Cool mandala,

Can you spot the dragonflies in Lucky Croft's latest make?

This design is the seventh in our series of mandalas hooked with King Cole’s Giza Cotton 4ply yarn. Share yours on social media using the hashtag #SCmandalas

MANDALA

Fasten off each colour as you join the next. Using Glacier, make a magic loop.

Rnd 1 Ch3 (counts as tr throughout), ch2, (tr, ch2) 7 times into loop, ss to top of beg ch-3 join.

Rnd 2 Ch1 (does not count as st throughout), dc in same st, *2dc in ch-2 sp, (dc, ch1, dc) in next tr, 2dc in ch-2 sp, dc in next tr; rep from * 3 more times, omitting last dc, ss to first dc. [32 sts]

Rnd 3 Join Amber in first st, ch3, * tr in next st, htr in next st, dc in next st, ch1, skip ch-1 sp, dc in next st, htr in next st, tr in each of next 2 sts; rep from * 3 more times, omitting last tr, ss to top of beg ch-3.

Rnd 4 Ch3, 2tr in next st, * tr in next st, 2tr in next st; rep from * around, ss to top of beg ch-3. [48 tr]

Rnd 5 Ch4 (counts as dtr throughout), (2dtr, ch1, 3dtr) in st at base of ch- 4, skip next 2 sts, ss in next st, *skip next 2 sts, (3dtr, ch1, 3dtr) in next st, skip next 2 sts, ss in next st; rep from * 6 more times, ss to top of beg ch- 4. [48 dtr, 8 ch-1 sps]

Rnd 6 Join Grey in first st, ch4, * tr in next dtr, htr in next dtr, ch1, skip ch-1 sp, htr in next dtr, tr in next dtr, dtr in next dtr, ch2, skip ss, dtr in next dtr; rep from * 7 more times omitting last dtr, ss to top of beg ch- 4. [72 sts]

Rnd 7 Join Orange in first skipped ss of Rnd 5, ch4, (ch1, dtr) twice in ss at base of ch- 4, ch3, tr in next ch-1 sp of Rnd 6, ch3, *(dtr, ch1, dtr, ch1, dtr) in next skipped ss of Rnd 5, ch3, tr in next ch-1 sp of Rnd 6, ch3; rep from * 6 more times, ss to top of beg ch- 4. [96 sts]

Rnd 8 Working in front of Rnd 7, join Grey in first tr of Rnd 6, ch3, * tr in next htr of Rnd 6, ch2, skip tr in Rnd 7, tr in next htr in Rnd 6, tr in next tr of Rnd 6, ch5, skip dtr group in Rnd 7, tr in next tr of Rnd 6; rep from * 7 more times, omitting last tr, ss to top of beg ch-3. [32 tr, 8 ch-5 sps, 8 ch-2 sps]

Rnd 9 Working in front of Rnd 8, join Orange in first dtr of Rnd 7, ch2 (counts as htr), ch2, htr in st at base of ch-2, *(skip ch-1 sp in Rnd 7, [htr, ch1, htr] in next dtr in Rnd 7) twice, ch2, skip 2 tr of Rnd 8, tr in next tr of Rnd 7, ch5, (2dtr, ch4, ss) in 5th ch from hook, tr in same tr in Rnd 7 as last tr, ch2, skip 2 tr of Rnd 8, (htr, ch1, htr) in next dtr of Rnd 6; rep from * 7 more times, omitting last (htr, ch1, htr), ss to top of beg ch-2.

Rnd 10 Working in front of Rnd 9, join Grey in second tr of Rnd 8, ch5 (counts as ttr), *dc in 5th ch of next ch-5 sp in Rnd 9, dc in each of next 2 dtr and next ch of Rnd 9, ttr in next tr of Rnd 8, ch9, remove hook from working loop, reinsert in 5th ch of ch-9 and working loop, pull working loop through to create a ch loop that falls below the working ch, ch4, skip (tr, ch-5 sp and tr) in Rnd 8, ttr in next tr of Rnd 8; rep from * 7 more times, omitting last ttr, ss to top of beg ch-5. [6 sts and a ch-9 sp in each rep]

Rnd 11 Join Turquoise in first dc, ch1, dc in same st, *dc in next st, ch1, dc in each of next 2 sts, ch1, skip next ttr, dc in each of next 2 ch, htr in next ch, 2tr in next ch, ch1, ss in next ch at top of loop, ch1, skip loop, 2tr in next ch, htr in next ch, dc in each of next 2 ch, ch1, skip next ttr, dc in next dc; rep from * 7 more times, omitting last dc, ss to first dc. [20 sts in each rep]

Rnd 12 Join Orange in first dc, *ch2, skip next dc, 5tr in ch-1 sp, ch2, skip next dc, ss in next dc, ch1, skip ch-1 sp, ss in next dc, ch15, skip next (dc, htr, 2tr, ch-1, ss, ch-1, 2tr, htr, dc), ss in next dc, ch1, skip next ch-1 sp, ss in next dc; rep from * 7 more times.

Rnd 13 Join Turquoise in first ch of ch-15 sp, ch1, dc in same ch, *dc in next ch, htr in each of next 2 ch, 2tr in next ch, htr in next ch, dc in next ch, ch1, skip next ch, dc in next ch, htr in next ch, 2tr in next ch, htr in each of next 2 ch, dc in each of next 2 ch, ch5, working behind Rnd 9, dc in first ch of next ch-15 sp; rep from * 7 more times, omitting last dc, ss to first dc.

Rnd 14 Join Yellow in first ch-1 sp, ch1, dc in same ch-1 sp, *ch10, 5dtr- cl in 3rd tr of next 5-tr group in Rnd 12, ch10, dc in next ch-1 sp of Rnd 13; rep from * 7 more times, omitting last dc, ss to first dc to join.

Rnd 15 Ch1, dc in same dc, dc in each st and ch around, ss to first dc.

Work straight sts using Glacier over Rnds 3 and 4, using the image as a guide.