MAKE A MANDALA
Get festive with Lucy Croft's brillant red starry wheel.
YOU WILL NEED
■ King Cole Giza Cotton 4ply (100% cotton, 50g/158m), 1 ball of each: Red (2202)
Black (2201)
White (2190)
Green (2203)
Brown (2205)
Silver (2193)
A 2.5mm (US B/1 or C/2) hook
For yarn stockists, contact King Cole 01756 703670 www.kingcole.com
MEASUREMENTS
18cm (7in) diameter
ABBREVIATIONS
qtr Yrh 4 times, insert hook into st indicated, yrh and pull up loop, (yrh and draw through 2 sts) 5 times Picot Ch2, ss to second ch from hook
For a full list, see page 92 This design is number 12 in our series of mandalas for 2017, hooked with King Cole’s Giza Cotton 4ply yarn. The pattern matches the December illustration in your Simply Crochet calendar – now you can make the real deal. Share your creation on social media using the hashtag #SCmandalas – we absolutely love to see your colourful makes.
MANDALA
Using Black, make a magic ring.
Round 1 Ch1 (does not count as st), 8dc into ring, ss to first dc to join. Fasten off. [8 dc]
Round 2 Join White in first dc, ch3 (counts as tr), tr in st at base of ch-3, 2tr in each tr around, ss to top of beg ch-3 to join. [12 tr]
Round 3 (Ch2, tr in next tr, picot, ch2, ss in next tr) 8 times. Fasten off.
Round 4 Join Black in first picot with a ss, (ch5, ss in next picot) 8 times.
Round 5 Ch2 (count as htr), ch3, htr in first ch-5 sp, ch3, (htr in next ss, ch3, htr in next ch-5 sp, ch3) 7 times, ss to top of first ch-2 to join. Fasten off. [16 htr, 16 ch-3 sps]
Round 6 Skip first htr and ch-3 sp, join Red in next htr, *ch14, picot, working back along ch-14, dc in each of next 2 ch, htr in each of next 2 ch, tr in each of next 3 ch, dtr in each of next 3 ch, ttr in each of next 2 ch, qtr in each of next 2 ch, skip (ch3, htr, ch3 on Round 5), ss to next htr; repeat from * 7 more times. Fasten off.
Round 7 Join Green in third ch of any ch-14, *working behind Round 6, ch5, ss in top of ttr opposite ch just worked, ch2, dtr in next ss, ch2, skip first 2 ch of next ch-14, ss in next ch; repeat from * 7 more times.
Fasten off.
Round 8 Join Green in 11th ch of any ch-14 in Round 6, *working behind Round 6, ch2, ss in top of htr opposite ch just worked, (ch2, qtr in next dtr in Round 7) 4 times, ch1, ss in 11th ch of next ch-14; repeat from * 7 more times. Fasten off.
Round 9 Join Brown with a ss in picot at any point of Round 6, *ch5, working into sts in Round 8; ss in next qtr, ch3, dtr in next ch-2 sp, dtr in next qtr, dtr in next ch-2 sp, picot, dtr in next qtr, dtr in next ch-2 sp, ch3, ss in next qtr, ch5, ss in picot at next point of Round 6; repeat from * 7 more times. Fasten off.
Round 10 Join Silver in first ss, ch1 (does not count as st), dc in same ss, *ch8, dc in next picot, ch8, dc in next ss at top of next point; repeat from * 7 more times, omitting last dc, ss to first dc to join.
Round 11 Ch1 (does not count as st), dc in same dc, *10dc in next ch-8 sp, dc in next dc; repeat from * around, omitting last dc, ss to first dc to join.
Fasten off and weave in ends.