I will be honest with you, part 8 of Mandala Madness CAL is not exactly a walk in the park. There is a LOT happening this week and you really need to keep your wits about you. Last week we started with a floral part of the mandala and this week we are extending that flower with long stitches and ruffles. You can find the original, written pattern with many translations on Helen’s blog.

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.

• Scheepjes Color Crafter
• Scheepjes Merino Soft
• Scheepjes Stone Washed XL

These yarn packs are available from Wool Warehouse as well as selected Scheepjes Stockists.

Video Part 8

All videos for Mandala Madness are available through my YouTube channel and on my blog grouped on this dedicated video page. In the video for week 8 I show you how to extend the flower we started last week with very long extended stitches.

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My Mandala Madness

I use two Scheepjes yarns for my mandala; Scheepjes Sunkissed and Scheepjes Cotton 8 with a 3mm (D-3) hook. There are yarn packs available for this CAL in Scheepjes Color Crafter, Scheepjes Stone Washed XL and Scheepjes Merino Soft, available from Wool Warehouse. Here a list of the colors I used for week 8.

Round	Yarn	Color number	Color name
round 53	Sunkissed	15	noonday sun
round 54	Sunkissed	12	beach hut orange
round 55	Sunkissed	21	ultra violet
round 56	Sunkissed	15	noonday sun
round 57	Sunkissed	15	noonday sun

I have not blocked my mandala, so she is very wobbly at the moment. I will get to blocking her soon. Nonetheless, she is lovely I think.

I hope to see you next week for part 9.

With love,

Esther

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