Mandala Blanket Crochet Along – Part 3

Welcome back for Part 3 of the Mandala Blanket Crochet Along! This week we will be continuing to work in the round of our square.

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Pictured below is the full blanket.

Mandala Crochet Blanket ~ Part 3

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Materials
Worsted weight yarn (I used Caron Cakes)
H/5.0 mm hook
Yarn needle
Scissors

Level
intermediate

Pattern notes & stitches to know
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
hdc – half double crochet
sc 3rd loop – work sc into 3rd loop (back horizontal bar) of hdc
hdc 3rd loop – work hdc into 3rd loop (back horizontal bar) of hdc
fpdc – front post double crochet
v stitch – (dc, ch 1, dc) in same stitch
popcorn – 5 hdc in same stitch, pull hook out from active loop, insert hook in first of the 5 hdc, pull active loop through the first hdc

· written in US terms

· ch 1 does not count as sc

· ch 2 does not count as hdc

· Ch 4 counts as dc + ch 1

· Approx finished size: 17” ea side

PART 3

Watch the video tutorial for Part 3 below

Round 3: ch 1, *sc 3rd loop in each stitch across to last hdc of that side, fpdc in next, (hdc, ch 2, hdc) in ch-2 space, fpdc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (188)

Round 4: ch 4, dc in same stitch, *[skip 2, v stitch in next] repeat from [ to ] across to last 2 stitches of that side, fpdc in next 2 stitches, (hdc, ch 2, hdc) in ch-2 space, fpdc in next 2 stitches, V stitch in next sc* repeat from * to * around ending with fpdc, join to first ch 3 with sl st (60 V st, 16 fpdc, 8 hdc)

Round 5: sl st to ch 1 space, ch 4, dc in same stitch, *v stitch in each ch-1 space across to last 3 stitches of that side, fpdc in next 3, (hdc, ch 2, hdc) in ch-2 space, fpdc in next 3* repeat from * to * around, join to first ch 3 with sl st (60 v st, 24 fpdc, 8 hdc)

Round 6: sl st to ch 1 space, ch 4, dc in same stitch, *v stitch in each ch-1 space across to last 4 stitches of that side, fpdc in next 4, (hdc, ch 2, hdc) in ch-2 space, fpdc in next 4* repeat from * to * around, join to first ch 3 with sl st (60 v st, 32 fpdc, 8 hdc)

Round 7: ch 2, *hdc in each stitch and ch-1 space across to the last 5 stitches of that side, fpdc in next 5, (hdc, ch 2, hdc) in ch-2 space, fpdc in next 5* repeat from * to * around, join to first hdc with sl st (188 hdc, 40 fpdc)

Round 8: ch 2, *hdc 3rd loop across to ch-2 space, (popcorn, ch 2, popcorn) in ch-2 space* repeat from * to * around, hdc 3rd loop in remaining stitches, join to first hdc with sl st (228 hdc, 8 popcorn)

Round 9: ch 1, *sc 3rd loop in each stitch across to popcorn, sc in popcorn, ch 2, popcorn in ch-2 space, ch 2, sc in popcorn* repeat from * to * around, sc 3rd loop in remaining stitches, join to first sc with sl st (236 sc, 4 popcorn)

Fasten off. Weave in the ends.

See you next week for Part 4!

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