Midnight mandala – english US terms

I’m finaly done with my first pattern! It’s a small mandala that can be used as a dream catcher, as an aplication on a pillowcase or bag, a doily or something else. It’s up to your imagination. The finished mandala is 17,5 cm across.

I have used the yarn Sunkissed by Scheepjes in the colours 03 and 04. Decide what colour you would like to use as colour 1 and colour 2. I have used the light blue as colour 1 and the darker blue as colour 2.

I’m using a standing sc or a standing dc when I start a new round with a now colour. They can be replaced with 1 or 3 ch.

Please let me know if you find any errors in the pattern or if something is unclear.

Material:

Sunkissed in two colours

3mm hook

Darning needle

Abbreviations:

sc = single crochet

hdc = half double crochet

dc = double crochet

ss = slip stitch

ch = chain

blo = back loop only

1. Colour 1. Make a magic loop. 6 sc in the loop, close with a ss in the first stitch. (6)

2. Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), 2 sc in each stitch, close with a ss in the first stitch. (12)

3. Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), * 1 sc, 1 inc *, repeat from * 5 times, close with a ss in the first stitch. (18)

4. Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), * 1 inc, 2 sc *, repeat from * 5 times, close with a ss in the first stitch. (24)

5. Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), sc in in the same stitch, * ch 2, skip 1 stitch, sc in next stitch*, repeat from * 10 times, ch 2, close with a ss in the first stitch. (12 sc, 24 ch)

6. Ch 1 (does not count as stitch), sc in the same stitch, * 7 dc in next sc, sc in next sc *, repeat from * 4 times, 7 dc in next sc, close with a ss in the first stitch. Fasten off. (6 sc, 42 dc)

7. Colour 2. Make a standing sc in the 4th dc of any group of 7 dc in round 6, * ch 4, skip 3 stitches, dc in next sc, ch 4, skip 3 stitches, sc in next dc *, repeat from * 3 times, ch 4, skip 3 stitches, dc in next sc, ch 4, close with a ss in the first sc. (6 sc, 6 dc, 48 ch)

8. Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), sc in the same stitch, * 4 sc in ch4sp, sc in dc, 4 sc in ch4sp, sc in sc *, repeat from * 4 times, 4 sc in ch4sp, sc in dc, 4 sc in ch4sp, close with a ss in the first sc. Fasten off. (60 sc)

9. Colour 1. Make a standing dc in any sc made in a dc in round 7, dc in the same stitch, dc in next 4 stitches, * 2 dc in next stitch, dc in the next 4 stitches *, repeat from * 9 times, close with a ss in the standing dc. Fasten off. (72 dc)

10. Colour 2. Make a standing dc in any dc, ch 2, dc in the same stitch, * skip 2 stitches, [dc, ch2, dc] in next stitch *, repeat from * 21 times, close with a ss in the standing dc. Fasten off. (48 dc, 48 ch)

11. Colour 1. This round is is worked in the ch space only. Make a standing dc in any ch space, 3 dc in the same ch space, * 4 dc in next ch space *, repeat from * 21 times, close with a ss in the standing dc. Fasten off. (96 dc)

12. Colour 2. Make a standing sc in any gap between 2 groups of 4 dc in round 11, ch 4, skip 4 stitches, * sc in the gap between 4 dc, ch 4, skip 4 stitches *, repeat from * 22 times, close with a ss in the standing sc. Fasten off. (24 sc, 96 ch)

13. Colour 2. This round is worked in the ch spaces only. Make a standing sc in any ch space, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, sc in the same ch space, skip next sc, * sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, sc in next ch space, skip next sc *, repeat from * 22 times, close with a ss in the standing sc. Fasten off. (48 sc, 48 hdc, 48 dc)

14. Colour 2. Make a standing sc in the blo of any first of the two dc next to each other in round 13, sc in blo, hdc in blo, skip 1 stitch, dc in the gap between next two sc, skip a stitch, hdc in blo, * 2 sc in blo, hdc in blo, skip a stitch, dc in the gap between next two sc, skip a stitch, hdc in blo *, repeat from * 22 times, close with a ss in the standing sc. Faster off. (48 sc, 48 hdc, 24)