Crocheted Belt Revisited

Remember this belt that I made for the Drops Design cable dress?




This is especially for Ambrielle (fellow Ravelry member ^.^) who's asked how I've made this belt. =) Of course, anyone who's interested in making this belt is free to use these instructions. (I just hope the instructions are comprehensible.... ><)

The base stitch pattern was from a Taiwanese Crochet Stitch Dictionary (actually it's a translated version of the original Japanese stitch dictionary).

Note: To get the texture of the belt I had for my cable dress, use a rather "firm" yarn with some elasticity. I've used Jaeger Roma yarn for mine. Also, use a crochet hook that's slightly smaller than required for the yarn. For the following instructions, I've chosen a rather limp yarn using a bigger hook, which helps to show each stitch clearer but it loses the texture.

Chain Row

Chain 9 stitches. Then sc into the 2nd last chain stitch (stitch 8). Next, chain 5 stitches. You'll get the following...


Row 1

Next, skip 2 chain stitches (stitches 6 and 7) and sc into each of the next 2 chain stitches (stitches 4 and 5). You'll get the following...

Then, chain 5 stitches, skip 2 chain stitches(stitches 2 and 3), and sc into the last stitch (stitch 1). Next, chain 3 stitches. You'll get the following...

Next, turn your work. You'll get the following...


Row 2

Now, do 4 sc into the 1st loop. Then, chain 5 stitches. You'll get the following...

Next, do 4 sc into the same loop. You'll get the following...

Then, do 4 sc in the next loop. After this, chain 5 stitches. You'll get the following...

Do 4 sc into the same loop. And chain 3 stitches. You'll get the following...

Turn your work..


Row 3

Do 4 sc and chain 5 in the 1st loop. You'll get the following...

Do 4 sc in the same loop. You'll get the following...

Next, do 4 sc in the next loop and chain 5. Do another 4 sc in this same loop and chain 3. You'll get the following...

Continue the pattern for row 3 for the rest of the belt.


Ending the belt

Do 8 sc in each loop, then chain 3. Turn your work. You'll get the following...

Chain 2 stitches, and sc on the 4th sc (stitch 4) of the 1st loop. Chain another 4 stitches and sc on the 5th sc (stitch 5) of the next loop. Chain 2 stitches and do a dc on the chain 3 loop. You'll get the following...

Congratulations! You've completed the belt body!

A longer sample..

You could use different ways to make the ties for the belt. For me, I just used the normal "plaiding" method to make a reasonably long tie. You could then use the tie to connect the ends of the belt like a corset-fashion (aka, criss-crossing).