Finally! I have actually finished the pattern and tutorial for The Daisy Mandala!
This project turned out to be so much more timeconsuming than I imagined.
Even though I generally love plans and structure, when it comes to crochet, I'm more a work-it-out-as-you-go kind of girl...
I adjust things along the way, and have become a master of hiding my mistakes, but when writing a pattern, you can't take the usual shortcuts.....
So, I actually had to count the stiches, and make sure it all adds up in every round.....
I have counted, adjusted, counted and adjusted and counted again, and now I think (hope!!) I've got it right....
I have not had this pattern tested by anyone else but myself, so if you choose to have a go at it, please let me know if you find any mistakes, or something seems confusing or strange to you.
I apprecitate any feedback, good or bad, so please let me know what you think!
Oh, and if you do make this little Daisy mandala, I would LOVE to see the result!
So, here we go.....
The Daisy Mandala
Note: the pattern is written in US terminology. Below are the terms in both US and UK.
US terms | UK terms | ||
| sl st | slip stich | sc | single crochet |
| sc | single crochet | dc | double crochet |
| hdc | half doubel crochet | htr | half treble crochet |
| dc | double crochet | tr | treble crochet |
| tr | treble crochet | dtr | double treble crochet |
| dtr | double treble crochet | trip tr/trtr | triple treble crochet |
| rev sc | reverse single crochet | rev dc | reverse double crochet |
| yo | yarn over | yoh | yarn over hook |
Abbreviations:
ch: chain
hdc: half double crochet
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stich
htr: half treble crochet
yo: yarn over
Repeat directions between * and *
Yarnsuggestion: Drops Safran (or any yarn with approx. the same gauge)
Hook: 3,5mm and 3mm
Number of colors: 7
Number of colors: 7
The Daisy:
I use 2 threads of yarn and hook nr 3,5 to make the daisy in the middle. This makes it a bit “chunkier” and bigger, so it stands out more as a centrepoint of the mandala. If you use only 1 thread, you might have to adjust the a amount of stiches in each round from round 3 to make the mandala nice and neat.
Round 1:
With color 1 (2 threads), make amagic circle.
Ch 2 (counts as a hdc). 11 hdc in the ring. Sl st in 3rd ch of beg. ch to join. Pull tailyarn had to close the ring.
Round 2:
Switch to color 2 (2 threads), and start with a sl stbetween any hdc. Ch 3 (counts as a tr), (2-trpuff st, ch 2, 3-tr puff st) in first space, ch 2, (3-tr puff st, ch 2, 3-tr puff st, ch 2) in each space around. This will give you 12 3-tr puff st (petals) in total. Sl st in the back of first puff to join. Fasten off.
Now you have a pretty little daisy, which will make the centrepoint of your mandala ❤️
Note: The rest of the mandala is made with hook size 3 mm and single thread.
Round 3:
Switch to hook size 3 and color 3, start with a sl in any ch-2 space between the 3-tr puff st (petals). Ch 3 (counts as a dc).3 dc in same space. *ch 1. 4 dc in next ch-2 space* around. Sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch to join. Fasten off.
Round 4:
Switch to color 4, start with a sl st in any 1 ch space between the 4dc groups. *ch 5, sc in next space* around. Sl st in the back of the first sc to join. Fasten off.
Round 5:
Switch to color 5, start with a sl st in any ch-5 loop, ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2-tr puff st in same loop, (ch 2, 3-tr puff st, ch2, 3-tr puff st) in every ch-5 loop around. Sl st in back of first puff st to join. Fasten off.
Round 6:
Switch to color 4, start with sl st in any ch-2 space. *ch 3, sc in next ch-2 space* around. Sl st in back of first sc to join. Fasten off.
Round 7:
Switch to color 6, start with sl st in any ch-3 loop. Ch 2 (counts as a hdc), 2 hdc in same loop. *ch1, 3 hdc in next ch-3 loop* around. Sl st in 3rd ch of starting ch to join. Fasten off.
Round 8:
Switch to color 4, start with sl st in any ch-1 space *Ch 4, sc in next ch1-space* around. Sl st in back of first sc to join. Fasten off.
Round 9:
Switch to color 7, start with sl st in any ch-4 loop, 1 sc in same loop.*9-dc shell in next ch-4 loop, 1 sc in next ch-4 loop* around. Sl st in back of first sc to join. Fasten off.
Round 10:
Switch to color 4, in any 9-dc shell, sl st in the back loop of the 5th dc in shell (see photo), ch 4 *1 hdc on both sides of next sc (sc in the ch-4 loop of the prev row) (see photo), ch4, sl st in the back of the 5th dc in the next 9-dc shell, ch 4* around. Sl st in back of first sl st to join. Fasten off.
Round 11:
Switch to color 5, start with sl st in any ch-4 loop after a hdc-2 group. Ch 2 (counts as 1 hdc), 6 hdc in same loop, 7 hdc in the next ch-4 loop * 2 hdc in the top stich of the 2 hdc group, 7 hdc in next ch-4 loop, 7hdc in the next ch-4 loop * around. Sl st in the 3rd ch of the starting chain to join. Fasten off.
Round 12:
Switch to color 4, start with sl st in any top stich of a 2hdc group (se photo below. The needle points to the starting stich) 1 sc in same st. *ch 3. sc in 4th hdc* around. Sl st in back of first sc to join. Fasten off.
Round 13:
Switch to color 3, start with sl st in any ch-3 loop, ch 3 (counts as a tr), 4-tr puff st in same loop *ch 2, 5-tr puff st in next ch-3 loop) around. Sl st in back of first sc to join. Fasten off.
Round 14:
Switch to color 4, start with sl st in any ch-1 space *ch 3, sc in next ch-1 space* around. Sl st in back of first sc to join. Fasten off.
Round 15:
Switch to color 6, start with sl st in any ch-3 loop, *7-dc shell in next ch-3 loop, sc in next ch-3 loop* around. Sl st in back of first sc to join. Fasten off.
Ta-dah!!!
