You’ll Never Walk Alone pattern

You’ll never walk alone dreamcatcher/mandala

Yarn: Scheepjes Catona 1 ball color 105
Hook size: 3 mm
Extra: 25 cm metalhoop

Abbreviations US

ch – chain
dc – stitch
chsp – chain-space
slst – slip-stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet
dcgr – group of dc’s
prev – previous
fpsc – front post single crochet
fphdc – front post half double crochet
fpdc – front post double crochet
fptr – front post treble crochet
dc3tog – double crochet 3 together in the same chsp
dc2tog – double crochet 2 together in the same chsp/across 2 stitches
puffst – puffstitch;*Yarn over, place hook in stitch, yarn over, pull back through stitch, pull the stitch to the height of a regular dc*, repeat *-* until you have 9 loops on the hook, yarn over and pull through all stitches. Ch 1 to close the puff (does not count as a stitch).
pic – picot; ch3, slst in first ch.

Good to know

Beginning dc3tog is made as follow; ch2, dc2tog.
Beginning stitch on the round is replaced with; ch1 = sc, ch2 = hdc, ch3 = dc, ch4 = 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 st/chsp.
Total number of stitches on the round is found between (-), at the end of each round.

Pattern

Ch6, slst in first ch to form a ring.

1. *dc3tog, ch4*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first dcgr. (6 dcgr)
2. Slst in chsp, *3 hdc in chsp, 1 fpdc in dcgr on prev round*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first dc. (18 hdc, 6 fpdc)

3. Slst to second hdc of the 3 in same chsp, *5 tr in the same dc, ch1, skip 1 dc, 1 fpdc in fpdc on prev round, ch1, skip 1 dc*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in fourth ch of beginning 4. (30 tr, 6 fpdc)
4. Ch2, *[1 fpdc in tr, ch1], repeat [-] 5 times, 1 fpdc in fpdc, ch1*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first dc. (36 fpdc)

5. Ch2, *[fpdc in fpdc on prev round, dc in chsp], repeat [-] 4 times, fpdc in fpdc on prev round, sc in chsp, sc in fpdc, sc in chsp*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first dc. (30 fpdc, 24 dc, 18 sc)
6. *Dc2tog across two dc’s, dc2tog across next two dc’s, ch3, dc in next dc, ch3, dc2tog across two dc’s, dc2tog across next two dc’s, ch3, skip sc, fptr in fpdc on round 4, ch3, skip sc*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first dcgr. (24 dcgr, 6 dc, 6 fptr)

7. Ch1, *1 sc in dcgr, 1 sc in next dcgr, 3 sc in chsp, 1 sc in dc, 3 sc in chsp, 1 sc in dcgr, 1 sc in next dcgr, 3 sc in chsp, 1 sc in fptr, 3 sc in chsp*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first st. (108 sc)
8. Ch5 (= first dc and ch2), skip 1 dc, *1 dc, ch2, skip 1 dc*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in third ch of beginning 5. (54 dc)

9. Slst in chsp, *puffst in chsp, ch1, skip dc, dc in next chsp, ch1, skip dc*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in top on first puffst. (27 puffst, 27 dc)
10. Ch2, *1 fpdc in puffst, 1 dc in chsp, 1 puffst in dc, 1 dc in chsp*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first fpdc. (27 fpdc, 27 puffst, 54 dc)
11. *2 dc, (fpdc, ch2, fpdc) in puffst, 1 dc*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in third ch of beginning 3. (54 fpdc, 81 dc)

Dreamcatcher
It’s time to crochet the mandala to the ring. If you don’t have a ring, or of you just want to make a mandala, go to the headline ”Mandala”.

12. Slst to and in chsp, ch1, *1 sc in chsp, ch8, skip 5 dc*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first sc. (27 chsp, 27 sc)
13. Slst to fourth ch in ch8-sp. Place the ring above the mandala, the yarn will be under the ring (right picture below). Begin with a slst around the ring, 1 sc around both chsp and the ring, *8 sc around the ring, 1 sc around both ring and next chsp*, repeat *-* around. On the last repeat make a slst in first sc. (243 sc)

14. *(1 tr, ch1) in the same dc, repeat (-) 4 times, 1 tr in the same dc, skip 3 dc, 1 sc in next dc, 1 sc in next dc, skip 3 dc*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in fourth ch of beginning 5. (27 dcgr)
15. Ch1, *1 sc in first tr, 1 sc in chsp, 1 sc in second tr, 1 sc in chsp, (1 sc, 1 pic, 1 sc) in third tr, 1 sc in chsp, 1 sc in fourth tr, 1 sc in chsp, 1 sc in fifth tr, skip 2 sc*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first sc. (27 groups)

Cut the yarn and secure the ends. To hang my dreamcatcher, I cut a long string and attached the ends in the stitches between the “peaks”, I have 4 peaks between. You need to starch your dreamcatcher to make the peaks hold.

Mandala

Continue with these rounds if you want to make a mandala without the ring.

12. *1 sc in chsp, ch5, sk 5 sts*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first sc. (27 sc)
13. *1 sc in sc, 5 sc i chsp*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first sc. (162 sc)
14. *(1 tr, ch1) in sc, rep () 4 times, 1 tr in the same st, sk 2 sts, 1 sc in next st, sk 2 sts*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in fourth ch of beginning 5. (27 dcgr)
15. Ch1, *1 sc in first tr, 1 sc in chsp, 1 sc in second tr, 1 sc in chsp, (1 sc, 1 pic, 1 sc) in third tr, 1 sc in chsp, 1 sc in fourth tr, 1 sc in chsp, 1 sc in fifth tr, skip sc*, repeat *-* around. End with a slst in first sc. (27 pic)

Cut the yarn and secure the ends. I recommend you block your mandala for the best result.