Yarn over hook, insert hook into stitch, pull through loop, yarn over, pull loop through 2 stitches on hook, yarn over, insert hook into same stitch, pull through loop, yarn over, pull loop through 2 stitches on hook (three left on hook) yarn over, pull loop through all three stitches on hook.
To begin, we are going to make a magic ring, ch2, 1dc (counts as 1dc2tog), ch1, dc2tog, repeat 4 more times until you have 6 dc2tog, each separated by 1ch. Join with a slst to 2nd ch of original 2ch. Click here and a magical window will pop up with a photo tutorial for how to do this, it’s the same as the centre of the grandala square. My advice? Make all five at once and weave in the ends as you go!!!
Change your colour, and bringing new colour through from the back, join with a slst, ch2, 1dc (counts as 1dc2tog), ch1, into same space, dc2tog. Ch1, into the next space, dc2tog, ch1, dc2tog… continue around the circle until each 1ch space from round 1 is filled with 2dc2tog each separated by 1ch. Join with a slst to 2nd ch of original 2ch.
Weave in those ends now! Go on!!! Do it! It will make the whole process more fun if you don’t have that big job to do at the end!!!!!
OK, so next round is pretty much the same as the last round, except in every second 1ch space, just do 1dc2tog. See the pic?
And the next round is exactly the same as the last!
For the outside, join the last colour with a slst and ch1. Now sc into each stitch around the edge until you get halfway around. ch3, and sc into the next space.
Turn, and into the 3ch loop, sc, hdc, dc, ch1, dc, hdc, sc. Slst into closest sc, and turn again.
Slst into the three stitches and slst into the 1ch space, then make a picot by chaining3, then slst into the first ch, slst into the smae space and slst into the three stitches back to the beginning. Slst into the next stitch and continue with sc around the edge.
And viola! There you have it! I hope that made sense! Let me know if I talked you into a tangle!
When you have made five, back them with felt by cutting circles to fit and loosely sewing onto the back. I tried to be lazy and not do it with this set, but they flopped in a terribly unattractive way, so back them I did!
To join them, I ch10 then slst into a loop, ch15, join one mandala with 3sc along the top, ch20, join the next one…. until I had a nice even row of beautiful hanging mandalas!
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