“When the Dark comes rising, six shall turn it back,
Three from the circle, three from the track;
Wood, bronze, iron; water, fire, stone;
Five will return, and one go alone.“

This crochet square is inspired by Susan Cooper’s ‘The Dark is Rising’ novels - the centre is a mandala, a circle quartered by a cross, like the six ‘signs of the Light’. I’ve made all 6, and joined them into a belt like Will Stanton’s.

The pattern also includes a video demonstrating all the stitches used.