Yarny Notes

Fall has to be my all time favorite season! The cool days after a scorching summer are just what one needs to unwind and relax!

My first experience with Fall was when I was in Upstate New York! Coming from a region in India that had only Hot , Hotter and Hottest climate through the year, experiencing Fall in the States was just amazing!

I wish everyone gets to experience Fall at least once in their lifetime:)

As a crochet designer , I absolutely love Fall as I get to design hats and scarves :p

Last year , I designed a lot of hats and scarves as part of a curated magazine that I managed along with my daughter! We called it Variegated! If you are interested you can take a look at those designs on Payhip and Ravelry . Here are a few of my favorite Fall accessories we have designed:-

This Fall , I decided to design a mandala in my favorite colors – maroon and golden yellow!

You can find an ad free pattern in our Ravelry store and in Payhip store for a small fee! The pattern however will be free on my blog and you are welcome to work off the blog as well!

I would love to see your take on this pattern so please do consider tagging me @vimalavignesh on social media 🙂 If you do come across any errors or have difficulty in following the instructions, I am just an email away:)

Let’s get to the pattern without further ado:)

Fire Dance Mandala

Materials:

Yarn : Laura knitting cotton( or any 4-ply cotton)

– Color A yellow : 1 ball

– Color B maroon : 1 ball

Hook : 5.0 mm

Additional materials

Stitch marker

Pair of Scissors

Yarn needle

Blocking mat

Blocking pins

Gauge: rounds 1 -2 = 3” square

Finished size: 17” from picot to picot

Stitches and Abbreviations:

PM – place marker

Beg – beginning

Ch – chain

Sp – space

St – Stitch

Sk – Skip

Sl st – slip stitch

Hdc – Half double crochet

Dc – double crochet

Shell – (2dc, ch2, 2dc)

BSt – Bead stitch worked as follows: 1 dc, (yo, insert hook around the post of the dc, yo , pull up a loop)4 times, yo , pull through 8 loops, yo , pull through last 2 loops.

P – picot : ch3, sl st on top of the st just made

Difficulty: Easy

Pattern Instructions

Round 1: With color A,in a magic circle, Ch3, (counts as first dc), dc in the ring , (ch2, 2dc in the ring)7 times. Pull ring closed, join with hdc to 3^rd ch of beg ch3(this creates the last ch2 sp) – 16 dc, 8 ch2 sp.

Round 2: Ch3, dc in the same sp, (ch2, shell in next ch2 sp, ch2, 2 dc in the next ch2 sp)3 times, ch2, shell in next ch2 sp, ch2, join with sl st to the 3^rd ch of the beg ch3 – 4 shells, 8 dc 8 ch2 sp.

Round 3: Ch3(counts as first dc), 1 dc in the next dc, *ch2, (2dc, ch2, 2dc, ch2, 2dc) in the next shell sp, ch2**, 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, repeat from * around ending the round at **. Join with sl st to the 3^rd ch of beg ch3 – 32 dc, 16 ch sp.

Round 4: Ch3(counts as first dc), 1 dc in the next dc, *ch2, sk next ch2 sp, shell in next ch2 sp, ch2, shell in next ch2 sp, ch2**, 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, repeat from * around ending the round at **. Join with sl st to the 3^rd ch of the beg ch3 – 8 shells, 8 dc, 12 ch2 sp.

Round 5: Ch3, 1 dc in the same st, ch2, 2dc in the next st, pm in the ch2 sp, *sk next ch2 sp, (ch2, shell in next ch2 sp)3 times, sk next ch2 sp, ch2**, (2dc in next st, ch2, 2dc in the next st), repeat from * around ending the round at **. Join with sl st to the 3^rd ch of the beg ch3. Fasten off color A – 12 shells, 16 dc, 20 ch2 sp.

Round 6: Join color B with sl st in ch2 sp with the stitch marker, remove marker, ch3(counts as first dc), 1dc in the same sp,

* ch2, shell in the next shell sp, ch2, (2dc, ch2, 2dc, ch2, 2dc) in the next shell sp, ch2, shell in the next shell sp, sk next ch2 sp, ch2**, shell in the next ch2 sp, repeat from * around ending the last repeat at **, 2dc in the same space as the beg ch3, join with hdc to the 3^rd ch of the beg ch3- 12 shells, 24 dc, 24 ch2 sp.

Round 7: Ch3(counts as first dc), 1dc in the same sp, [ch2, sk next ch2 sp, shell in next ch2 sp, ch2, shell in next ch2 sp, (ch2, sk next ch2 sp, shell in next shell sp)3 times]3 times, ch2, sk next ch2 sp, shell in next ch2 sp, ch2, shell in next ch2 sp, ch2, shell in next shell sp, ch2, 2 dc in the same sp as beg ch3. Join with hdc to the 3^rd ch of beg ch3 – 20 shells, 20 ch2 sp.

Round 8: Ch3(counts as first dc), (1 dc, ch2, 2dc) in the same sp, [ch2, shell in next shell sp, ch2, shell in next shell sp, ch2, shell in next ch2 sp, ch2, shell in next shell sp, ch2, shell in next shell sp, ch2, (2dc, ch2, 2dc, ch2, 2dc) in next shell sp]3 times, ch2, shell in next shell sp, ch2, shell in next shell sp, ch2, shell in next ch2 sp, ch2, shell in next shell sp, ch2, shell in next shell sp, ch2, 2 dc in the same sp as beg ch3. Join with hdc to the 3^rd ch of beg ch3 – 20shells, 24 dc, 32 ch2 sp.

Round 9: Ch3(counts as first dc), 1 dc in the same sp, ch2, shell in the next ch2 sp, [(ch2, shell in next shell sp)5 times, ch2, sk next ch2 sp, shell in next ch2 sp, ch2, shell in next ch2 sp]3 times, (ch2, shell in next shell sp)5 times, ch2, sk next ch2 sp, 2dc in the same sp as beg ch3. Join with hdc to the 3^rd ch of beg ch3 – 28 shells, 28 ch2 sp.

Round 10: Ch3(counts as first dc), 1 dc in the same sp, ch2, shell in next ch2 sp, [(ch2, shell in next shell sp)6 times, ch2, shell in next shell sp, ch2, shell in next ch2 sp]3 times, (ch2, shell in next shell sp)6 times, ch2, 2dc in the same sp as beg ch3. Join with hdc to the 3^rd ch of beg ch3 – 32 shells, 32 ch2 sp.

Round 11: Ch3(counts as first dc), (1 BSt, 1 dc) in the same sp, [(1dc, 1BSt, 1 dc) in the next ch2 sp, (1dc, 1BSt, 1 dc) in the next shell sp] 2 times,*sk next ch2 sp, (4dc, p, 3dc) in the next shell sp, sk next ch2 sp**, (1dc, 1BSt, 1dc) in the next shell sp, [(1dc, 1BSt, 1 dc) in the next ch2 sp, (1dc, 1BSt, 1 dc) in the next shell sp] 2 times, repeat from * around ending the round at **. Join with sl st to the 3^rd ch of beg ch3. Fasten off color B – 40 Bsts, 96 dc, 8 picots.

Weave in the ends and enjoy!

Do drop in your comments to let me know how you will display your finished work!

Signing off until the next post/ free pattern:)

Wishing you a wonderful day/ night:)

Vimala