Mandala Summer Cardigan CAL – Part 1

Welcome to Part 1 of the Mandala Summer Cardigan CAL! This week we will start the Mandala and use the first 4 colors of our palette.

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Mandala Summer Cardigan Crochet Pattern – Part 1

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Materials
DK weight yarn in 4 colors – less than 50g each color
G/4.0 mm hook
Yarn needle
Scissors

Level
intermediate

Pattern notes & stitches to know
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
fpdc – front post double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
tr – treble crochet
V st – (dc, ch 1, dc) in same stitch

· written in US terms

· ch 2 does not count as dc

· ch 1 does not count as sc

· This pattern is easily adjustable. If the measurement is not met at this point, the final measurement can be easily adjusted.

· Approx diameter after Part 1: 12”

MANDALA SUMMER CARDIGAN CROCHET PATTERN

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Starting with the most center color, ch 3, join to first ch with sl st to make a circle

Round 1: ch 2, 12 dc in circle, join to first dc with sl st (12 dc)

Round 2: ch 1, sc and fpdc in each stitch around, join to first sc with sl st (24)

Round 3: ch 1, *sc in sc, (sc, and fpdc) in next* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (36)

Round 4: sl st to fpdc, ch 2, *(3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in fpdc, skip 2 stitches, sc in next, skip 2 stitches* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (36 dc, 6 sc)

Fasten off current color.

Join next color to a ch-1 space

Round 5: ch 1, *sc in ch-1 space, skip 3 dc, (3 tr, ch 2, 3 tr) in sc, skip 3 dc* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (36 tr, 6 sc)

Round 6: ch 2, *3 dc in sc, ch 3, skip 3 tr, sc in ch-2 space, ch 3, skip 3 tr* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (18 dc, 6 sc)

Round 7: ch 2, *2 dc in 3 stitches, ch 2, sc in ch-3 space, ch 2, sc in ch-3 space, ch 2* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (36 dc, 12 sc)

Fasten off current color.

Join next color to a center ch-2 space

Round 8: ch 2, *([dc, ch-1] repeat from [ to ] 5 more times for a total of 6) in ch-2 space, skip sc, skip ch-2 space, [sc in next stitch, 2 sc in next] repeat from [ to ] 2 more times, ch 1, skip ch-2 space, skip sc* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (36 dc, 54 sc)

Round 9: ch 1, *sc in each dc and ch-1 space for a total of 11 sc, ch 1, skip ch-1 space, skip next 2 sc, sc in next 5 sc, ch 1, skip next 2 sc, skip ch-1 space* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (96 sc)

Round 10: ch 2, *hdc in 2 stitches, sc in next 7, hdc in next 2, ch 1, dc in ch-1 space, ch 1, skip 1 stitch, dc in next, ch 1, skip 1 stitch, dc in next, ch 1, skip 1 stitch, dc in ch-1 space, ch 1* repeat from * to * around, join to first hdc with sl st (42 sc, 24 hdc, 24 dc)

Round 11: ch 2, *dc, ch 1, skip 1 stitch* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (60 dc)

Fasten off current color.

Join next color to a ch-1 space

Round 12: ch 2, V st in each ch-1 space around, join to first dc with sl st (60 V st)

Round 13: sl st to ch-1 space, ch 2, *dc in ch-1 space, ch 1, skip next V st, ([dc, ch-1] repeat from [ to ] 5 more times for a total of 6) in next ch-1 space, skip next V st* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (105 dc)

Round 14: ch, 1, *sc in dc, ch 1, [fpdc in dc, sc in ch-1 space] repeat from [ to ] 4 more times, fpdc in next dc, ch 1* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (90 sc, 90 dc)

Round 15: sl st to fpdc, ch 2, *[fpdc in dc, sc in sc] repeat from [ to ] 4 more times, fpdc in next dc, skip ch-1 space, skip sc, skip ch-1 space* repeat from * to * around, join to first fpdc with sl t (90 dc, 75 sc)

Round 16: sl st to sc, ch 1, *[sc in sc, fpdc in dc] repeat from [ to ] 3 more times, sc in sc, fpdc around next 2 dc* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (75 dc, 75 sc)

Fasten off current color.

And that’s it for Part 1! See you next week for Part 2 🙂

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