crochetshelters

—A shelter where you play with yarns…

About

Crochet is an art form of creating beautiful things with any kind of yarn and a crochet hook.  It is so addicting that you get excited when you a start a new item, enjoy doing each and every stitch, get fascinated when it slowly transforms into an intricate and delicate lacy design/form, and your happiness knows no bounds when you complete the project.  The finished product is so beautiful that it makes heads turn once again to stand and admire it. Crocheted fashion accessories be it as a jewelry or an embellishment in any dresses, bags, or a designer ensemble, it has its own style quotient… It is like when you are sad, you crochet…when you are happy, you crochet… I am Ganga from Bangalore, India.  I learned crocheting long time back from my sis (my wholehearted thanks to you for teaching me this beautiful art which when involved gives me great inner peace), who is an ardent crocheter herself.  I had not crocheted for years due to lack of time.  Now, having quit job and having a lot of free time in hand, and with more and more beautiful patterns becoming accessible and available through internet, I’ve got my crocheting craziness back and want to fill our home with crocheted accessories to give it a sweet homely atmosphere. Recently, I have ventured into designing textured crochet doilies and my patterns are available for purchase in my Ravelry and Etsy shops.  Patterns are available in both English and Russian languages. Link to my Ravelry & Etsy pattern stores: Ravelry – https://www.ravelry.com/designers/gangarathna-bhat Etsy – https://www.etsy.com/shop/GangarathnaDesigns Indian customers who are interested in purchasing the patterns and are not able to via Ravelry/Etsy, please PM me for details… Happy crocheting!!!

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    1. Hi Swati…its not for sale..haven’t thought of selling the projects I’ve made so far…if ever I plan to sell anything, will let you know 🙂 …and, thanks for the appreciation of my work 🙂 …

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  1. Hi Ganga,

    Nice to know the name of one of my favourite crocheter. I am also happy to know that we belong to same state 🙂 (Don’t know why I missed to check your about page before, glad I am here at least now)

    TC! Keep smiling 🙂

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    1. Its not only the same state that we belong to, but to the same part of the state 🙂 …I’m a native of Udupi, but brought up in Coimbatore and now after marriage settled in Bangalore 🙂 …

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  2. Hi Ganga,

    Beautiful creations by you. I saw the sofa set covers also. Its so pretty, color combinations are so good. What kind of yarn have u used for that? Is it acrylic? Because I wonder if its acrylic, wont that be warm? Or is it ok for the climate of Bangalore? I love your creations…I too do crochet, but havent started any blog or facebook page. Basically , havent started showcasing them. 🙂
    Keep going, all the very best.

    Reshmi

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    1. Thank you Reshmi…yes, I’ve used acrylic wool (3-ply) for the sofa seat covers..I didn’t feel it is making much of a difference…as you said, maybe because of the B’lore weather…Do create a blog/facebook page of your creations, would love to see them…you get so many ideas on creativity and color combinations when looking at others’ creations…looking forward to your upcoming blog/page :)…

      Ganga

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  3. Hello. Is it OK to use copies of some of your images in an academic article I am writing about crocheting? I would include a reference to your site in my article if so.

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  4. Hi.. Love to crochet anytime anywhere.. love your site… I was wondering where can I find the pattern for the placemat with yellow roses and the tea coaster with yellow roses? Thank you for posting all of your work.. Awesome!!

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    1. Hi…thank you for the appreciation of my work :)…me too love to crochet 🙂 …the pattern for the placemat and coasters was published in the magazine “Crochet Lace Cafe 2014″…

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    1. Hi Wendy…Thank you for your interest in my patterns…My patterns can be purchased from either Ravelry or Etsy stores if you are located outside of India…If you’re located in India, then you can PM me via Facebook or Instagram so I can give my bank a/c details as Paypal doesn’t support domestic transactions…I’ll send the pattern PDFs through e-mail.

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  5. Hello Ratana, I am attempting your Gehna (large) pattern but I do not know how to do the ‘split(Bpdc-Fpdc-Bpdc)tog using next three stitches’ in Row 17. I would appreciate you explaining this to me please. Thank you. Julie Tennent.

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    1. Hi..Very sorry for this late reply…same as you do decrease stitch…usually all will be same stitch combined together to decrease the count..here, you’ll be working on next 3 stitches=>Work BPdc around 1st stitch holding last loop on hook (2 loops in hook), FPdc around next stitch holding last loop on hook (3 loops in hook), BPdc around next stitch holding last loop on hook (4 loops in hook),yo and pull through all loops to complete the stitch…
      usually people connect to me through my FB group or Etsy/Ravelry message for any doubts…
      –Ganga

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