YOU WILL NEED
King Cole Giza Cotton 4ply (100% cotton, 50g/158m), 1 ball of each: White (2190) Black (2201) Plum (2198) Coral (2196) Rosehip (2197) Pink (2192) A 2.5mm (US B/1 or C/2) hook For yarn stockists, contact King Cole 01756 703670 www.kingcole.com MEASUREMENTS Finished Mandala measures 19cm (7 in) diameter (after blocking) ABBREVIATIONS Picot Ch2, ss in second ch from hook For a full list, see page 92 This design is the sixth in our series of mandalas for 2017, hooked with King Cole’s Giza Cotton 4ply yarn. The pattern matches the June illustration in your
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MANDALA Using Rosehip, ch5, ss to first ch to join into a ring.
Round 1(RS) Ch3 (counts as tr), 15tr into the ring, ss to top of beg ch-3 to join.
Fasten off. [16 tr] Round 2 Join Black to first st, ch1 (does not count as st), dc in same st at base of ch-1, 2dc in next st, *dc in next st, 2dc in next st; rep from * another 6 times, ss to first dc.
Fasten off. [24 dc] Round 3 Join Pink to first st, ch3 (counts as tr), tr in st at base of ch-3, *2tr in next st, tr in next st, 2tr in next st; rep from * another 7 times, omitting last 2 tr, ss to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. [40 tr]
Round 4 Join Coral to first st, ch1 (does not count as st), dc in same st, dc in each of next 3 sts, ch1, skip next st, (dc in each of next 4 sts, ch1, skip next st) 7 times, ss to first dc. [32 dc, 8 ch-1 sps]
Round 5 Ss in next st, *ch3, Picot, tr in st at base of ch-3, Picot, (tr, Picot) twice in next st, (tr, Picot, ch3, ss) in next st, ss in each of next 3 sts; rep from * another 7 times, omitting last ss. Fasten off. [8 Petals]
Round 6 Join Black to any skipped tr in Round 3, ch4 (counts as dtr), ch13, (dtr in next skipped tr in Round 3, ch13) 7 times, ss to top of beg ch- 4. Fasten off.
Round 7 Join Black to 4th ch of any ch-13 loop, ch1 (does not count as st), dc in same ch, *dc in next ch, skip next ch, 5tr in next ch, skip next ch, dc in each of next 2 ch, ch4, dc in 4th ch of next ch-13 loop; rep from * another 7 times omitting last dc, ss to first dc. Fasten off.
Round 8 Join White to centre tr of any 5-tr group, ch1 (does not count as st), 2dc in
same tr, *dc in next tr, htr in next tr, tr in each of next 2 dc, tr in next ch, ch2, skip next 2 ch, tr in next ch, tr in each of next 2 dc, htr in next tr, dc in next tr, 2dc in next tr; rep from * another 7 times, omitting last 2 dc, ss to first dc. [48 tr, 32 dc, 16 htr, 8 ch-2 sps]
Round 9 Ch1 (does not count as st), dc in same st, *dc in next st, ch3, skip next (dc, htr and tr), dc in next tr, skip next tr, (3tr, ch9, ss to 9th ch from hook, 3tr) all in ch-2 sp, skip next tr, dc in next tr, ch3, skip next (tr, htr and dc), dc in next dc; rep from * another 7 times, omitting last dc, ss to first dc. Fasten off.
Round 10 Join Rosehip with a ss to first ch of ch-9 loop, *(2dc, 9htr, 2dc) in ch-9 sp, ch3, skip next 3 tr, dc in next dc, tr in each of next 3 skipped sts in Round 8, ch2, tr in next 3 skipped sts in Round 8, dc in next dc in Round 9, ch3, ss to first ch of ch-9 loop; rep from * another 7 times. Fasten off. [8 loops of (2 dc, 9 htr and 2 dc), 16 dc, 48 tr, 16 ch-3 sps, 8 ch-2 sps]
Round 11 Join Plum to first ch-3 sp, ch1 (does not count as st), 2dc in same ch-3 sp, *(dc in each of next 4 sts, 2dc in next ch-sp) twice, now working behind next loop, ch1, 2dc in next ch-3 sp; rep from * another 7 times, omitting last 2 dc, ss to top of first dc. [112 dc, 8 ch-1 sps]
Round 12 Ch3 (counts as tr), * tr in each of next 13 dc, now working behind loop, 3tr in next ch-1 sp, tr in next dc; rep from * another 7 times omitting last tr, ss to top of beg ch-3. [136 tr]
Round 13 Ch3 (counts as tr), * tr in each of next 13 tr, now working behind loop, 2tr in next tr, tr in next tr, 2tr in next tr, tr in next tr; rep from * another 7 times omitting last tr, ss to top of beg ch-3. [152 tr]
Round 14 Ch1 (does not count as st), dc in same st, *dc in each of next 15 tr, dc in centre htr of loop in Round 10, skip next tr of Round 13, dc in each of next 3 tr; rep from * another 7 times omitting last dc, ss to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. [152 dc]
Round 15 Join Pink to any dc, ch1 (does not count as st), dc in same st and in each st around, ss to first dc.
Fasten off and weave in ends. With Black, embroider a diamond shape over centre 2 rounds using the image as a guide. Surface crochet a chain stitch over Rounds 13 and 14 using Pink, and the image as a guide.