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Artemisia mandala
Yarn: I have used 8/4 cotton yarn in different brands
Hook-size: 3 mm
Size: appr. 30 cm after blocking
Good to know
- End each round with a slst in first st.
- Begin each round with a standing stitch or chain-stitches;
1 sc – ch1, 1 hdc – ch2, 1 dc – ch3 - Total number of stitches between (), at the end of each round.
Abbreviations US
ch – chain
chsp – chain-space
st – stitch
slst – slip-stich
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
fpsc – front post single crochet
bpdc – back post double crochet
fptr – front post treble crochet
fpdc2tog – front post double crochet 2 together
BLO – back loops only
pop – popcorn; 5 dc in the same st, remove loop from hook, place hook from the front through the first dc, put loop back on hook and pull through, ch1 to close (ch1 does not count as a st)
pic – picot; ch3, slst in first ch
*-* – repeat around or number of times specified
(-) – made in the same ch/chsp
Color scheme
Color 1 – dark grey
Color 2 – light grey
Color 3 – white
Pattern
1. Color 1. In a magic ring crochet; *1 dc, ch1, 1 dc*, repeat *-* 6 times in total. (12 dc, 6 ch1-sp)
2. Slst in chsp, *(1 dc, ch1, 1 dc) in chsp, 1 dc between next two dc’s*. (18 dc, 6 ch1-sp)
3. Slst to chsp, *(1 dc, ch1, 1 dc) in chsp, skip 1 dc, (1 dc, ch1, 1 dc) in dc, skip 1 dc*. (24 dc, 12 ch1-sp)
4. Slst in chsp, *5 dc in chsp, ch2, 1 sc in next chsp, ch2*. (30 dc, 6 sc, 12 ch2-sp)
5. Color 2. Begin in first dc of five in a group. *5 bpdc, ch2, pop in sc, ch2*. (30 bpdc, 6 pop, 12 ch2-sp)
6. *2 dc, 3 dc in next st, 2 dc, 2 dc in chsp, skip pop, 2 dc in chsp*. (66 dc)
7. Color 3. Begin in first st after a skipped pop. *in BLO 11 sc, 1 fptr around pop*. (66 sc, 6 fptr)
8. Ch1, *4 sc, skip 1 st, 5 dc in next st, skip 1 st, 4 sc, ch3, skip fptr*. (36 sc, 30 dc, 6 ch3-sp)
9. Color 1. Begin in first sc of four before a ch3-sp. *2 sc, skip 2 st, 1 fptr around fptr on round 7, 5 dc in ch3-sp, 1 fptr around same fptr on round 7, skip 2 sc, 2 sc, ch3, skip 2 dc, pop in next dc, ch3, skip 2 dc*. (6 pop, 12 fptr, 24 sc, 30 dc)
10. *2 dc, skip fptr, 2 dc, 3 dc in next st, 2 dc, skip fptr, 2 dc, ch3, skip chsp, fpsc around pop, ch3, skip chsp*. (66 dc, 6 fpsc, 12 ch3-sp)
11. Color 2. Begin in a fpsc *sc in fpsc, ch4, skip chsp, 11 bpdc, ch4, skip chsp*. (6 sc, 66 bpdc, 12 ch4-sp)
12. Ch1, *1 sc in sc, 3 sc in chsp, 11 sc, 3 sc in chsp*. (108 sc)
13. Color 3. Begin in any st. *(1 dc, ch2, 1 dc) in the same st, skip 1 st*. (108 dc, 54 ch2-sp)
14. Color 1. 2 dc in each chsp. (108 dc)
15. Color 3. Begin in first dc of two in a chsp. *2 sc, fpdc2tog (first dc around the second dc of two made in the same st on round 13, second dc around first dc of the two in the next group) *. (108 sc, 54 fpdc2tog)
16. *1 hdc, 2 hdc in next st, 1 fpdc around dc2tog*. (162 hdc, 54 fpdc)
17. Color 2. Begin in a fpdc. *1 sc, ch4, skip 3 st*. (54 sc, 54 ch4-sp)
18. Color 1. Begin in any chsp. *1 sc in chsp, ch2, skip sc, (1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc) in next chsp, ch2*. (81 sc, 54 hdc, 27 dc, 54 ch2-sp)
19. *(sc, pic, sc) in sc, ch3, (sc, pic, sc) in dc, ch3*. (216 sc, 108 ch3-sp, 54 pic)
Cut yarn, secure ends. I recommend you block your mandala for the best result.
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