Measurements & Materials Needed:
- Crochet Hook: 5.5 mm
- Yarn: Worsted yarn in various colors, approximately 900-1000 yards in total
- The finished throw will be 54” in diameter.
- Yarn Weight: Aran (8 wraps per inch)
- Gauge: 3.5 inches in diameter after Round 3
- Hook Size: 5.5 mm (I)
- Yardage: 800 – 900 yards (732 – 823 meters)
Special Stitches:
- Double Crochet (Dc) with Last Loop on Hook:
- Yarn over (YO) once, insert hook into next stitch or space, draw up a loop.
- YO and pull through two loops on the hook, leaving two loops on the hook.
- 4-Double Crochet Cluster (4-DC Cluster):
- Work four dc stitches, keeping the last loop on the hook for each.
- YO and draw through all five loops on the hook to complete the cluster.
- Shell:
- Work 2 half double crochet (hdc), 1 dc, 1 treble (tr), 1 dc, and 2 hdc all in the same space.
- Treble 3 Together (tr3tog):
- YO twice, insert hook into indicated stitch, draw up a loop, YO and pull through 2 loops twice.
- Repeat this sequence two more times, then YO and pull through all loops on the hook to complete.
- Scallop:
- Work 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc into the same stitch.
Stitching Round Instructions:
Round 1:
Make a magic ring and work 8 sc into the ring. Tighten the ring and join with a slip stitch in the first sc to close. (8 sc)
Round 2:
Chain 4 (counts as first dc + ch 1), then (dc in next sc, ch 1) around. Join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of beginning ch-4. (8 dc + 8 ch-1 spaces)
Round 3:
Sc into the next ch-1 space, ch 1 (counts as first dc with last loop on hook), dc 3 more times in the same space, keeping last loop on the hook. YO, draw through all 4 loops. Ch 3, then (4-dc cluster in next ch-1 sp, ch 3) around. Join by working 1 hdc in top of first cluster. (8 clusters + 8 spaces)
Round 4:
Ch 2 (counts as first dc with last loop on hook), dc 3 times in same space, keeping last loops on the hook. YO and draw through all loops on the hook, ch 2. (4-dc cluster in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, 4-dc cluster in same space, ch 2) around. Join with a sl st in top of the first cluster. (16 clusters + 16 spaces)
Round 5:
Ch 2 (counts as first dc with last loop on hook), dc 3 more times in the same space, keeping last loops on the hook.
YO, pull through all loops. Ch 3, (4-dc cluster in next ch-2 sp, ch 3) around. Join with a dc in the top of the first cluster. (16 clusters + 16 spaces)
Round 6:
Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc in same space, ch 3. (3 dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3) around. Join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch-3. (16 sets of 3 dc + 16 spaces)
Round 7:
Sl st in the top of next dc. (Skip next dc. Shell in next ch-3 sp. Skip next dc, sl st in next dc) around. Join with a sl st in first sl st. (16 shells)
Round 8:
Ch 6 (counts as first dc + ch 3), sc in top of next tr of shell, ch 3. (Dc in next sl st between shells, ch 3, sc in next treble, ch 3) around. Join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch-3. (32 spaces)
Round 9:
Ch 3, YO twice, insert hook into next sc, and draw up a loop. (YO, draw through 2 loops) twice – one treble with last loop on hook made.
Treble in next dc with last loop on hook – 3 loops remain on hook. YO, draw through all loops.
Ch 7, (tr3tog in same dc and next sc and dc, ch 7) around. Join with a sl st in top of first tr3tog. (16 tr3tog + 16 spaces)
Round 10:
Ch 4 (counts as first dc + ch 1), (4-dc cluster in next ch-7 sp, ch 2, 4-dc cluster in same sp, ch 2, 4-dc cluster in same sp, ch 1, dc in top of next tr3tog, ch 1) around. Join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch-4. (48 clusters + 16 dc)
Round 11:
Slip stitch into the next ch-2 space, chain 1. (Sc, ch 3, sc) in the same ch-2 space. Then, (sc, ch 3, sc) in the next ch-2 space.
Continue this sequence (sc, ch 3, sc) in each ch-2 space around the entire round. Join with a slip stitch in the first sc. (96 sc and 96 ch-3 spaces)
Round 12:
Slip stitch into the next ch-3 space. Chain 4 (counts as a dc + ch 1), dc in the same space. (Dc, ch 1, dc) in each ch-3 space around the entire round.
Join with a slip stitch in the 3rd chain of the beginning ch-4. (96 dc pairs separated by ch-1)
Round 13:
Slip stitch to the next ch-1 space between dc pairs. Chain 5 (counts as a tr), treble crochet (tr) in the same ch-1 space, ch 2, 2 tr in the next ch-1 space, ch 2, repeat from to around. Join with a slip stitch in the 5th ch of the beginning ch-5. (192 tr, 96 ch-2 spaces)
Round 14:
Slip stitch to the next ch-2 space. Chain 1, sc in the same ch-2 space, (ch 3, sc in the next ch-2 space) around. Join with a slip stitch in the first sc. (96 sc, 96 ch-3 spaces)
Round 15:
Chain 4 (counts as a dc + ch 1), (dc in next ch-3 space, ch 1) around. Join with a slip stitch in the 3rd ch of beginning ch-4. (96 dc, 96 ch-1 spaces)
Round 16:
Chain 3 (counts as dc), 3 dc in each ch-1 space around. Join with a slip stitch in the top of beginning ch-3. (384 dc)
Round 17:
Slip stitch to the next dc, chain 1, (sc in next dc, skip 1 dc, shell (2 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc, 2 hdc) in next dc, skip 1 dc) around. Join with a slip stitch in first sc. (96 shells)
Round 18:
Slip stitch to the top of the next hdc in the shell, chain 4 (counts as a tr), (ch 3, tr in the top of next hdc in the shell) around. Join with a slip stitch in the 4th ch of beginning ch-4. (96 tr, 96 ch-3 spaces)
Round 19:
Slip stitch to the next ch-3 space, chain 1, sc in the same space, (ch 4, sc in the next ch-3 space) around. Join with a slip stitch in the first sc. (96 sc, 96 ch-4 spaces)
Round 20:
Slip stitch to the next ch-4 space, chain 4 (counts as tr), 3 tr in the same space, (4 tr in the next ch-4 space) around. Join with a slip stitch in the top of beginning ch-4. (384 tr)
Round 21:
Chain 1, sc in the same space, (ch 5, sc in the next tr) around. Join with a slip stitch in the first sc. (96 sc, 96 ch-5 spaces)
Round 22:
Slip stitch into the first ch-5 space. Chain 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in the next ch-5 space, repeat from to around. Join with a slip stitch in the first sc. (96 sc, 96 ch-3 spaces)
Round 23:
Slip stitch into the next ch-3 space, chain 4 (counts as a tr), tr in the same ch-3 space, (2 tr in the next ch-3 space) around. Join with a slip stitch in the top of the beginning ch-4. (192 tr)
Round 24:
Chain 3 (counts as dc), dc in each tr around. Join with a slip stitch in the top of the beginning ch-3. (192 dc)
Round 25:
Slip stitch into the next dc, chain 1, sc in the same dc, (ch 4, skip 1 dc, sc in the next dc) around. Join with a slip stitch in the first sc. (96 sc, 96 ch-4 spaces)
Round 26:
Slip stitch into the next ch-4 space, chain 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in the same ch-4 space, (3 dc in the next ch-4 space) around. Join with a slip stitch in the top of the beginning ch-3. (288 dc)
Round 27:
Slip stitch into the next dc, chain 1, sc in the same dc, (ch 5, skip 2 dc, sc in the next dc) around. Join with a slip stitch in the first sc. (96 sc, 96 ch-5 spaces)
Round 28:
Slip stitch into the next ch-5 space, chain 4 (counts as tr), 4 tr in the same ch-5 space, (5 tr in the next ch-5 space) around. Join with a slip stitch in the top of the beginning ch-4. (480 tr)
Round 29:
Slip stitch into the next tr, chain 1, sc in the same tr, (ch 6, skip 2 tr, sc in the next tr) around. Join with a slip stitch in the first sc. (96 sc, 96 ch-6 spaces)
Round 30:
Slip stitch into the next ch-6 space, chain 5 (counts as a double tr), 5 dtr in the same ch-6 space, (6 dtr in the next ch-6 space) around. Join with a slip stitch in the top of the beginning ch-5. (576 dtr)
Round 31:
Slip stitch into the next dtr, chain 1, sc in the same dtr, (ch 7, skip 2 dtr, sc in the next dtr) around. Join with a slip stitch in the first sc. (96 sc, 96 ch-7 spaces)
Round 32:
Slip stitch into the next ch-7 space, chain 4 (counts as a tr), 6 tr in the same ch-7 space, (7 tr in the next ch-7 space) around. Join with a slip stitch in the top of the beginning ch-4. (672 tr)
Round 33:
Slip stitch into the next tr, chain 1, sc in the same tr, (ch 8, skip 3 tr, sc in the next tr) around. Join with a slip stitch in the first sc. (96 sc, 96 ch-8 spaces)
Round 34:
Slip stitch into the next ch-8 space, chain 5 (counts as a dtr), 7 dtr in the same ch-8 space, (8 dtr in the next ch-8 space) around. Join with a slip stitch in the top of the beginning ch-5. (768 dtr)
Round 35:
Slip stitch into the next dtr, chain 1, sc in the same dtr, (ch 9, skip 3 dtr, sc in the next dtr) around. Join with a slip stitch in the first sc. (96 sc, 96 ch-9 spaces)
Round 36:
Slip stitch into the next ch-9 space, chain 6 (counts as a triple treble), 8 trtr in the same ch-9 space, (9 trtr in the next ch-9 space) around. Join with a slip stitch in the top of the beginning ch-6. (864 trtr)
Round 37:
Slip stitch into the next trtr, chain 1, sc in the same trtr, (ch 10, skip 4 trtr, sc in the next trtr) around. Join with a slip stitch in the first sc. (96 sc, 96 ch-10 spaces)
Finishing:
Fasten off your yarn securely and weave in any loose ends. Block your Lotus Mandala Throw to shape, ensuring each round lays flat and the stitches open up to display the pattern details beautifully.
