DADDY BELT
YARN = “Natural bag†by “Laines du Nord†(100gr/100m balls): 2 balls; color n. 2 (bronze) and color n. 4 (ecru)
TUNISIAN HOOK = 4.5 mm
OTHER = tapestry needle, one 5X5 cm buckle, tape measure.
The belt is worked with Tunisian crochet in a fabric stitch, it's worked on the length, casting on a number of stitches equal to the width of the buckle, on back and forth rows always on the right side.
RS = right side
WS = wrong side
st(s) = stitch(es)
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
SM = stitch marker
rep** = repeat from * to *
Total length: 110 cm
Width: 4 cm
Procedure
BACK
With color ecru and Tunisian crochet 4.5 mm work 6 ch.
2 step: * enter with the hook in the hunch behind the 2nd base ch, yarn over, extract 1 st passing through, you will have 2 loops on the hook, including the 1st initial st,
repeat from * for all the ch obtaining 6 loops
3 step: cast off sts changing to color bronze, yarn over, close the 1st st passing through, yarn over again and close 2 sts each time until all sts are closed, on hook will remain 1 loop.
Fabric stitch
1 step: enter between the 2nd and 3rd st below in the space between the 2 sts, yarn over, pull out the thread obtaining 2 loops on hook.
Repeat the same step between the next sts. The 6th and last sts must be obtained from the loop below after the 5th st.
2 step: change color, cast off sts.
3 step: enter between the 1st and 2nd st in the space between the 2 sts, yarn over as for step 1, repeat until to obtain 6 buttonholes.
4step: change color, cast off sts.
Repeat from step 1 to step 4 of fabric st. until the piece measures 114 cm.
Cast off all sl sts entering in every st, finish the sides with sl st alternating the colors, for each corner work 1 ch.
BELT LOOP: cast on 20 sts. repeating the first the 3 initial steps and the 3 steps of fabric st, cast off the sts with the 4 step in sl st. Sew the 2 ends to form a circle.
Insert the belt loop between the same side that will be sewed to the buckle.
Sew the belt to the buckle with the loop on 2 points, the first one attached to the buckle and the second after the loop.