Orange Blossom Mandala

There is something magical when it comes to mandalas. The combination of colours and texture is so pleasant and relaxing. I love making them, but I also find them so addictive. Once you start making one, there seems to be no end to it. It is always tempting to add one more round to make it look even better, and the only thing that limits you is the amount of yarn that you have purchased for your project. This particular one was so much fun to make. It can be a table decoration or used to create a pretty pillow.

Pattern: by Tally’s Crafts

Recommended yarn: Scheepjes Catona

Recommended hook size: 3.5mm

Finished size: approx. 30cm

Abbreviations (US terms)

sc – single crochet

hdc – half double crochet

dc – double crochet

tr – treble

fpsc –front post single crochet

fphdc – front post half double crochet

fpdc – front post double crochet

fptr – front post treble

bp – back post

ch – chain

st(s) – stitch(es)

sk – skip

st – stitch

slst – slip stitch

pop –popcorn

sp – space

cl – cluster

picot dc – dc made together with a picot from the previous round

Special Stitches:

popcorn – 5dc, close with ch1

picot – chain 3, insert your hook into the 1st chain, close with a slst

cluster – 3dc together, ch1 to close the cluster

V-st – dc, ch2, dc in the same st

Round 1

start with a magic ring, ch5 (counts as dc and ch2sp), dc, ch2…repeat till you have 6 dc and 6ch2sp

[6dc, 6ch2sp]

Round 2

fpdc around any dc, ch2, pop in the next ch2sp, ch2, fpdc around the next dc…repeat, join with a slst

[6fpdc, 6pop, 12ch2sp]

Round 3

fpdc around any pop, ch2, fpdc around the next fpdc, ch2…repeat, join with a slst

[12pop, 24ch2sp, 12fpdc]

Round 4

fpsc around any pop, ch6, fpsc around the next pop…repeat, join with a slst

[12fpsc, 12ch6sp]

Round 5

standing sc in any ch6 sp, [6dc, ch2, 6dc in the next ch6sp], sc in the next ch6sp…repeat, join with a slst

[6 petals = 72dc, 6ch2sp]

Round 6

fpdc around any fpdc from R3, bphdc around each of the next 6 dc of the petal, [3sc, ch2, 3sc in the next ch2sp], bphdc in each of the next 6 dc from R3, fpdc around the next fpdc…repeat, join with a slst

[72bphdc, 36sc, 6fpdc, 6ch2sp]

Round 7

bpsc around dc before any ch2sp from R5, ch3, bpsc around the next dc, ch14, bpsc around dc just before the next ch2sp…repeat, join with a slst

[6ch14, 12bpsc, 6ch3]

Round 8

start from any ch3sp

[sc, 3dc, sc in the ch3sp], [2sc, 2hdc, 3dc, 4tr, ch2, 4tr, 3dc, 2hdc, 2sc in the next ch14sp] …repeat, join with a slst

[48tr, 54dc, 36sc,24hdc, 6ch2]

Round 9

start from 1st hdc after the 4tr,3dc section

bpsc around the hdc right after [4tr,3dc section], [sk hdc, 3sc], 4dc in the next dc, dc joined with the picot from R6, 4dc in the next dc,[sk 3sc, hdc], bpsc around the next hdc, bphdc around the next 3 dc, bphdc around the next 4tr, [2sc, ch2, 2sc in the next ch2sp]… repeat, join with a slst

 [72bphdc, 12bpsc, 54dc, 24sc]

Round 10

bpdc around any picot dc from the previous round, ch2, bpdc around the same picot dc – to form a V-st, ch3 [sk4dc], bpsc around the next bpsc, ch3 [sk3bphdc], bpsc around the next bphdc, ch8 [sk 3bphdc, 2sc, ch2sp, 2sc, 3bphdc], bpsc around the next bphdc, ch3 [sk 3 bphdc], bpsc around the next bpsc, ch3, bp V-st in the picot dc…repeat, join with a slst

[6 V-st, 24ch3sp, 6ch8sp 24bpsc]

Round 11

standing sc in ch3sp before any V-st, [5dc in the V-st], sc in the next ch3sp, ch1, pop in the next ch3sp, ch2, [4dc, picot dc, 4dc in the ch8sp] …repeat, join with a slst

[84dc, 12ch1sp, 12ch2sp, 12 pop, 12sc]

Round 12

fpsc around any pop from the previous round made before [5dc section], dc in the next dc, ch1, dc in the next dc, ch1, dc in the next dc, ch1, dc in the next dc, ch1, dc in the next dc, fpsc around the next pop, ch3, bpsc around the next dc, ch4, bpsc around the picot dc, ch4, sk the next 3dc, bpsc around the 4^th dc, ch3, fpsc around the next pop…repeat, join with a slst

[12fpsc, 30dc, 24ch1sp, 12bpsc, 12ch4sp]

Round 13

standing sc in any ch4sp made before pop from the previous round, dc in the next dc, ch2, dc in the next dc, ch2, dc in the next dc, ch2, dc in the next dc, ch2, dc in the next dc, ch2, dc in the next dc, sc in the next ch4sp, ch8, sc in the next ch4sp

If your mandala is a bit curly, don’t worry it will be nice and flat after the next rounds.

[12sc, 30dc, 24ch2 ,6ch8]

Round 14

fpsc around the 1^st dc of the fan, [2sc in the next ch2sp], fpsc around the next dc, [2sc in the ch2sp], fpsc around the next dc, [2sc in the ch2sp], fpsc around the next dc, [2sc in the ch2sp], fpsc around the next dc, [7dc in the ch4sp from R12], ch2, [7dc in the ch4sp from R12], fpsc around the 1^st dc of the fan…repeat, join with a slst

[30fpsc,48sc, 84dc, 6ch2sp]

Round 15

standing sc in the 1^st fpsc of the fan, ch3, cluster in the next fpsc, ch3, cluster in the next fpsc, ch3, cluster in the next fpsc, ch3, sc in the next fpsc, fptr around fpsc from R12 (the one made around pop), fptr around the next bpsc from R12, bphdc around each of the next 7 dc, fptr around bpsc from R12, [sc, ch2, sc in the next ch2sp], fptr around the same bpsc from R12, bphdc around each of the next 7dc, fptr around the next bpsc from R12, fptr around the fpsc from R12 (the one made around pop), sc in the 1^st fpsc of the fan, ch3, cluster in the next fpsc…repeat, join with a slst

[24sc, 24ch3, 18 clusters, 36fptr, 6ch2sp, 84bphdc]

Round 16

fpsc around the 1^st cluster, [5dc in the ch3sp], fpsc around the next cluster, [5dc in the next ch3sp], fpsc around the next cluster, ch2, fpsc around 2fptr from the previous round together, bpsc around the next bphdc, ch12, [sk the next 6 bphdc], bpsc around the last 7^th bphdc, fpsc around both fptr from the previous round together, ch2, fpsc around the next cluster…repeat, join with a slst

[30fpsc, 12bpsc, 6ch12, 60dc, 12ch2]

Round 17

start from any side right after the cluster section

bpdc around fpsc made above the 2tr, ch3, bpsc around the next bphdc, ch3, bpsc around the 4^th bphdc from the previous round, ch3, bpsc around the 7^th bphdc from the previous round, ch3, [sk tr, sc, ch2, sc, tr], bpsc around the next bphdc, ch3, [sk 2bphdc], bpsc around the next bphdc, ch6, bpsc around fpsc made above the middle cluster, ch6, bpdc around fpsc made above the 2tr…repeat, join with a slst

[12bpdc, 30ch3, 12ch6, 30bpsc]

Round 18

start from any ch3sp made behind the top of the petal

[2dc, picot dc, 2dc], dc in the next st, [3dc in the next ch3sp], dc in the next st, [3dc in the next ch3sp], dc in the next st, [6dc in the next ch6sp], dc in the next st, [6dc in the next ch6sp], dc in the next st, [3dc in the next ch3sp], dc in the next st, [3dc in the next ch3sp], dc in the next st, [2dc, picot dc, 2dc]…repeat, join with a slst

[206dc]

Round 19

bpdc around any dc form the previous round, bpdc around all the remaining dc, join with a slst

[206bpdc]

Round 20

[5tr in the bpdc made above the middle cluster], ch3, [sk 4bpdc], sc in the next bpdc, bphdc around each of the next 7 bpdc, sc in the next bpdc, ch3, [sk 4bpdc], [5tr in the next bpdc (the one made above the picot dc)]…repeat…before joining the last ch3 with the 1^st fan sk5bdc, join with a slst

[85bphdc, 60tr, 24ch3, 24sc]

Round 21

standing sc in the 4thbpdc (there are 7bphdc in each group from the previous found), ch4, tr in the 1^st tr, ch2, tr in the next tr, ch2, tr in the next tr, ch3, tr in the next tr, ch2, tr in the next tr, ch4, sc in the 4^th bphdc from the previous round…repeat, join with a slst

[12sc, 60tr, 24ch4, 48ch2]

Round 22

fpsc around and sc from the previous round, [4sc in the ch4sp], sc in the next tr, [2sc in the ch2sp], sc in the next tr, [2sc in the ch2sp], sc in the next tr, [2sc in the ch2sp], sc in the next tr, [2sc in the ch2sp], sc in the next tr, [4sc in the next ch4sp], fpsc around the next sc…repeat, join with a slst

[12fpsc, 252sc]

This is a free pattern designed by Tally’s Crafts. You may use the photos as long as you credit me and link to my website https://www.tallyscrafts.com/ or Instagram @tallyscrafts. You are not allowed to post the pattern and the photos as your own.