Photo showing the square motifs, and the position of ties and fringes.
Finally finished the prototype and the pattern for my new “Square Motif Belt with Pineapple Fringes.” I must admit that this, having started from motifs that I was intending to lace up in order to avoid the repetitively boring task of crocheting long numerous rows of the same stitch pattern to make a fabric, is an escapist project!
Luckily, I wanted to make a wide decorative belt to go over my trousers. However, I made this one just a little bit too long. Well, my abs can get bigger! 
But yes, I am getting back to making that bolero!
This wide hip belt is worked with join-as-you-go motifs . Edging and the fringed pineapple tips are worked separately. The belt body is crocheted with two strands of thread held together for strength while the pineapple edging is softer, worked with single strand of thread.
The crochet pattern for making The Square Motif Belt with Pineapple Fringes is now available as a PDF download for US$1.95. Please use the button below to purchase the pattern through my Ravelry Store. If you do not have PayPal or a Credit Card, or experience problems with the link, send an email to Fatima Lasay for other payment options.
Note: This is a PDF CROCHET PATTERN, not the finished product. A link to the Pattern PDF file will be delivered via e-mail within 48 hours of payment.
Twisting coir in Kerala, India, 2008.
