Make A Crochet Mandala For Your Home

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CRAFTS & DIY > CROCHET
Make a Crochet Mandala For Your Home

by Wink 16 Jan 2013
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A mandala is typically a circle with inspiring colors and patterns. Mandala is the
Sanskrit word for 'circle', and has spiritual signicance in Hinduism and Buddhism.
Crochet mandalas can be used as coasters, hot pads, wall decorations or simply as
colour therapy. In this tutorial we'll be making a grey and white mandala with cheery
sunshine-y yellow and mustard highlights. The pattern uses US terms and stitches
include single crochet (sc); double crochet (dc); chain (ch); and double crochet four
together (dc4tog).
Supplies
Yarn (I used Drops Paris cotton yarn by Garnstudio).

A crochet hook in a size suitable for the yarn you're using (I used a 4mm hook
here).
A darning needle for sewing in the ends.
A pair of scissors.
Step 1: Make a Magic Ring

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Using the light grey yarn, make a magic ring and secure with a stitch.
Step 2: Crochet Round One

Chain 3 (counting as 1 dc), and work 11 double crochet in the ring, and pull it to close,
creating a circle. Your stitch count is now 12.
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Cut the yarn and pull the end through the loop on your hook. Thread the end through the
needle, and close the circle by putting the needle through the top of your rst double
crochet (ie. not the starting three chains)...
...and back again through the back loop of the last stitch. This creates an extra 'faux'
stitch, and we're going to end all rounds in this way from now on.
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Step 3: Crochet Round Two
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Step 3: Crochet Round Two

Using light grey yarn, start the round with a standing stitch, meaning you start with a
slipknot on your hook and just start the round by doing the rst stitch. We're going to
start all rounds like this.
Work 2 double crochet in each stitch around, ending up with 24 stitches. End the round
the 'faux' way with your needle again.
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Step 4: Crochet Round Three

Using the dark grey yarn, starting with a slipknot on your hook, work one double crochet,
chain 4, skip 2 stitches and work another double crochet. Go around in the same
fashion, so: *dc, ch 4, sk 2 st* around. End the round with your needle.
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Step 5: Crochet Round Four

Using the dark grey yarn, starting with a standing stitch, work 8 single crochet in each
chain 4 space. So: 8sc in ea ch 4 sp around. End the round with your needle.
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Step 6: Crochet Round Five

With the white yarn, in the third stitch of one of the 8 sc sequences, work 2 double
crochet, chain 2, and work another 2 double crochet. Skip 2 stitches, work 2 double
crochet, chain 2, and work another 2 double crochet. Skip 4 stitches and repeat. So:
*2dc, ch2, 2dc, sk 2 st, 2dc, ch2, 2dc, sk 4 st* around.
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Step 7: Crochet Round Six

With the mustard yarn, starting in the ch2 space from the rst 'V'-shape of the previous
round, work a 'double crochet 4 together'. This is how you do it: *yarn over, insert hook
in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops* 4 times,
yarn over, draw through all loops on hook. Chain 2, work one single crochet, chain 2,
work another dc4tog in the 'V'-shape, chain 2, work one double crochet, chain 2. So:
*dc4tog, ch2, sc, ch2, dc4tog, ch2, dc, ch2* around.
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Step 8: Crochet Round Seven

This round will be worked in the back loops from round ve (the white 'V'-shapes), using
white yarn. To get to the back loops, ip the mustard round to the front.
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Work one double crochet in each of the back loops of round ve, so: *dc in bl* around.
Your stitch count should now be 64.
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Step 9: Crochet Round Eight

This round will be worked with white yarn in the stitches of the previous round. Start in
the rst stitch that lies directly behind one of the dc4togs of round six. Work 2 single
crochet. Work another single crochet but this time put your hook from front to back
through the ch2 space from round 6 and the double crochet behind it from round 7.
Chain 1, make another single crochet through both rounds 6 and 7, and repeat. So: *sc
2, sc 1 through both rounds, ch1, sc 1 through both rounds* around. Your count should
be 80 stitches.
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The back of your mandala should look like this:

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Step 10: Crochet Round Nine

With white yarn, work 7 double crochet and make one increase by working 2 double
crochet in one stitch. So: *dc 7, 2dc* around. Your count should be 90 stitches.
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Step 11: Crochet Round 10

With yellow yarn, work one single crochet in each stitch around, in the back loops only.
This creates a slight ridge. So: sc around. Count: 90 stitches.
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With white yarn, work 8 double crochet and make one increase by working 2 double
crochet in one stitch. So: *dc 8, 2dc* around. Your count should be 100 stitches.
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With yellow yarn, work 2 double crochet, chain 5, skip 2 stitches, and repeat. So: *dc 2,
ch 5, sk 2 st* around.
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With yellow yarn, work 4 single crochet in the chain 5 space from round 12, chain 3, and
work another 4 single crochet. So: *sc 4, ch 3, sc 4* around.
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Step 15: Finish the Mandala

If you have been using your needle to nish each round you hardly have any ends left to
sew in. Flip your mandala and using your needle, sew in those last ends. And that's it,
you're done!
Get Creative
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Get Creative
You can use your mandalas to decorate your home. Hang them on your walls in your
living room, decorate your kitchen walls with them or simply use them to brighten up
your window sill!
Crochet fans! Have you made a mandala before? What other crochet tutorials would
you like to see on Crafttuts+? Let us know in the comments section below.
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SunetteAlers3yearsago
LoveditthemomentIsawit,andIjustHADtomakeit!Youhavedoneanexcellentjoblayingout
thepattern,andIworkeditupinnotime.Thankyousomuch,Iamonnr3already,different
versionsinthesamecolours,planonusingitasaccentsonablanketImadeformydaughter,
usingthewoolIusedfortheblanket.:)
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WyoWind.LauraB>SunetteAlers4monthsago
AWWWWWW!!!!!!!Takemybreathaway!!!!IsSOOOOOBEAUTIFUL!!!!!
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SimmyB3yearsago
Ihavesuddenlybecome'obsessed'withdrawingMandalasfornoapparentreasonandafriend,
uponseeingmydrawings,sentmealinktoyourBlog.Suchinspiringthingsyouhavecreated.
ThanksforthetutorialImusthaveago.HereisalinktomyBlogifyouwanttoreadmyjourney
withMandalas:
http://simmy.typepad.com/comin...
regardsSimmy
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Locas4yearsago
Lindamandala
Obrigadaporpartilhar
Beijinhos
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WyoWind.LauraB4monthsago
IhavebecomeobsessedwithmandalasandIwanttoknowifthereareany'formulas'orhintson
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IhavebecomeobsessedwithmandalasandIwanttoknowifthereareany'formulas'orhintson
howtonowhenandhowmuchtoincreaseineachrow.Igetthatifitstartstocup,youneed
increases!!Butifitbecomeswavy,toomanyincreases.Isthereanykindofwaytoactuallycount
itout?Orisitsuspect...allhit&miss?ANDREMEMBERINGTOWRITEEVERYTHING
DOWN????Thanks!!!Yourdesignsarestunning.I'mjustabouttostartcthiscononhere(yellow&
white...)Won'tgotobedtonightuntilit'sdone.It'salmost7:30PM.Hahaha!!!!
'WyoWind'...LauraB
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AnnMoirayearago
istheyarnaranweight?Iwouldlovetomakeonebutjustwasn'tsureoftheweightoftheyarn.
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JaneyAnt>AnnMoir6monthsago
I'msorrynoonehasansweredyourquestion.YoupostedafewweeksafterWink'sdeath.
DropsParisisanaranweightcottonyarn.
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JoyceScott2yearsago
Imadethisinoneday,itlooksjustliketheoneatthetop.I'mgoingtomakeanotherindifferent
colorsandputitonathrowpillowformygranddaughter.Sheloveditbutwanteditblue.Thanks
somuchIhadnotroublefollowingthepattern.WhatdoesoneusetheMandelaforbesides
hangingthemonthewall?
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JoyceChampagne2yearsago
Loveyourmandala.Iwouldliketoknowifyoucanmakearugwithitandhow?
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Jennifer2yearsago
Hi.....imreallyhavingahardtimewithroundTEN...pleasehelp
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DianaVarghese2yearsago
Theinstructionsaresoclearandpicsarejustperfect!Thankyoualot!:)
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AngelicaCalveVicens2yearsago
Wow!Loveatfirstsight,<3!Goingtolookfortheyarnsrightnowandstartcrochetingmyfirst
MandalaeventhoughI'mdoingtootherprojectsatthesametime,happilydoingmorethanone:)
Thanksalotforsharing.Ilikeyourplacealot,
I'llbecomingbackoften!
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mamaspins2yearsago
Thanksforsharingthisverydetailedmandala.Youhaveaneyefordetail.Thanksagain:)
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DeepaliMore2yearsago
Hie,
Yourpostsarereallyverynice.
Canyoupleasepostatutorialofhowtomakeabagwithcrochet.
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CathyFrye3yearsago
excellentinstructions...thankyouforshowinghowtoendeachrowwiththedarningneedle.
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Pirot3yearsago
Thankssomuch,Iwilltry.I'lltrytounderstandalltheabbreviations.(IamFrench)
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LynnReedy3yearsago
Yourpatternissopretty.Ireallylikeyourlittleterrarium's.theyaresocute!!
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RietOuwehand3yearsago
HelloanicepattrenwithpicturesifyourEnglishisnotsogood.
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Patty4yearsago
MymandalaisworkingupbeautifulbutI'mstuckonRound8.Arethefirst2scdoneinthesame
stitchtomakeanincrease?Ifso,therewouldbeanincreaseevery3rdstitch?Thatwouldbring
thetotalststo85forthatround....not80asitsaysIshouldhave.
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Wink>Patty4yearsago
HiPatty!No,notanincrease.Justwork1singlecrochetineachofthetwostitchesbehind
thedc4togofthepreviousround.Goodluck,andpleaseletmeknowifyourunintoany
moreproblems:)
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LeahDurham4yearsago
Hello!Thankyouforthepattern.Iboughtyarnforthistoday&amexcitedtomakeit!I'mmakingit
asawallhanging,soamthinkingofstarchingit.Neverstarchedanythingbeforesoalittleworried
aboutthatpart,lol.Maybeitwon'tneedit.
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Wink>LeahDurham4yearsago
HiLeah,
That'sgreat!Besuretoshowitwhenit'sfinished:)AndIdon'tthinkitneedsstarching
minehangsandliesflatwithoutit.
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SarahCraftsfromtheCwtch4yearsago
Fabuloustutorialfromoneofmyfavouritecrochetbloggers!ThanksWinkx
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Fabuloustutorialfromoneofmyfavouritecrochetbloggers!ThanksWinkx
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Wink>SarahCraftsfromtheCwtch4yearsago
You'remorethanwelcomeSarah!:)
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ThreadsAndButtons4yearsago
BoththistutorialandthefinishedprojectareabsolutelyBEAUTIFUL!Greatwork:)
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CRAFTS & DIY > CROCHET

Make a Crochet Mandala For Your Home

What You'll Be Creating

Yarn (I used Drops Paris cotton yarn by Garnstudio).

Step 1: Make a Magic Ring

Step 2: Crochet Round One

Step 3: Crochet Round Two

Step 3: Crochet Round Two

Step 4: Crochet Round Three

Step 5: Crochet Round Four

Step 6: Crochet Round Five

Step 7: Crochet Round Six

Step 8: Crochet Round Seven

Step 9: Crochet Round Eight

The back of your mandala should look like this:

Step 10: Crochet Round Nine

Step 11: Crochet Round 10

Step 12: Crochet Round 11

Step 13: Crochet Round 12

Step 14: Crochet Round 13

Step 15: Finish the Mandala

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