crochet leaves ...........the pattern is attached...

This pattern for a crochet maple leaf is from a Japanese blog so you have to use the symbol chart to work it

Autumn leaves crochet pattern from Craftystylish

Ghatasthapana

Today  (5th Oct, 2013) on  Maa Durga Navratri.We did Ghatasthapana to mark the nine day festivity.

 Ghatasthapana is invocation of Goddess Shakti it is done in the morning hours of the 1st day of the begenning of Navratra.

Navratri basically means "Nine Nights" ("Nav" meaning nine and "Ratri" meaning nights). It is a prominent Hindu festival and devoted to Goddess Durga. Navratras, are celebrated twice in a year. The first one observed in April-May (Chaitra month) end with Ram Navami and the second in September-October (Ashwani month) end with Dussehra. Incidentally, these two periods mark the beginning of summer and winter seasons. Sri Ram is worshipped during the first Navratras whereas Maa Durga in the second Navratras.

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हरियाणा की लोक कला: बची-कुची कतरनों से रचा 'घोड़े पर सवार साहूकार

हरियाणा के पारंपरिक खिलौनों की झलक! 🎨🐴

गले में धन की थैली और रोबदार मूंछों के साथ साहूकार अपने घोड़े पर सवार।

हरियाणा के पारंपरिक खिलौनों की श्रृंखला में मैंने यह 'घोड़े पर सवार साहूकार' तैयार किया है। 

पारंपरिक वेशभूषा, सफ़ेद धोती-कुर्ता और साफ़े में सज्जित साहूकार का साइड दृश्य.

गले में लटकी रुपयों की थैली, रोबदार सफ़ेद मूंछें, सिर पर साफ़ा और हाथ में घोड़े की रास थामे यह साहूकार अपनी तेज़ चाल से गंतव्य की ओर बढ़ता दिखाई देता है। 

घोड़े की लगाम कसकर थामे आगे की ओर बढ़ता हुआ साहूकार.

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रंग-बिरंगे गोटे और कतरनों से सजा घोड़े का सुंदर आसन (सैडल).

घोड़े का आसान (जीन) रंग-बिरंगी कतरनों और गोटे के फुंदनों (tassels) से सजाया गया है।

व्यर्थ समझे जाने वाले कपड़ों को नया जीवन देकर अपनी सांस्कृतिक विरासत को सहेजना ही लोक-कला का सच्चा सौंदर्य है।

💡एत्सी (Etsy) शॉप के लिए मेरी सोच / My Thoughts on Opening an Etsy Shop

मुझे लगता है कि मुझे हरियाणा की इस पारंपरिक लोक-कला को देश-विदेश के लोगों तक पहुँचाने के लिए अपनी एक Etsy Shop खोलनी चाहिए। हमारी सांस्कृतिक विरासत और पुरानी कतरनों से बनी इन हस्तनिर्मित कलाकृतियों (Upcycled Crafts) को दुनिया भर के लोक-कला प्रेमियों तक पहुँचाने का यह एक बहुत अच्छा माध्यम हो सकता है। आपकी इस बारे में क्या राय है?

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My article in WE, dress crochet

My article got published in WE September(second) issue of 2014

Vogue Crochet Collector’s Issue 2012 Review

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my daughter's poems

I hope you get chance to check out  the above poem on 7 July 2013's http://dailynewsnetwork.epapr.in/ !hello Jaipur ----- one of my favorite cities ever......i miss you . Thankfully my dear friends and a sis live there so I can visit often. A Big thank-you to for the editor for doing such a nice job of sending a hard copy to me at my home address.I can easily show and let some of the friends to know and read the article ...especially those who are not literate enough to explore the e paper on internet!

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plastic bottle + crochet =a beautiful bag

source

Complete ripple, Home grown matiras

It was WIP ( Work In Progress)but  no more now . My Ripple Blanket is finally done. You can see the start of this project HERE. Actually, I have finished this blanket earlier but I was so busy with life that I've only now found the time to blog about it.

It took me more than two months to finish the blanket. It measures 100in. x110in. I wanted to make it bigger but I ran out of yarn and the source hasn't posted any new supply, so I had no choice but to finish it.




Remember my ripple blanket?

It grew very slowly.

But it was fun, quick and easy to hook up.

I finally finished it, I weaved in all the ends and

found it a

good home, my wonderful daughter!

I think she likes it, it certainly held her

interest… If only for a

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few seconds.

modeled

I made a very simple border to complement the ripples. I didn’t straightened the ripple. I just crocheted single    crochet on the ripples on the sides and on the top and bottom rippled sides too , I did   single crochet on every other stitch and spaces on the sides. Then, on the next row, single crochet  all around the blanket. Was that confusing?  

on sofa 

today matiras as starters for lunch in my house 

recycled flower vase in blue colour is recycled thrmos flask , i had when i was in hostel in 11th standard.

Mom me and my friend Dr KM President of our NGO 

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