Spring Fling mandala pattern

Spring Fling mandala

Yarn: Tilda Cotton Eco colors 204, 261, 249, 282
Amount: 1 skein á 25 g of each color
Hook size: 3 mm
Size: 29 cm across

Abbreviations US

ch – chain
chsp – chain-space
slst – slip-stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet
fpsc – front post single crochet
fphdc – front post half double crochet
fpdc – front post double crochet
fptr – front post treble crochet
bpsc – back post single crochet
dc3tog – 3 dc together in the same stitch/chsp
BLO – back loops only
dcgr – group of dc’s
prev – previous
pic – picot; ch 3, slst to first ch
3pic – ch 3, slst to first ch, ch 3, slst to first ch, ch 3, slst to first ch

Good to know

On rounds with color-change, the first stitch is made as a standing stitch, if you are more comfortable with chains that works too.
NO color change on the round, replace the first dc with chains; ch 1 = 1 sc, ch 2 = 1 hdc, ch 3 = 1 dc, ch 4 = 1 tr.
Instructions between [-] is repeated the number of times specified.
Instructions between *-* is repeated around or the number of times specified.
Instructions between (-) is made in the same stitch/chsp.
At the end of each round, total number of stitches is between ( ).
Yarn color is found at the beginning of the round in italic,s between( ).

Pattern

(261) Ch 6, slst in first ch to make a ring.

1. *dc4tog, ch 4*, repeat *-* 6 times. End with a slst in first dcgr. (6 dcgr)
2. (249) Begin in any chsp. *dc4tog, ch 3, fphdc in dcgr from prev round, ch 3*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first dcgr.(6 dcgr, 6 fphdc)
3. (282) Begin in a chsp before a fphdc. *(1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in chsp, skip fphdc, (1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in next chsp, ch 3, skip dcgr*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first stitch. (24 dc)

4. (261) Begin in a ch3-sp. *(1 sc, pic, 1 sc) in chsp, ch 3, dc4tog in ch2-sp, ch 2, dc4tog in next ch2-sp, ch 3*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first stitch. (6 pic, 12 sc, 12 dcgr)
5. (282) Begin in chsp after a sc. *2 sc in chsp, 1 fpsc in dcgr on prev round, 2 sc in next chsp, 1 fpsc in dcgr on prev round, 2 sc in next chsp, ch 2, skip sc, 1 sc in chsp from round 3 (behind pic, between sc on round 4), ch 2, skip sc*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first stitch. (42 sc, 12 relfm)

6. (204) Begin in chsp after sc made in round 3. *2 hdc in chsp, 8 hdc i BLO, 2 hdc in chsp, skip sc*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first stitch. (72 hdc)
7. (282) Begin between the second and third hdc made in a chsp. *(dc2tog, ch 2, dc2tog) between the second and third hdc made in a chsp, ch 5, skip 6 hdc, 1 sc in next stitch, ch 5, skip 6 hdc*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first stitch. (12 dcgr, 6 sc)

8. (249) Begin in a sc.*(1 tr, ch 2, 1 tr, ch 2, 1 tr, ch 2, 1 tr) i a sc, ch 5, skip ch5-sp and dcgr, dc4tog in ch2-sp, ch 5, skip dcgr and ch5-sp*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first stitch. (24 tr, 6 dcgr)
9. (261) Begin in the first ch2-sp in a group of 4 tr. *[dc4tog in chsp, ch 1, 1 fpdc in tr, ch 1], repeat [-] 3 times, ch 2, 1 sc in chsp, ch 3, 1 fpsc in dcgr on prev round, ch 3, 1 sc in chsp, ch 3, 1 fpdc in tr, ch 1*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first dcgr. (18 dcgr, 24 fpdc, 12 sc, 6 fpsc)

10. (204) Begin in any fpsc. *1 fpdc in fpsc, 1 dc in chsp, 1 dc in sc, 1 dc in chsp, [1 fpdc in fpdc, 1 dc in chsp, 1 fpdc in dcgr, 1 dc in chsp], repeat [-] 3 times, 1 fpdc in fpdc, 1 dc in chsp, 1 dc in sc, 1 dc in chsp*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first stitch. (48 fpdc, 72 dc)
11. Ch 1, *4 sc, [1 fpdc in fpdc, 1 dc in next stitch], repeat [-] 3 times, (1 fpdc, ch 2, 1 fpdc) in next fpdc, 1 dc in next stitch, repeat [-] 2 times, 1 fpdc in fpdc, 3 sc*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first stitch. (48 fpdc, 42 sc)
12. (282) Begin in a chsp. *(1 sc, pic, 1 sc) in chsp, skip 1 stitch, 9 sc in BLO, 1 fptr in fpdc on round 10, 2 sc in BLO, 1 fptr in same fpdc on round 10, 9 sc in BLO*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first stitch. (6 pic, 12 fptr, 132 sc)

13. (261) Begin in first sc of the two between fptr. *1 sc, pic, 1 sc in next stitch, skip fptr, 9 sc in BLO, ch 3, skip (sc, pic, sc), 9 sc in BLO, skip fptr*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first stitch. (6 pic, 120 sc)
14. (249) Begin in a chsp. (dc3tog, pic, dc3tog, pic, dc3tog) in chsp, ch 5, skip 4 stitches, 1 sc in next stitch, ch 5, skip 4 stitches, 1 bpsc in sc, ch 1, skip pic, 1 bpdc in next sc, ch 5, skip 4 stitches, 1 sc in next stitch, ch 5, skip 4 stitches*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first dcgr. (12 pic, 12 bpsc, 12 sc, 18 dcgr)

15. (204) Begin in first sc after the 3 dcgr in the same chsp. *1 sc in sc, ch 2, fptr in fptr on round 12, ch 2, dc3tog in ch1-sp, ch 2, fptr in next fptr on round 12, ch 2, 1 sc 1 sc, ch 3, dc3tog in ch5-sp, ch 4, 1 sc in second dcgr of the 3 in the same chsp, ch 4, dc3tog in ch5-sp, ch 3*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first stitch. (18 sc, 12 fptr, 18 dcgr)
16. *1 hdc in sc, 2 hdc in chsp, skip fptr, 2 hdc in chsp, skip dcgr, 2 hdc in chsp, skip fptr, 2 hdc in chsp, 1 hdc in sc, 3 hdc in chsp, skip dcgr, 4 hdc in chsp, skip sc, 4 hdc in chsp, skip dcgr, 3 hdc in chsp*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in second ch of beginning 2. (144 hdc)
17. *[1 dc, ch 1, skip 1 stitch], repeat [-] 8 times, 1 dc, (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in next stitch, repeat [-] 3 times* repeat *-* around. End with a slst in third ch of beginning 4. (90 dc)

18. 1 sc in each dc and chsp to the 3 dc’s in the corner, 1 sc in first dc, 1 sc in chsp, ch 2, 1 sc in second dc, ch 2, 1 sc in chsp, 1 sc in third dc, continue with 1 sc in each dc and chsp to next corner. End with a slst in first stitch. (168 sc)
19. 1 sc in first stitch, *[pic, sc in next stitch], repeat [-] 18 times, 3pic, skip (chsp, sc, chsp), sc in next stitch, repeat [-] 8 times*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first sc, instead of a sc on the last repeat. (174 pic)