Crochet Obi Belt

By: Maya Kuzman from The Little Treasures

Crochet Obi Belt

By: Maya Kuzman from The Little Treasures

"While working on the ideas and designs for the “Little Women” collection, I wanted to add a kind of a wide belt that would not be too complicated to make. This is such belt. Easy and fast to make ! For this belt I used Nako’s Vals variegated yarn and a 3.00 mm hook. It takes about 50-60 gr of yarn for this belt. Used terms for belt (American terminology): chain (ch), half double crochet (hdc), half double crochet 2 together (hdc2tog). Used terms for ties (American terminology): chain (ch), single crochet (sc), single crochet 2 together (sc2tog), half double crochet (hdc). Finished measurements: 60 cm across (length) 8,5 cm width at the sides and 16 cm down center at the widest point. Drop me a note if you have questions with the pattern / instructions!"

Click here for the crochet pattern

NotesCheck my blog for the progress photos.

Easy

Crochet HookD/3 or 3.25 mm hook

Yarn Weight(3) Light/DK (21-24 stitches to 4 inches)

Finished Size60 cm across (length) 8,5 cm width at the sides and 16 cm down center at the widest point.

Materials List

Nako's Vals variegated yarn
3.00mm hook

Instructions

Pattern for Belt

Foundation and row 1: Ch18 and starting from 2nd st from hook, hdc1 across (17). Ch2, turn work. (Ch2 at the end of each row before turning).
Rows 2-21: repeat row 1 (above pattern in bold) (17).
Row 22: hdc2 in 2nd st from hook, next hdc1 across up to the last st where you hdc2 (19).
Rows 23-25: hdc1 across (19)
Row 26: repeat row 22 (21)
Rows 27-28: hdc1 across (21)
Row 29: hdc2 in 1st st, hdc2 in 2nd st, next hdc1 across (23).
Row 30: hdc1 across (23)
Row 31: hdc1 across until the last 2 st, where you have to hdc2 in both last stitches. (25)
Rows 32-33: hdc1 across (25)
Row 34: rep row 29 (27)
Row 35: hdc1 across (27)
Row 36: rep row 29 (29)
Row 37-38: hdc1 across (29)
Row 39: rep row 29 (31)
Rows 40-43: hdc1 across (31)
Rows 44: rep row 31 (29).
Rows 45-46: hdc1 across (29)
Row 47: rep row 31 (27)
Row 48: hdc1 across (27)
Row 49: rep row 31 (25)
Row 50: hdc1 across (25)
Row 51: rep row 31 (23)
Row 52: hdc1 across (23)
Row 53: rep row 31 (21)
Row 54: hdc1 across (21)
Row 55: rep row 31 (19)
Row 56: hdc1 across (19)
Row 57: rep row 31 (17)
Rows 58-77: hdc1 across
Cut yarn, tie a knot and weave tail.

Pattern for Ties

Foundation: Ch 3 and sl st into 1st st. Ch1 and turn work - do this at the end of each row! (2)
Row 1: sc2 in 1st st, sc1 in next (3)
Row 2: sc1, sc2 in 2nd st, sc1 in last (4)
Row 3: sc1, sc2 in next 2 sts, sc1 in last (6)
Row 4-5: sc1 across (6) Row 6: sc2tog, sc1 in next 2 sts, sc2tog (4)
Row 7: sc2tog 2 times (2). Ch 2 and turn work (counts as 1st hdc).
Row 8 - desired length: hdc1 across (3).
Make the second tie.

Sewing the Ties On

When done, leave a really long tail which you'll use to sew the tie onto the belt foundation. The ties in this tutorial are 105 cm long.

Sewing: with belt face up, position the end of the tie (face up) about 3 cm of tie counting from the edge of the belt. Pin it. In my pictures above I used about 6-7 cm of the tie and didn't like it, so pin first, see how you like it (depending on how long you made it) and then thread a tapestry needle and sew the tie onto the belt. Do so for the other side.