we are talking, you can check out all about the cal, our geust designer, the material list, notes on starting and tips and tricks required for the CAL, AND REGISTER HERE.

This week we officially kick start the CAL with instructions for making the base of the bag.

Week — 1: Base

Abbreviations

A          =        Orange
B          =        Green
C          =        Yellow
D          =        Navy Blue
E          =        Light Brown
2 C       =        crochet 2 stitches with color C
2 D       =        crochet 2 stitches with color D
2 A       =        crochet 2 stitches with color A
2 B       =        crochet 2 stitches with color B
3 B       =        crochet 3 stitches with color B
4 B       =        crochet 4 stitches with color B
5 B       =        crochet 5 stitches with color B
4 C       =        crochet 4 stitches with color C
inc        =        increase (2 single crochet in one stitch)
inc C     =        increase with color C
inc DA   =       increase with 2 colors (one stitch in color D and one stitch with color A)
*   *        =       repeat what is between * *
{6x}       =        repeat 6 times what is between * *
{12x}     =        repeat 12 times what is between * *
(   )        =       total number of stitches at the end of the round

NOTES

1. The whole bag will be worked in back loops only.
2. We carry all the yarns throughout the whole bag.
3. We Pull the carrying yarn GENTLY every few stitches and massage the stitches in the direction of the hook.
4. Use the yarn FROM INSIDE OF THE SKEIN and when change the color, pick up the yarn from the skein and follow to our work.
5. Stitch counts at the end of each round is mentioned in brackets (#).

Written instructions

ROUND 1 TO 8

Round 1.     With color C make 6 sc in magic circle……………………………….add yarn color A
Round 2.     * inc C*                                                               {6x}    (12)………..add yarn color B
Round 3.     * inc C*                                                               {12x} (24)………..add yarn color D
Round 4.     *1C, inc C*                                                         {12x} (36)……….add yarn color E
Round 5.     *1A, inc A, 1A*                                                   {12x} (48)
Round 6.     *2C, inc C, 1C*                                                   {12x} (60)
Round 7.     *1A, 1D, inc D, 2D*                                             {12x} (72)
Round 8.     *2A, 1D, inc D, 1D, 1A*                                       {12x} (84)

LINKS

Round 1 to 4:

Round 5 to 8:

GRAPH

REMINDER

1. We will follow 1/8^th part of the graph only and not the complete graph.
2. The graph starts at round 3
3. Read the graph from right to left.
4. The white lines mark the increases.

ROUND 9 TO 16:

Round 9:     *1C, 2A, 2D, inc DA, 1A*…………………………………………..{12x}   (96)
Round 10:    *2C, 1A, inc AD, 1D, 2A, 1C*…………………………………….{12x}   (108)
Round 11:    *1B, 2C, 2A, 1D, inc A, 2C*……………………………………   {12x}   (120)
Round 12:    *2B, 2C, inc A, 2A, 2C, 1B*……………………………………….{12x}   (132)
Round 13:    *3B, 2C, 3A, inc C, 2B*……………………………………………{12x}   (144)
Round 14:    *4B, inc C, 2A, 2C, 3B*…………………………………………….{12x}   (156)
Round 15:    *5B, 2C, 1A, inc C, 4B*…………………………………………….{12x}   (168)
Round 16:    *4B, inc B, 4C, 5B*………………………………………………….{12x}   (180)

LINKS

Round 9 & 10:

Round 11-16:

Complete Graph

Thats it for Week 1! You can always get in touch with us by leaving a comment below or dm us on instagram @indiayarn.circle or join us on our facebook group where all the action happens!!

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HAPPY CRAFTING!!!

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Solitaire Mochila Cal 2021 – Week 2

May 24, 2021May 29, 2021 indiayarncircle

Hello everyone!

Can you believe week 1 of the Solitaire Mochila CAL is already over?

We hope you are progressing well in making your Solitaire Purse and we would love to see all your pics! Join our facebook group to share or follow us on instagram and tag us! Use hashtags #solitairemochilacal #mochilacal2021 #indiayarncircle

If you are new here, check out all the registration and material details HERE and Week 1 Instructions HERE

Now that you are all caught up, lets begin with week 2

WEEK TWO

Week Two is from Row 13 to Row 24

Note:

Please keep in mind all the techniques mentioned in the Week 1 CAL so that you can perfect your work.

Written instructions

Full pattern has been divided into 12 triangular parts. You will repeat 2 triangular pattern 6 times(unless specified otherwise) . (the unshaded parts are two triangles which you have to repeat 6 times)

Row 13 * 1D, 4C, inc C, 11C, inc C, 6C* (Repeat * to * 6 times) [156]

Row 14 * 5C, inc C, 7C, 1E, 4C, inc C, 7C* (Repeat * to * 6 times) [168] Add colour F and cut yarn D

Row 15 * 6C, inc C, 6C, 3E, 4C, inc C, 7C* (Repeat * to * 6 times) [180] Add colour G

Row 16 * 6C, inc C, 6C, 5E, 3C, inc C, 8C* (Repeat * to * 6 times) [192] Add colour H

Row 17 * 7C, inc C, 7C, 3E, 5C, inc C, 8C* (Repeat * to * 6 times) [204]

Row 18 * 7C, inc C, 9C, 1E, 6C, inc C, 9C* (Repeat * to * 6 times) [216]

Row 19 * 8C, inc C, 17C, inc C, 9C* (Repeat * to * 6 times) [228] Pick yarn F

Row 20 * 1F, 7C, inc C, 1C, 1G, 16C, HC (inc with yarn H and C ), 10C* (Repeat * to * 6 times) [240]

Row 21 * 2F, 7C, inc C, 3G, 15C, 1H, inc H, 9C, 1F * (Repeat * to * 6 times) [252]

Row 22 * 3F, 6C, inc C, 5G, 13C, 2H, inc H, 1H, 8C, 2F* (Repeat * to * 6 times) [276] pick up yarn B

Row 23 * 10B, inc B, 11B* (Repeat * to * 12 times) [288] pick up yarn A

Row 24 * 10A, inc A, 12A* (Repeat * to * 12 times) [300] cut the yarn.

Fold the round base into half exactly and put stitch markers on both ends. I made a fold along the line where you begin your rows and shifting of colours can be noticeable. If you do this, rest of your pattern will look neat.

Row 25 Leave two sc after the marker and make 1A into each. Skip 2sc before you reach the next marker. Cut the yarn. Continue on the other side the same thing and cut the yarn.

Stitching two pieces:

Have a look at Marion Verloop’s tutorial on how to join the two pieces:

By using this method just make 25 slip stitches both corners and leave the middle for stitching the zip.

Add Zip:

Stitch your zip on the extra row which you made.

Add Crab Stitch

Marion has shown very clearly how to add the crab stitch. On the last row i.e Row 25 you made sc on the back loop, so you will make crab stitch on the front loop all around.

Add Tassel:

Its upto you how you want to make your tassel but if you want to make a tassel like Marion’s then here is the link:

And that’s it!!!! Your bag is complete.

We would love to see all your pics! Join our facebook group to share or follow us on instagram and tag us! Use hashtags #solitairemochilacal #mochilacal2021 #indiayarncircle

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Please feel free to leave your comments and suggestions below.

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Solitaire Mochila CAL 2021

May 10, 2021May 17, 2021 indiayarncircle

Hello everyone!!

We are back with a new crochet along!! This one is going to be super fun and exciting!! We have an out of the normal, new technique and style of crochet this time and it is hosted by Rosy of MNHcrochetcreation!!

So what are we exploring this CAL?? Why ofcourse its Mochila crochet!!

Want to know how to participate and register Scroll to the end of the post!

Dont know what Mochila Crochet is or what to do in it?? Fear not, We are here along with Rosy to help, guide and explain everything about it!!

Before we dive into the details of the CAL lets first hear a little from our host – Rosiland Bakshi.

Hello,

My name is Rosy Bakshi short for Rosalind. Just a very small introduction about myself.

I am a mother of two. My son Mayank is 26 years old and daughter Hina is 18 years old. I work for an airline for the past 25 years.

I have always been very interested in handwork. It can be anything, whether it is any paper artwork like quilling, making envelops or gift bags or thread work like embroidery and cross stitch. I had no knowledge about knitting or crochet. I learnt crochet and knitting from YouTube in order to teach my daughter for her school project. That was 3 years back. My family members and close friends saw my work and encouraged me to start this work professionally. Without thinking too much about the success of my work, I created a Facebook page on 8^th March (Women’s Day) and named it after my children M & H Crochet Creation.

I love colours so whenever I see any Crochet work with lots of colours, I immediately get very fascinated by it. I came across Mochila work 3 years back and wanted to try it but was very intimidated by the complicated designs and beautiful work created by so many artists as I was a beginner then. It took me 2 years to finally try it and all thanks to Marion Verloop and her weekly CAL (Crochet along) that I was able to learn (very slowly). I am yet to master this art completely, hence, I should be the last person to take up a CAL for Indiayarncirle group, but having said that, I also believe that its better to share whatever I know about this beautiful art with everyone rather than do nothing at all. Besides, Indiayarncircle’s main objective is to help others learn all kinds of yarn related art. I managed to create a simple Mochila Clutch pattern so that everyone can start with a simple and small pattern before venturing out to try bigger projects. My Solitaire Mochila Clutch pattern is coming your way soon.

History of Wayuu Mochila Crochet:

Mochila is a Spanish word which meant “backpack”

Wayúu are best known for the beautiful and colourful crochet textiles created by women. They even have a popular saying: “To be a woman is to know how to weave.”

The most common woven creations are the mochilas, small bags, made of colourful yarn with intricate patterns and motifs. Through the motifs, the weaver shares their cosmological view of the universe, and their traditions. The techniques are passed from generation to generation of women, making it one of the primary traditional aspects of the tribe, included as a rite of passage. Mochilas, chinchorros (hammocks), and other woven creations, have become a means of economical income for Wayuu women who sell them to tourists or people outside their tribe. The mochilas have raised awareness of the tribe, as well as the critical conditions they face.

If you have ever travelled to the Caribbean, you may see Mochilas on exhibit in vendors and most of you will recognize they are not like a cheap purse.

What Is Wayuu Crochet?

If you have ever done tapestry crochet, you have partially trained already. Primarily single crochet, but you can use other stitches too, you carry the unused yarn strands under the working stitches. So, there are no bobbins associated with colour switching. As you need to change colour, you need to pull up the colour you need and place the existing colour under the next stitch.

Wayuu Crochet is not a quick going process. It is slow going and intricate. The end results are second to none. It can take 2 weeks up to one full month for a person to weave a single bag depending on the complexity of the design and skill of the weaver. Weaving these bags takes great dedication from these Wayuu women and really shows how devoted they are to their craft! Today, the Wayuu bags are a crucial part of the Wayuu economy and means for financial support, which enables them to preserve their culture, traditions, and way of life.

Mochila art is similar to tapestry. Difference between them is:

In Mochila single crochet is done only at the back loop whereas in tapestry you do a full single crochet.
Also, if you have ever submitted your work at Marion’s Facebook group, you will promptly be corrected by her saying “keep your stitches small and tight” the reason for this is that all the yarns you carry is well hidden. In tapestry you can keep your stitches close but it’s not something that you have to be particular about.

How to understand Mochila techniques?

Please do watch all the Tutorials hosted by Marion Verloop. English is not Marion’s first language but she does an excellent job for us to understand her. We will be putting up all the links along with our weekly pattern so that it’s easy for all of you to understand.

Now lets check out the material list. Since the quantities are lesser you could dive into your own stash and scraps to work on this project!

Level

Easy/ Beginner

Material List

Mercerized Cotton Yarn. (I am using White Rose Cotton Yarn from Crochet Bella. You can use Laura Yarn, Gulera 4 Ply, Anchor 4060, Kotton 4 ply from Magic Needles, Mercerized Cotton yarn from Yarnkart.

Scissor

Zip for Bag – 18/20 cm

Lining Material (optional)

Hook Size

2mm

It is extremely important that you do not use hook size bigger than 2.5mm because you will want to keep your stitches close and tight.

Colours and Yardage

COLOUR A – 30 gm

COLOUR B – 30 gm

COLOUR C – 75 gm

COLOUR D – 15 gm

COLOUR E – 15 gm

COLOUR F – 20 gm

COLOUR G – 20 gm

COLOUR H – 20 gm

Note: The above colour index is just an example. The project uses 8 colours but you can use 4 to 5 colours too. Please use your imagination and use any colour combination of your choice.

Schedule of the CAL

We will start the Solitaire Mochila Clutch CAL on the 10^th of May, 2021. The first week is for Registration and material gathering.

Week 1 – 17^th May,2021

Week 2 – 31^st May,2021

Week 3 – 7^th June Submission of Complete Bag pictures to indiayarncircle@gmail.com

How to Participate:

Join our facebook group!

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Use the hashtag #mochilacal2021 #solitairemochilacal and tag us @indiayarn.circle and @mnhcrochetcreation.

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Winter KAL – Week 4 – Brioche Headband

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 indiayarncircle

Week 4 of the Winter KAL 2020 involves brioche knitting.

Brioche knitting is a family of knitting patterns involving tucked stitches, i.e., yarn overs that are knitted together with a slipped stitch from the previous row. Such stitches may also be made by knitting into the row below and dropping the stitch above.

This type of knitting leads to a thick and ribbed pattern which is perfect for shawls and sweaters and anything warm.

The headband has a very elegant and chic twist in the middle (a clever way to hide the seam!).

You can easily match your headband to your outfit.

Knit headband

The pattern is worked back and forth and is very easy to memorize, which makes it a quick project. You can also find a video tutorial of this headband at the end of the written instructions.

I hope you will enjoy knitting this headband with a twist!

To knit the headband you will need:

DK or worsted weight yarn, 4 or 5 mm knitting needles, tapestry needle

Pattern:

Cast on about 20 stitches (customisable) using long tail cast on

Row 1 (foundation row): Yarn over, slip 1 stitch purlwise, knit 2 together, repeat from * to * until the end of the row.

Row 2: Yarn over, slip 1 stitch purlwise, knit yarn over and the slipped stitch together, repeat from * to * until the end of the row.

Work row 2 for 20 inches or desired length.

Bind off loosely.

See the video for the twist

Fold into half, sandwich together and sew in all the four edges. Invert it to reveal twist.

Happy knitting!!

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Winter KAL – Week 3 – Cable headband

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 indiayarncircle

It’s week 3 of the Winter KAL 2020 and we have our next knitting technique which is Cable knitting.

Cable knitting is a style of knitting in which textures of crossing layers are achieved by permuting stitches.

This headband has a simple 8 row repeat which is perfect to understand how a cable pattern is developed.

For this particular project you need DK or worsted weight yarn, 4 or 5 mm knitting needles, a cable needle or any substitute (thin rod, pencil, toothpick or any needle sized object).

Key:

C6F – Knit 3 stitches on to a cable needle and hold at front of work, Knit 3 then Knit 3 from cable needle
C6B – Knit 3 stitches onto cable neddle and hold at back of work, knit 3 then knit 3 from cable needle

Pattern:

Cast on 15 stitches
Row 1 : Knit
Row 2,4,6,8 : K3, P9, K3
Row 3 : K3, C6F, K3, K3
Row 5 : Knit
Row 7 : K3, K3, C6B, K3

Continue this pattern till piece is about 18 inches long.

You can check out the YouTube tutorial to learn how the cable stitches are made.

Happy knitting!

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Winter KAL – Week 1 – Part 2 – Seed Stitch Twist

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 indiayarncircle

Hope you are enjoying making the Seed stitch twist headband. This second part of the tutorial will teach you the finishing of the band and incorporating a twist.
Please share your photos on Facebook and Instagram and you can DM us for queries.
Happy knitting!

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Thank You for Making Pax Shawl TCal a Success!!

November 19, 2020 indiayarncircle

Another Makealong coming to an end!

An extraordinary journey with fellow crafters has come to an end. We traveled the Tunisian highway and reached one milestone by creating the beautiful Pax shawlette. This is in no way the end but a stepping stone to all things tunisian.

The doubts that were cast were cleared with the help of video tutorials and a Facebook Live session. Not to mention, members stepping up and helping each other!! That’s the best part of being in a community that understands and goes the extra mile to share, to learn and to connect.

We would love to give a special mention to one of the most involved member from our community , Jayam Jammu ! Let’s give the loudest cheer for this awesome crafter who kept all of us on our toes and culminated her journey with a superb walk to show off her Shawlette. Take a bow Jayam!

We would also like to take this moment to give a shout out to Arunima , who is a versatile Indian designer creating beautiful Tunisian crochet designs. You can find her on Facebook and Instagram under the username Knitterknotter.

We hope that by giving you a glimpse of the Tunisian crochet technique , we have sparked a little something in you and may you go on to creating stunning Tunisian crochet projects!

Check out the participants video here:

Thanks once again for walking the road with Tunisian crochet!

Hoping to see you all in our next crafty journey!

Leave a comment below to let us know what you think!

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Tunisian Linked Stitches – A quick Guide

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 indiayarncircle

Now that we have seen what tunisian crochet is and how to work it, lets go a step further!!

As you all know, we are running the PAX Shawl as TCAL over at the IndiaYarnCircle for this month, and we thought it would be a great help to break down certian stitches and techniques, and ease your understanding of Tunisian Crochet.

Still clueless about what we are talking??

Check out all about what is cal HERE.

Know all about the PAX Shawl cal and register for it HERE.

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The Pax Shawl

The Pax shawl is beautiful simple tunisian crochet pattern that uses a combination of regualr crochet and tunisian crochet techniques.

One of the stitches used in the shawl is the Tunisian Linked stitch or the Uple stitch.

The linked stiches can be worked in any numbers as required. These are very simple stitches that are a perfect combination of regular crochet and tunisian crochet.

The linked stitch is basically a vertical stitch worked up to the length n number required and worked down again to link it to the foundation row.

You can build the linked sttiches to make them 1-uple, 2-uple, 3-uple, 4-uple, 5-uple and so on. These numbers are basically the no. of horizontal bars in the one stitch.

The working of the linked stitches is a little different, since we pull up loops in the horizontal bars and work verticaly to build the height of the stitches. Hence it better to turn work 90 degrees to make it easier.

Image showing the vertical length of the 5-uple stitch

Image with work turned 90 degree for working the horizontal bars

You can find a detailed video tutorial explaining the linked stitches below:

Hope this tutorial is helpful for understanding the tunisian linked stitches!!

Please feel free to leave your queries and comments below!

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Are you ready for your next CAL??

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 indiayarncircle

Its a new month and a new excitement for us here at IYC!!!

Your response for the previous cal was soo supportive, that we cudn’t resist ourselves with bringing a new, simple yet different cal to you this month!!

Simple yet different??? What could it be???

Why of course!! It’s Tunisian Crochet!!!

This month we are hosting a Tunisian Crochet Along or TCAL, on our facebook group for the crafter community. The project for this TCAL is the PAX Shawl designed by @Aoibheni
The Pax shawl is an excellent pattern for anyone willing to learn Tunisian crochet and It’s a free pattern!

The pattern is available in US, UK and French. Please download the US version.

Materials you need:
– 400-450 m of any fingering weight yarn (we will be helping with yarn choices too)
– 5 mm crochet hook (Tunisian crochet hook optional, your usual straight crochet hook will do)

All you have to do to be a part of this cal is register below and join our facebook group!! Its that simple!!

Once you register, you will be sent an email with the confirmation and the link to download the pattern! The link will take you to the ravelry page of the design and when you click on the free pattern it will give you option to download it in US, UK and French.

Make sure you download the US Pattern so all of us are on the same page!

What are you waiting for?? Hurry and register for the cal!!

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