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Kaleidoscope Mandala

Yarn Stylecraft Classique Cotton DK yarn (3.5 oz/201yds/100g per skein)

Colors used for Pastel Mandala- #3668 Hot Pink, #3666 Shell Pink, #3673 Lavender, #3663 Soft Lime, and #3664 Wisteria.

Colors used for the Bright Mandala- #3662 sunflower, #3673 Lavender, #3672 Poppy, #3671 Azure, and #3670 Saville

*Stylecraft has rebranded this yarn as Naturals Organic Cotton.

Materials US Size G/6 (4.0mm) crochet hook, yarn needle, scissors.

Difficulty                                                          Easy

Size 8 inches (20.32 cm)

Gauge Yarn Gauge: 22 stitches and 28 rows = 4”

Stitch Guide ch(s) - chain(s), sc - single crochet, hdc - half double crochet, dc - double crochet, st(s) - stitch(es), RS - right side,

Special Stitches

Spike dc-Yarn over, insert hook into stitch or space one or more rows below the next stitch and pull up a loop to the level of the current round, (yarn over and pull through 2 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through 2 loops on hook).

Notes Ch 2 at the beginning of the round counts as a stitch. Ch 3 at the beginning of the round counts as a stitch. This pattern is written with color changes for every round.

Instructions:

Make a magic ring.

Round 1 (RS): Ch 1 (does not counts as stitch) 12 sc in the ring, join to first sc, fasten off. (12 sc).

Round 2: Join yarn to any sc, ch 2 (counts as a hdc), hdc in the same space, ch 1, skip next st, * 2 hdc in the next stitch, ch 1; Repeat from * around, join to beg ch-2, fasten off. (12 hdc + 6 ch-1 sps).

Round 3:  Join yarn to any ch-1 sp, ch 2, spike dc in the sc in round 1, hdc ch 2, *(hdc, spike dc, hdc) in the next ch-2 sp , ch 2; Repeat form * around, join to beg ch-2, fasten off. (12 hdc + 6 spike dc + 6 ch-2 sps).

Round 4:  Join yarn to ch-2 sp, ch 3, spike dc in between the 2 hdc from round 2, dc in same sp, ch 3, * (dc, spike dc, dc) in the next ch-2 sp, ch 3; repeat from * around, join, fasten off. (12 dc + 6 spike dc + 6 ch-3 sps).

Round 5:  Join yarn to any ch-3 sp, (ch 3, dc, spike dc into the center dc of the dc group from round 3, 2 dc) in the same sp as join, ch 3, *(2 dc, spike dc, 2 dc) in the next ch-3 sp, ch 3; Repeat from * around, join, fasten off. (12 dc + 6 spike dc + 6 ch-3 sps).

Round 6: Join yarn to the 1st dc in the 5 dc group from round 5, Ch 3, dc in the next 4 sts, * ch 4, dc in the next 5 sts; Repeat from * around, join, fasten off. (30 dc + 6 ch-4 sps).

Round 7: Join yarn to the 1st dc in the 5 dc group, ch 2, hdc in the next 4 sts, ch 2, spike dc in the center dc of the 3 dc group from round 4, ch 2, * hdc, in the next 5 sts, ch 2, spike dc, ch 2; Repeat from * around, join, fasten off. (30 hdc + 12 ch-2 sps + 6 spike dc).

Round 8: Join yarn to the first ch-2 sp after the 5 hdc group, ch 3, 2 dc in the same sp, ch 2, 3 dc in the next ch-2 sp, ch 6,*3 dc in the next ch-2 sp, ch 2, 3 dc in the next ch-2 sp, ch 6; repeat from * around join, fasten off. (36 dc + 6 ch-2 sps + 6 ch-6 sps).

Round 9: Join yarn to the 1st dc after the ch-6 sp, ch 3, dc in the next 2 sts, spike dc over the ch-2 sp into the spike dc from round 7, dc in the next 3 sts, ch 7, * dc in the next 3 sts, spike dc into the spike dc from round 7, dc in the next 3 sts, ch 7; Repeat from * around, join, fasten off. (36 dc + 6 spike dc + 6 ch-7 sps).

Round 10: Join yarn to the first dc of any 7 dc group, ch 2, hdc in the next 6 sts, ch 3, spike dc into the center hdc of the 5 hdc group in round 7, ch 3, * hdc in the next 7 sts, ch 3, spike dc, ch 3; Repeat from * around, join, fasten off. (42 hdc + 6 spike dc + 12 ch-3 sps).

Round 11: Join yarn to the 1st ch-3 sp after the 7 hdc group, ch 3, dc in the same space, ch 4, 2 dc in the next ch-3 sp, dc in the next 7 sts, * 2 dc in the ch-3 sp, ch 4, 2 dc in the next ch-3 sp, dc in the next 7 sts; Repeat from * around, join, fasten off. (66 dc + 6 ch-4 sps).

Round 12: Join yarn to the 1st dc after the ch-4, ch 4, skip next st, dc in the next st, (ch 2, skip next st, dc in the next st) to the next ch-4 sp, ch 4, *(dc in the next st, ch 2, skip next st, dc in the next st) to the ch-4 sp, ch 4; Repeat from * around, join to the 2nd ch of beg ch-4, fasten off. (36 dc + 30 ch-2 sps + 6 ch-4 sps).

Round 13: Join yarn to the first ch-2 sp after ch-4 sp, (ch 2, spike dc into dc from round 11, hdc) in the same sp as join, ch 1, *(hdc, spike dc, hdc) in the next ch-2 sp, ch 1, to the ch-4 sp, ch 2, spike dc into the spike dc from round 10, ch 2; Repeat from * around, join, fasten off. (60 hdc + 36 spike dc +  12 ch-2 sps).

Weave in ends and block

*Make as many Kaleidoscope Mandalas as you like, but do not reproduce or sell this pattern or its pictures  Please provide a link to the pattern or my blog post when using this pattern on the internet*

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