Materials Needed:
- Red Heart Super Saver in Berry
- Red Heart Super Saver Spring Green
- Red Heart Super Saver in Flamingo
- Red Heart Super Saver in Dark Orchid
- Red Heart Super Saver in Jade
- Red Heart Super Saver in Pool
- Red Heart Super Saver in Gold
- H-5.00mm Crochet Hook
- Embroidery Hoop (10”)
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors
- Measuring Tape
Special Stitches:
- Ch(s): chain(s)
- YO: Yarn Over
- St(s): Stitch(es)
- Sl st: slip stitch
- SK: Skip
- SC: Single Crochet
- HDC: Half Double Crochet
- DC: Double Crochet
- TR: Treble Crochet
- DTR: Double Treble Crochet
- BPSC: Back Post Single Crochet
- BPHDC: Back Post Half Double Crochet
- BPDC: Back Post Double Crochet
- BPTR: Back Post Treble Crochet
- ETR: Extended Treble Crochet
Stitching Rounds:
Start:
Ch 4 and locate with a sl st to the first ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1:
Ch 3 (this counts as your first DC), then work 15 DC into the ring. At the end of the round, join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3. Total: 16 sts.
Rnd 2:
In any stitch, Ch 1, SC in the same stitch. Ch 3, SK 1 st, SC in the next st. Repeat from around until you have 8 Ch 3 spaces. Connect with a sl st to the first SC.
Rnd 3:
Sl st into the first Ch 3 space. Ch 1, then in that same space, work [SC, HDC, DC, TR, DC, HDC, SC]. Repeat this in each Ch 3 space around. After completing the last set, attach with a sl st to the first SC. Fasten off.
Rnd 4:
Attach your yarn to the back post of any TR from Rnd 3. Work a BPHDC around every stitch around. Fasten with a sl st to the first BPHDC.
Rnd 5:
In any stitch, work in the back loops only (BLO). Ch 3 (counts as a DC) and DC in each st around, still working in the BLO. Link with a sl st to the beginning ch 3. Fasten off.
Rnd 6:
Start in the stitch to the left of the TR from Rnd 3. Work a FPDC around that stitch, then a BPDC around the next stitch. Repeat [FPDC around the next st, BPDC around the next st] 2 more times (total of 4 pairs).
Next, work an ETR in the TR from Rnd 3, then [FPDC around the next st, BPDC around the next st] 3 times. Repeat from around. Attach with a sl st to the first FPDC. Fasten off.
Rnd 7:
Starting in an ETR, Ch 1 and SC in the same stitch. Ch 8, then SC in the next stitch. Repeat from around until you have 8 Ch 8 spaces.
Rnd 8:
Sl st into the first Ch 8 space. Ch 1, then in that space, work [SC, HDC, DC, HDC, TR, DTR, TR, HDC, DC, HDC, SC]. Repeat this in each Ch 8 space around. Connect with a sl st to the first SC. Fasten off.
Rnd 9:
Attach yarn to a back post of any DTR from Rnd 8. Work a BPSC around the DTR, BPHDC around the next stitch, BPDC around the next 3 stitches, BPTR around the next 2 stitches, BPDC around the next 3 stitches, BPHDC around the next stitch. Repeat from around.
Merge with a sl st to the first BPSC. You can either fasten off or continue crocheting around the embroidery hoop and the mandala as desired.
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