It has been a wait, but after announcing that I would be making video tutorials for the Mandala Madness CAL designed by Helen Shrimpton we are ready to start. From now till the summer holiday I will be releasing a video each week, and today we start with week 1.
Resources
- Add this free pattern to your Ravelry library
- Written pattern in English and many translations
- All video tutorials in one YouTube playlist
- Color chart
Yarn & yarn packs
There are/were various yarn packs available for the crochet along.
These yarn packs are available from Wool Warehouse as well as selected Scheepjes Stockists.
Video Part 1
All videos for Mandala Madness will be available through my YouTube channel. In the video for week 1 I show you step-by-step how to make the center flower of the mandala.
My Mandala Madness
I use two yarns for my mandala, both by Scheepjes. I used Scheepjes Sunkissed and Scheepjes Cotton 8, bot good quality sport weight cotton yarns and work both yarns with a 3mm (D-3) hook. Here a list of the colors I used for week 1.
| Round | Yarn | Color number | Color name |
| round 1 | Sunkissed | 12 | beach hut orange |
| round 2 | Sunkissed | 12 | beach hut orange |
| round 3 | Cotton 8 | 508 | soft yellow |
| round 4 | Sunkissed | 13 | cherry ice |
| round 5 | Cotton 8 | 508 | soft yellow |
| round 6 | Cotton 8 | 720 | fuchsia |
| round 7 | Sunkissed | 17 | summer rain |
| round 8 | Sunkissed | 17 | summer rain |
| round 9 | Cotton 8 | 652 | grey-blue |
| round 10 | Cotton 8 | 652 | grey-blue |
| round 11 | Cotton 8 | 720 | fuchsia |
| round 12 | Cotton 8 | 720 | fuchsia |
| round 13 | Sunkissed | 19 | candy floss |
| round 14 | Sunkissed | 19 | candy floss |
| round 15 | Cotton 8 | 720 | fuchsia |
I hope to see you next week for part 2.
With love,
Esther
It's all in a Nutshell Crochet 
I love the photos with the pinks, the interior section (first 6 rows) reminds me of a lady slipper plant!
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Beautiful!!!
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Thank you 🙂
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i can’t wait to get started!
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How do you join this CAL? I can see your video, but can’t find a link to join or purchase this pattern?
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The pattern if free, so you doing have to purchase it. You can join the cal by joining the CCC social group on Facebook. That is where the cal is hosted. The free pattern is on the designer’s blog Crystals and Crochet
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Thank you. I will go and join now.
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That’s soooo beautiful!
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is there a Written Pattern as well as a video.
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Yes, you can find it on crystalsandcrochet.com
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is er deze keer ook een Nederlandse vertaling van dit prachtige patroon??
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Jazeker! Op de website van de ontwerpster zijn alle vertalingen te vinden, waaronder NL
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What amount of each yarn did you use for this project please? I woukd like to do a mandala using these same colours. Thank you.
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I have not completed the project, so I have no idea on final yarn amounts just yet. I am also using more colors in the following parts. I can not say anything sensible about my colors and yarn at the moment.
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Oh my favorite BFF is back and I so missed you Esther!! I finished the project and sent you the pictures. I wanted to be done with it before I started this one with you. I’ve missed crocheting with a video and your relaxing voice. I’m so ready to start. Looking forward to crocheting with Esther!! LOL
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I got your photos, I’m planning to share them on my FB page this weekend. Thank you so much for sending them
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This is gorgeough and indeed very helpful! I was thinking of making something like http://www.jabong.com/clothing/find/crochet/?q=crochet&tt=crochet&s=1&rank=1&qc=crochet with your technique! #feelinginspired
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I love how calming you are in your tutorials! You make the whole process look so easy and it’s very easy to follow. Thank you Esther x
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thank you for your kind comments 🙂
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your tutorial is so nice that everything seems easy, your voice is wonderful ! after watching quite every tutorial of the mandala madness I decided to realise it – I hope I could!- I want to use sunkissed yarn; could you tell me how many meters or pieces I should Order? I live in Italy and I will have to order by Internet. thank you so much
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Hi Shirley, happy you want to make you own mandala and that you like the videos. I am almost done with my mandala. This week I will write a post on how much yarn you need. I am not completely finished with my mandala yet so I cannot give you the full info at the moment. Visit my blog on thursday or friday and it should be ready then 🙂
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Do you think the Scheepjes new Whirl would work for this Mandala Esther???
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Yes, absolutally. I have seen many mandalas made with sloeg color changing yarn, they look fabulous
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Thank you. I’ll keep you posted….a Slice o Chery pie it is then!!!
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Ik ben net begonnen aan dit mooie patroon.
Ben geen ervaren haakster. Helaas loop ik meteen al vast met het haken van de vasten in de magische ring. De magische ring lukt dankzij t duidelijke filmpje maar de 16 vasten die ik dan moet haken draaien alle kanten op. Heb t al verschillende keren opnieuw geprobeerd. Heb ook al geprobeerd om een ring te maken van 4 lossen en dan 16 vasten haken maar dat zijn dan weer te veel steken in de ring. Hoe kan ik dit oplossen? Alvast bedankt voor t antwoord!
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De vasten in de magische ring draaien rond, dit is op zich normaal. Zet ze even allemaal op een rijtje en trek dan de lus strak, dan zouden ze op moeten lijnen. Eventueel kun je ook inderdaad een losse ketting maken, maar je hebt natuurlijk meer van 4 losse nodig om 16 vasten in kwijt te kunnen. Ik zou er zeker 6 lossen van maken.
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Dankjewel voor de tip! Dan weet ik in elk geval dat ik t goed deed en dat de gedraaide steken dus niet verkeerd is. Ga t gauw proberen.
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