Simple Mandala Appliqué Crochet Pattern

Mandalas are really fun crochet projects and can be used for so many things.

You could use them as coaster, wall hangings, rugs or embellishments.

I recently bought a 5 color pack of yarn from LoveCrafts and wanted to make something nice & colorful that wouldn’t take up too much of my time.

I started playing with the yarn and all of a sudden, a cute little mandala emerged! It measures 10 -13 cm in diameter (depending on the hook size), so it is a really quick project to whip up.

What You’ll Learn
How to crochet a Magic Circle
How to crochet in the round
How to change colors when crocheting in rounds
How to crochet a variety of stitches to give your mandala that beautiful look.

Materials Needed

Yarn: Paintbox Yarns Simply DK in 5 colors:
Pistachio Green
Slate Green
Red Wine
Vanilla Cream
Soft Fudge

Hook:
US size E-4 (3.5) mm for a 10 cm diameter mandala
or US size E-4 (3.5) mm hook for a 13 cm diameter mandala.
A darning needle
A pair of scissors
Stitch markers or contrasting snippets of yarn (optional)

Abbreviations
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
MC = Magic Circle (alternative suggested)
sk = skip

Skill Level

Advanced beginner

Measurements

10 cm diameter 4” diameter with a 3.5 mm hook

13 cm diameter 5.1” diameter with a 4.5 mm hook

Gauge

Gauge is not critical to this project. Refer to finished dimensions to check gauge.

Yardage

1 skein of DK Paintbox Yarns = 100 g / 3.5 oz / 276m - 302 yards)

For this project you will need about 14 m (15.3 yards) of yarn (total)

Notes

You can use any type of yarn as long as you have a corresponding crochet hook size (check yarn label for recommendations)

Numbers at the end of each step (in brackets) indicate the number of final stitches in that step.

Ch1 at beginning of rows do not count as a stitch.

Please note that I use US crochet terms.

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