MANDALA
YOU WILL NEED ✿ Rowan Handknit Cotton 1 x ball Linen (205), Sunshine (354), Florence (350), Burnt (343), Rosso (215) ✿ 4mm crochet hook
TENSION ✿ Tension not important for this project
he late, great Wink is renown in the crochet world for her playful use of colour and wonderful designs. This mandala, the last project from the talented designer, is made up of mesmerising circles worked in warm shades. The circles are joined together to form a ring. Reverse the order of your colours to achieve different effects.
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ABBREVIATIONS ✿ 1tr2tog: (Yrh, insert hook in next stitch, yrh and pull up loop, yrh and draw through 2 loops) 2 times, yrh and draw through all loops on hook. ✿ tr3tog: As above, but work () 3 times. ✿ For a full list of abbreviations turn to page 90
Make 6
beginning ch-3. Fasten off.
With Rosso, make a magic loop.
For the next round, you will be working in the
Round 1 (RS): Ch3 (counts as first tr
centre of the mandala, rejoining Sunshine to
SIZE
throughout), 11tr into loop, ss to the top of the
one of the stitches of Round 3. You will work
✿ Diameter 22.5cm
beginning ch-3 to join. Fasten off. (12sts)
over 9 sts from each of the circles, leaving 5
FIRST CIRCLE MOTIF
01
07
&
08
Round 2: With Burnt, join with ss into any st,
sts from Round 3 on both sides of each circle
ch3 (counts as tr), tr in st at base of ch, 2tr in
unworked.
each st around, ss to the top of the beginning
Next round: Count the next 5 unworked sts
ch-3. Fasten off. (24sts)
from Round 3 on one of the circles and rejoin
02
Round 3: With Florence, join with ss into any st,
Sunshine in the next st. *Ch3, 2tr, (tr2tog) 3
ch3, 2tr in next st, (1tr, 2tr in next st) around, ss
times; repeat from * on each circle, replacing
to the top of the beginning ch-3.
the beginning ch-3 with tr, ss to the top of the
Fasten off. (36sts)
beginning ch-3. Fasten off. (36 st)
03
Arrange your six circles as in picture
09
&
10
Next round: Rejoin Linen so that the next 3 sts
04
will be 3 tr from the previous round. Ch2, tr2tog
To join circles
(counts as tr3tog), (tr3tog) 11 times, ss to the
Round 4: With Sunshine, take the first circle
top of the beginning tr3tog. Fasten off.
11
and join with ss into any st. *Ch3, tr in st at base of ch (counts as 2tr in same st), 2tr in each of
To finish
the next 2 sts, 6tr. Work tr2tog, but complete
Turn the work over, and using Florence, ss
the first ‘leg’ of the st in the next st of the first
together the back loops of the unworked 5 sts
circle, and the second ‘leg’ of the st in any st of
on each circle. Fasten off and weave in ends.
the next circle, 6tr; repeat from * 5 more times,
12
&
13 .
replacing the first (ch-3 and st at base of ch)
ABOUT THIS YARN
Depending on your tension, this mandala might
with (2tr in the next st), ss to the top of the &
benefit from a light wet pressing or blocking to
ROWAN HANDKNIT COTTON
beginning ch-3. Fasten off. (114sts)
100% cotton 50g/85m £4.50 www.knitrowan.com
Round 5: With Linen, join in first st, ch3, tr in
11
05
06
help it lie flat.
14
&
15
next st, *(2tr in next st) twice, 7tr, tr3tog, 7tr; repeat from * 5 more times, omitting the last 2 tr on the final repeat, ss to the top of the
12
13
14
15
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