Let your creativity expand unhindered with this deliciously spiky criss-crossed mandala
AMAZING SHAPES
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YOU WILL NEED
■ Any 4ply yarn
■ A 2mm (US B/1) hook
■ 10cm (4in) diameter wooden hoop
TENSION
Mandala measures 9cm (3¾in) in diameter
MEASUREMENTS
To fit wooden hoop measuring 10cm (4in) in diameter
ABBREVIATIONS
2-tr cl (Yrh, insert hook in st indicated, yrh and pull up loop, yrh and draw through 2 loops) twice, yrh and draw through all 3 loops on hook 3-tr cl (Yrh, insert hook in st indicated, yrh and pull up loop, yrh and draw through 2 loops) 3 times, yrh and draw through all 4 loops on hook
For a full list, see page 78 of Simply Crochet magazine
Catch your ideas in this net of a mandala when you hook a chaotic yet charming project with a tiny flower in its centre.
NOTES
Mandala is worked in rounds with RS facing throughout. When a round ends with a st worked into the top of the beg t-ch, this counts as a ch-sp. Sew mandala to the hoop at the end.
LATTICE MANDALA
Make a magic loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as st throughout), (dc into loop, ch3) 5 times, dc into loop,
ch1, htr in first dc to join (ch-1 and htr count as final ch-3 sp). [6 dc, 6 ch-3
sps] Round 2 (RS) (Ch4, ss in next ch-3 sp) 5 times, ch1, tr in top of htr to join (ch-1 and tr counts
as final ch-4 sp). [6 ch-4 sps] Round 3 Ch3 (counts as tr), tr in same sp, ch5, (3tr in next ch-4 sp, ch5) 5 times, tr in
same