Materials Needed:
- Yarn in various colors (Color A, B, C, D, E)
- Crochet hook (size appropriate for yarn)
- Scissors
- Yarn needle for weaving in ends
Abbreviations:
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- hdc = half double crochet
- beg = beginning
- sc = single crochet
- dc3-cl = 3 double crochet cluster
Stitching Rounds:
Foundation:
With Color A, ch 6, sl st in the 1st ch to make a ring.
Round 1:
ch 2 (counts as 1st hdc), hdc 11 in the ring (12 hdc), sl st in 2nd beg ch.
Round 2:
ch 3 (counts as 1st hdc and 1 ch), hdc in next hdc, ch 1; repeat from to end, sl st in 2nd beg ch.
Round 3:
ch 1, sc in each stitch and in each ch 1-space (24 sc), sl st in 1st sc, cut off and fasten off Color A.
Round 4:
Join Color B in 1st stitch where you did sl st, ch 4 (counts as 1st hdc and 2 ch), hdc in same st, skip next sc, hdc + ch 2 + hdc in next sc; repeat from , sl st in 2nd beg ch, cut off and fasten off Color B.
Round 5:
Join Color C with sc in 1st ch 2-space, ch 1, dc3-cl in same space, ch 2, in next ch 2-space sc + ch + dc3-cl, ch 2; repeat from , sl st in 1st sc, cut off and fasten off Color C.
Round 6:
Join Color A with sc in 1st ch 2-space, hdc 2 in same space, ch 2, in next ch 2-space sc + hdc 2, ch 2; repeat from , sl st in 1st sc.
Round 7:
sl st in next hdc, ch 3 (counts as 1st hdc and 1 ch), in next ch 2-space (hdc + ch) twice, skip next sc, hdc in next hdc, ch 1, skip next hdc, in next ch 2-space (hdc + ch) twice; repeat from , sl st in 2nd beg ch.
Round 8:
ch 2 (counts as 1st hdc), hdc in each ch 1-space and in each hdc (72 hdc), sl st in 2nd beg ch, cut off and fasten off Color A.
Round 9:
Join Color B in 1st stitch where you did sl st, ch 4 (counts as 1st hdc and 2 ch), hdc in same st, skip next 2 sc, hdc + ch 2 + hdc in next sc; repeat from , sl st in 2nd beg ch, cut off and fasten off Color B.
Round 10:
Join Color D with sc in 1st ch 2-space, ch 1, dc3-cl in same space, ch 2, in next ch 2-space sc + ch + dc3-cl, ch 2; repeat from , sl st in 1st sc, cut off and fasten off Color D.
Round 11:
Join Color A with sc in 1st ch 2-space, hdc 2 in same space, ch 2, in next ch 2-space sc + hdc 2, ch 2; repeat from , sl st in 1st sc.
Round 12:
sl st in next hdc, ch 3 (counts as 1st hdc and 1 ch), hdc 2 in next ch 2-space, ch 1, skip next sc, hdc in next hdc, ch 1, skip next hdc, hdc 2 in next ch 2-space, ch 1; repeat from , sl st in 2nd beg ch.
Round 13:
ch 2 (counts as 1st hdc), hdc in each ch 1-space and in each hdc (120 hdc), sl st in 2nd beg ch, cut off and fasten off Color A.
Round 14:
Join Color B in 1st stitch where you did sl st, ch 4 (counts as 1st hdc and 2 ch), hdc in same st, skip next 2 sc, hdc + ch 2 + hdc in next sc; repeat from , sl st in 2nd beg ch, cut off and fasten off Color B.
Round 15:
Join Color E with sc in 1st ch 2-space, ch 1, dc3-cl in same space, ch 2, in next ch 2-space sc + ch + dc3-cl, ch 2; repeat from , sl st in 1st sc, cut off and fasten off Color E.
Round 16:
Join Color A with sc in 1st ch 2-space, hdc 2 in same space, ch 2, in next ch 2-space sc + hdc 2, ch 2; repeat from , sl st in 1st sc.
Round 17:
sl st in next hdc, ch 1, sc in same st, in next ch 2-space dc + ch 2 + dc, skip sc, sc in next hdc, in next ch 2-space dc + ch 2 + dc; repeat from , sl st in 1st sc, cut off and fasten off Color A.
Finishing:
Weave in all ends and block the mandala to enhance its shape and design.
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