Free Crochet Pattern Small Interlocking Pieces Bele

Free Crochet Pattern Small Interlocking Pieces Belt

MATERIALS:

2 (27 yd) skeins DMC Pearl Cotton in Burgundy 814, Gold 976 and Purple 550, size O hook, one swim suit bra hook, needle and invisible thread(optional).

GAUGE: Ea piece is 2-1\2” long- you can get 7-1\2 from one skein

FINISHED SIZE: 1” wide X 36”

BASIC PIECE:
With DMC and O hook ch-12, sl st to form a ring.

RND 1: ch-1, work 24 sc in ring, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (24 sts)

ROW 2: Sc next 8 sts, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (8 sts)

ROW 3: Sk next st, sc next 6 sts, sl st last st, ch-1, turn. (6 sts)

ROW 4: Sk sl st and next st, sc next 4 sts, sl st last st, ch-1, turn. (4 sts)

ROW 5-7: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.

ROW 8-9: 2 sc 1st st, sc across to last st, 2 sc last st, ch-1, turn. (6 sts)(8 sts)

RND 10: Ch-8, sl st in 1st st row 9, ch-1, work 16 sc in ring, sl st in side last st row 9, fasten off.

-Make 15 of ea color.

PUTTING IT TOGETHER:

Beginning with a burgundy piece slip the swimsuit bra hook (solid section) over the crochet piece pulling it to the center. Fold piece in half. If you like, you can tack the top closed. Slide gold crochet piece through the doubled holes of previous piece. Fold in half and tack closed. Rep with remaining pieces alternating colors. It is important to sew the top of the last piece closed and slide this over the open loop of the swimsuit bra hook.

It's simple and easy to adjust the belt's lenght. It you want to make it larger, just add more pieces. Smaller: use fewer pieces.

Using DMC Pearl Cotton you can get a wider varity of colors and it is softer to the touch than size 10 crochet thread, but just as easy to work with.

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Why Use DMC Pearl Cotton Instead of Crochet Thread?

Why use size 5 DMC Pearl Cotton thread inside of size 10 crochet thread?
Both are close in gauge when crocheting.
Some of the newer versions of crochet thread are as soft as the DMC, though not all.
The answer is simple: color variety.
With crochet thread you can find one maybe two colors of blue, pink, green and yellow, but rarely at the same store. They usually have white, black, red, green, pink, purple and maybe yellow or recently I found orange.
DMC almost always have five or so skeins in varying hues of the same color. Si if you want to make a necklace to match a favorite dress or shirt you're more likely to find it using the DMC Pearl Cotton than in the crochet thread.
DMC is found in the needlework-cross stitch-embroidery isles in most craft stores. The hanging ones are ususally the size 5 thread with size 8 and 12 in balls underneath. They are the twisted skeins usually hanging on a peg board. You will need to untwist the thread and roll it into a ball so it doesn't tangle when you try to use it, but each 27 yard skein makes a ball about the size of a quarter and is fairly quick to untwist and roll.
That brings me to the other reason I like the DMC thread: the 27 yard skeins.
Crochet thread is usually found in a 250-350 yard range, which is great if you are making something large but over kill if you're just making a necklace.
Sure crochet thread will work, but there are more color variety with DMC Pearl Cotton.


P.S. If any one is wondering why I no longer put the color numbers I use for my designs samples it is because I want to encourage you to go out and look at all the colors out there and then pick the one that you like best.


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