Monday 12 November 2012

Happy Diwali with a glow of crochet !

Happy Diwali to all !

Just to let all know that Diwali is the biggest Hindu festival . According to Hindu mythology , this day Lord Rama returned to his kingdom in Ayodhya after his victory over the demon king Ravana . After fighting a fierce battle with demon's army , Rama got back his beloved wife Sita who was kidnapped by Ravana . Also it was the end of Rama's 14 years of exile that was ordered by his step mother . On his return , the entire kingdom was lit by lamps since it was a day of Amavasya (no moon day) .

The term ' Diwali ' means a ' series of light ' and is celebrated by lighting lot of earthen lamps and lanterns . Delicious sweets and snacks are prepared and we fire crackers for fun !

In a free hand crochet attempt, I have tried making a ' Diya ' i.e. an earthen lamp. Hope you might like ! :) This is my first pure pattern ! Not plug n play like I did for my crochet bag :)

Crochet lamp for Diwali



Crochet lamp for Diwali

I am going to try this again and will write down the pattern to share with you all . I wanted to share it before Diwali but was too busy in Diwali cleaning and food preparation .

My daughter has got loads of crackers from her Dad! She is also looking forward to make Rangoli at our doorstep  :)

Wishing you all a happy and safe Diwali !:)

Preeti  :)



29 comments:

  1. It's super cute! Nice job!
    I liked learning about Diwali festival from your post. It was interesting and informative.

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  2. Happy Diwali to you n ur family too :) Hope you enjoy the sweets, crackers, food and family time !

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  3. very happy Diwali to you n family..have a great day! :)

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  4. It's a super nice job! Well done..I like it very much.

    TracyAnn from www.crochethappy.com and http://asktracyann.crochethappy.com

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  5. Hi, Preeti! Happy Diwali to you and your family! The diya looks great! Good pattern and will be very a nice decoration for any festival! Hugs, Anna

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  6. Wooow. This is a very clever idea. And It is really beautiful.. You are so creative my friend..:))
    Best wishes...

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  7. So sweet! I love the colors.....so vibrant!

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  8. This is very Pretty Preeti.
    Loving ur tag line :-)
    I wasted my creative time to earn lot of money; now I am wasting lot of money to earn my creative time!

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  9. Preeti This is awesome!!! I have been thinking of coming up with a diya pattern and yours is just gorgeous! I am just going to wait for you to write this one up!!!

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  10. Ciao Preeti sono Nunzia vengo a ricambiare la visita ^_^
    E' un piacere grande conoscere amiche nuove,e sono felicissima di unirmi al tuo blog ^_^
    Tanti complimenti per i tuo lavori sono tutti bellissimi ^_^
    Grazie per essere passata da me
    Un abbraccio e un bacio grande, e alla prossima
    Nunzia ( ITALIA )

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  11. A very happy diwali to you and family. You have a really nice space here with lovely crochet works.

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  12. Preeti, Hello!
    Congratulations for your blog and beautiful works!
    Thanks for your visit and kind comment in my blog.
    Hugs ... from Brazil,
    Márcia

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  13. This is wonderful, Preeti! My belated Diwali wishes to you.

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  14. Πολύ όμορφο, χαιρετίσματα από Ελλάδα !

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  15. Ohhhh beautiful your blog and your work, congratulations, kisses from Spain.

    http://redecoratelg.blogspot.com.es/

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  16. Really beautiful work Preeti! These would make nice embellishments for any plain cushion cover! I must try this next Diwali.

    Belated Diwali wishes to you and your family.

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  17. Happy Deepavali :) this is very creative. I went through your posts one by one and all I can say is wow!! Joined your site hope to see more of these

    Evu
    http://amateurcrafts.blogspot.in/

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  18. Belated Happy Diwali, Preeti! I'm looking forward to your pattern, that light is really beautiful :-))

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  19. Hello Preeti!

    Thank you for visiting my blog and introducing yourself to me. I enjoyed making the rainbow colored scarf you liked on my blog, and I love seeing your wonderful use of color in your stitching projects! I look forward to following your blog and getting to know you better from the Portland, Oregon, area in the USA. :-) Gracie

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  20. Hello!


    Thank you for visiting my blog!
    Congratulations for your blog and beautiful works!

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  21. Hi Preeti, Lovely diya, looking forward to the pattern. I think it would also look nice if placed around a rangoli..no?

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  22. The Diya is beautiful!! Hope you had a wonderful Diwali. Wish you all the best for the new year :)

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  23. BONJOUR C EST BIEN JOLIE CE QUE VOUS FAITES MERCI POUR VOTRE VISITE CHEZ MOI BONNE FIN DE SEMAINE A VOUS PRUNELLE

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  24. Olá Preeti!

    Bem original esta ideia! Amei a simplicidade e o efeito obtido.
    Um saudável final de semana!
    Abraço,

    Norminha

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  25. I have learned something today..thank you for sharing your world!!!

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  26. can you share diya pattern? thanks

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