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Sewing Instructions

Mandala with cables

The colourful home trend of the season: mandalas. You won’t just make a colourful statement in your home; you’ll also be doing something good for your wellbeing. These eye-catching pieces can be used as wall hangings, as part of other home furnishings, or in clothing. Get inspired by Arne & Carlos’ colourful designs and get started with our free crochet guide!

· Schachenmayr Catania, 50 g ball of yarnColor 00253 (Jade) ball of yarnColor 00146 (Turquoise) ball of yarnColor 00201 (Royal) ball of yarnColor 00404 (Sand) ball of yarn

Color 00205 (Apple Green) ball of yarnColor 00415 (Bittersweet) ball of yarnColor 00247 (Sky) ball of yarn

· Crochet hook 2,5 mm

Description

Skill level : easy

Materials needed

Mandala with cables

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Instruction

Using 2.50mm (US B1/C2) crochet hook and yarn I make 6 ch and join with a ss to form a ring.

Round 1 (RS): 1 ch (does NOT count as st), (1 dc into ring,

5 ch) 8 times, ss to dc at beg of round. 8 ch sps. Break yarn

and fasten off. Attach yarn A to any ch sp of last round.

Round 2: 1 ch (does NOT count as st), 1 dc into ch sp at

base of 1 ch, 3 ch, *1 dc into next ch sp, 3 ch, rep from *

to end, ss to dc at beg of round. Break yarn and fasten off.

Attach yarn K to any ch sp of last round. In this tutorial, we’re

sewing the asymmetrical folding clutch.

Round 3: 3 ch (counts as 1 tr), 2 tr into ch sp at base of

3 ch, 3 ch, miss 1 dc, *3 tr into next ch sp, 3 ch, miss 1 dc, rep

from * to end, ss to top of 3 ch at beg of round. 60 sts. Break

yarn and fasten off. Attach yarn M to any ch sp of last round.

Round 4: 1 ch (does NOT count as st), 3 dc into ch sp where

yarn was joined, *ss into next tr, 15 ch, now working into

15 ch just made, 1 tr into 3rd ch from hook and 1 tr into each

of next 12 ch, then miss 1 tr, ss into next tr**, 3 dc into next

ch sp, rep from * to end, ending last rep at **, ss to dc at beg

of round.

Break yarn and fasten off.

There are 8 “strings” in yarn M, each has 13 tr and a ch

sp at the end.

Turn work and with WS facing, attach yarn G to last dc in any

group of 3 dc of last round.

Round 5 (WS): *3 ch, miss “string” in yarn M, ensuring 3

ch sits on WS of “string” ss into next dc, 15 ch, now working

into 15 ch just made, 1 tr into 3rd ch from hook and 1 tr into

each of next 12 ch, then miss 1 dc, ss into next dc, rep from

* to end, ss to first of 3 ch at beg of round. Break yarn and

fasten off. There are now 8 “strings” in yarn G in addition to

those in yarn M.

Turn work, with RS facing and using photograph as a guide,

weave the “strings” before crocheting into them as folls:

Working anticlockwise, the “string” in yarn G goes under the

adjacent “string” in yarn M, then over the next “string” in yarn

M. Attach yarn A to ch sp at end of any “string” in yarn M.

Round 6 (RS): 3 ch (counts as 1 tr), 2 tr into ch sp at base

of 3 ch, *5 ch, 3 tr into ch sp at end of next “string” in yarn G,

5 ch**, 3 tr into ch sp at end of next “string” in yarn M, 5 ch,

rep from * to end, ending last rep at **, ss to top of 3 ch at

beg of round.

Break yarn and fasten off.

Attach yarn F to any 5-ch sp between 2 crossed “strings”

where “string” in yarn G sits on top of “string” in yarn M.

Round 7: 3 ch (counts as 1 tr), (1 tr, 2 dtr, picot5, 2 dtr, 2 tr)

into sp where yarn was joined, *5 ch, miss 3 tr, 6 tr into next

ch sp, 5 ch, miss 3 tr**, (2 tr, 2 dtr, picot5, 2 dtr, 2 tr) into next

ch sp, rep from * to end, ending last rep at **, ss to top of 3

ch at beg of round.

Break yarn and fasten off.

Attach yarn C to any picot5 of last round.

Round 8: 4 ch (counts as 1 dtr), 5 dtr into picot5 where yarn

was joined, *miss 2 dtr and 2 tr, 6 dtr into next ch sp, miss

6 tr, 6 dtr into next ch sp, miss 2 tr and 2 dtr**, 6 dtr into next

picot5, rep from * to end, ending last rep at **, ss to top of

4 ch at beg of round. 144 dtr.

Break yarn and fasten off.

Attach yarn K to any dtr of last round.

Round 9: 1 ch (does NOT count as st), 1 dc into st where

yarn was joined, *1 dc into next dtr, rep from * to end, ss to

dc at beg of round.

Break yarn and fasten off.

Mandala with cables

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5

5. Rd: Arbeit wenden und auf der Rückseite häkeln.Danach Arbeit wieder wenden.Häkelrichtung siehe Pfeile

Grüne Häkellasche liegt oben

Dann blaue und grüne Häkellaschen verflechten:

Grüne Häkellasche liegt unten

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7

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Grüne Häkellasche liegt oben

Dann blaue und grüne Häkellaschen verflechten:

Grüne Häkellasche liegt unten

Row 5: Turn work and crochet on wrong side. Then turn work again. For direction of work see arrows.

Cross chain chainsgreen chains on top

Cross chain chainsgreen chains underneath

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Instruction

Mandala with cables

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Crochet Legend

Begin

End

1 slst (slip stitch)

1 ch (chain)

1 picot (3 ch, then 1 slst in the 1st ch)

1 sc (single crochet)

1 dc (double crochet)

1 tr (treble)

2 dc, 1 tr, 1 picot, 1 tr, 2 dc

in rnd 5 turn work and crochet onback side as follows,in rnd 6 turn work again(number = the rnd of the work)

1 ch-chain (number = number of ch)

1 sc (single chrochet)

1 lenghthened sc (insert hook 2 rnds lower)

1 sc, 10 ch, 1 sc in one insertion point

1 sc, 10 ch, 1 sc, 10 ch, 1 sc in one insertion point

2 tr, 1 picot, 2 tr

1 double trble (dtr)

3 dtr in one insertion point,chrocheted off together

1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dtr, 1 tr, 1 dc, crocheted off together

3 dc in one insertion point,crocheted off together

2,3 or 4 tr in one insertion point,crocheted off together

4 tr, crocheted off together

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10 10

10 10

A Jade

B Paprika

C Turquioise

D Royal

E Gold

F Sand

G Apple Green

H Sea Green

I Bittersweet

J Orchid

L Claret

M Sky

N Fuchsia