although each and every flower me or anyone else has ever crocheted is mini mandala :)
I'm tight crocheter using DK weight yarn and size 4 hook.
Abbrevations used (US terms):
Col - colour :)
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
long sc - long single crochet (worked over stitches of 2 previous rows)
dc - double crochet
dc2tog - double crochet 2 together (forms a cluster)
fpsc - front post single crochet
fptr - front post triple crochet
bphdc - back post half double crochet
sl st - slip stitch
ch sp - chain space
sp - space (for this flower space between dc's)
popcorn - 5 double crochet popcorn stitch
flying ch - chain in the beginning of round, unattached to previous round ;)
Mini mandala pattern:
Round 1: Col A. Magic ring, ch 2 (counts as first dc of a cluster), dc (finishing this dc form first dc2tog) in magic ring. *Ch 2, dc2tog in magic ring* repeat from * to * 5 more times. Ch 2, sl st in top of first cluster. Fasten off.
(14 ch, 7 dc2tog)
Round 2: Col B. Flying *ch 3, popcorn in ch sp* repeat from * to * 6 more times. Sl st in first ch. Fasten off.
(21 ch, 7 popcorns)
Round 3: Col C. Make a standing *fptr around next cluster of 1st round. 6 sc in ch sp of 2nd round. Fptr around same cluster of 1st round. Fpsc around popcorn.* repeat from * to * 6 more times.
Sl st in first fptr made. Fasten off.
(42 sc, 7 fpsc, 14 fptr)
Round 4: Col B. In this round we will skip all fp stitches and work only in sc of 3rd row.
Start in first of previous row's 6 sc, make standing sc, sc in next 2 sts. * ch, sc in next 6 sts * repeat from * to * 5 more times. Sc in next 3 sts, sl st in first sc made. Fasten off.
(7 ch, 42 sc)
Round 5: Col A. Make a standing *sc in previous rows sc right before skipped fp stitches, sc in next st. 9 dc in ch sp.* repeat from * to * 6 more times. Sl st in first sc made. Fasten off.
(14 sc, 63 dc)
Round 6: Col C. Make standing * long sc in sp between sc's of row 4 & petals of 5th row. Bphdc in each dc of previous row.* repeat from * to * 6 more times. Sl st in first sc. Fasten off.
(7 long sc, 63 bphdc)
Happy crafting!
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