In this post you can find the pattern and video tutorial for Part 3 of my Enigma Blanket design. In part 3 the mandala grows to it’s final size, a really big beauty! Like a lady that is not be to taken lightly. Voor Nederlands, zie aub DEZE post.

Resources

Materials

You will need 7 colors of any yarn you like to make your Enigma Blanket. I have designed 4 colorways in 3 different yarn weights to inspire you for your own blanket. You can use one of my colorways or choose your own. My colorways are the original Flower Field in Scheepjes Stone Washed, and Flower Field in Scheepjes Colour Crafter, and the two new coloways Vintage in Scheepjes Scrumptious and Sunset Sky in Scheepjes Cotton 8. You can find information about color numbers and yarn amounts HERE. You can buy your supplies from any yarn shop close to you, but you can also buy a full kit with everything you need from my webshop.

I also have yarn kits available for all 4 colorways of Enigma Blanket in my shop. The mandala kits include everything you need to make these mandalas including the pattern, yarn and the mandala rings.

Abbreviations

This pattern uses US crochet terminology. If you are more familiar with UK terminology, please refer back to this overview for the most common terms.

ch Chain
ch-sp(s) Chain space(s)
dc Double crochet
hdc Half double crochet
sc Single crochet
sl st Slip stitch
st(s) Stitch(es)

pul pull up loop
yrh yarn round hook

invisible join Cut yarn, pull yarn through last stitch made, thread yarn on needle, insert needle under both loops of first st after initial chain sts, pull yarn through, insert needle into top of the last stitch made, pull yarn through

standing sts With a slip knot on hook, make stitch as normal

X-st skip next st, 1dc in next 3 sts, 1dc in skipped st covering 3 dc sts made

V-st (2dc-cl, ch2, 2dc-cl) in indicated stitch

2dc-cl 2 double crochet cluster: [yrh, insert hook into st, yrh, pul, yrh, draw through 2 loops] 2 times, yrh, draw through all 3 loops on hook
3dc-cl 3 double crochet cluster: [yrh, insert hook into st, yrh, pul, yrh, draw through 2 loops] 3 times, yrh, draw through all 4 loops on hook

PC Popcorn: 5dc in st, remove hook, insert hook in 1st dc made, replace loop on hook, draw loop through 1st st, ch1

bpsc Back post single crochet: work the single crochet around the post of the st inserting hook from back to front to back again
fpsc Front post single crochet: work the single crochet around the post of the st inserting hook from front to back to front again

bphdc Back post half double crochet: work the half double around the post of the st inserting hook from back to front to back again
fphdc Front post half double crochet: work the half double around the post of the st inserting hook from front to back to front again

bpdc Back post double crochet, work the double crochet around the post of the st inserting hook from back to front to back again

fptr Front post treble crochet, work the treble crochet around the post of the st inserting hook from front to back to front again

Color Placement

Please refer back to the materials list for the specification per colorway in regards to which color is Color A up to Color G.

Enigma Blanket Pattern – Part 3

This pattern uses US crochet terminology. If you are more familiar with UK terminology, please refer back to this overview for the most common terms.

Round 30 Join Color B in any st with a standing X-st, ch1, *X-st in next 4 sts, ch1; repeat from * to end, join to first st with sl st, this first st is slightly hidden. Fasten off.
[66 X-st, 66 ch1-sp]

Round 31 Join Color A in any ch1-sp with a standing sc, *ch4, skip next X-st, 1sc in next ch1-sp; repeat from * to end omitting final sc, join to first standing st with sl st.
[66 sc, 66 ch4-sp]

Round 32 Continue with the same color, sl st to next ch4-sp, ch3, 3dc in same ch4-sp, *skip next sc, 4dc in next ch4-sp; repeat from * to end omitting final 4 dc, join to first st with sl st. Fasten off.
[264 dc]

Round 33 Join Color G in 2nd of any 4 dc worked in ch4-sp with a standing sc, 1sc in next 2 sts, *fptr around skipped sc from Round 31, skip next dc, 1sc in next 3 sts; repeat from * to end omitting final 3 sc, join to first standing st with sl st. Fasten off.
[66 fptr, 198 sc]

Round 34 Join Color D in any fptr with a standing V-st, *ch4, skip next 3 sc, V-st in fptr; repeat from * to end omitting final V-st, join to first standing st with sl st. Fasten off.
[66 V-st, 66 ch4-sp]

Round 35 Join Color F in ch2-sp of any V-st with a standing PC, *ch5, PC in ch2-sp of next V-st; repeat from * to end omitting final PC, join to first standing st with sl st. Fasten off.
[66 PC, 66 ch5-sps]

Round 36 Work all hdc over both ch4-sp from Round 34 and ch5-sp from Round 35. Join Color E over both ch-sps with a standing hdc, 3hdc in same ch-sp, *1fpsc around PC, 4hdc in ch-sp; repeat from * to end omitting final 4 hdc, join to first standing st with sl st.
[264 hdc, 66 fpsc]

Round 37 Continue with the same color, ch1, 1hdc in each st around, join with invisible join.
[330 hdc]

Round 38 Join Color A in any st with a standing bpdc, 1bpdc in each st around, join to first standing st with sl st. Fasten off.
[330 bpdc]

Round 39 Join Color C in any st with a standing dc, 2dc in same st, *ch1, skip next 2 sts, 3dc in next st; repeat from * to end omitting final 3 dc, join to first standing st with sl st. Fasten off.
[110 3dc-groups, 110 ch1-sp]

Round 40 Join Color G in any ch1-sp with a standing 2dc-cl, *ch3, skip next 3 dc, 2dc-cl in next ch1-sp; repeat from * to end omitting final 2dc-cl, join to first standing st with sl st. Fasten off.
[110 2dc-cl, 110 ch3-sp]

Round 41 Join Color D in any ch3-sp with a standing 3dc-cl, *ch3, skip next 2dc-cl, 3dc-cl in next ch3-sp; repeat from * to end omitting final 3dc-cl, join to first standing st with sl st. Fasten off.
[110 3dc-cl, 110 ch3-sp]

Round 42 Join Color E in any ch3-sp with a standing hdc, 2hdc in same ch3-sp, 1fphdc around next 3dc-cl, *3hdc in next ch3-sp, 1fphdc around next 3dc-cl; repeat from * to end, join to first standing st with sl st.
[110 fphdc, 330 hdc]

Round 43 Continue with the same color, ch1, 1hdc in each st around, join with invisible join. Fasten off.
[440 hdc]

Round 44 Join Color A in any st with a standing bpsc, *1bphdc in next 20 sts, 1bpdc in next 19 sts, (1bpdc, ch2, 1bpdc) in next st, 1bpdc in next 19 sts, 1bphdc in next 20 sts, 1bpsc in next 31 sts; repeat from * to end omitting final bpsc, join to first st with sl st. Fasten off.
[4 ch2-sp, 124 bpsc, 160 bphdc, 160 bpdc]

The ch2-sps are the corners for the next part in which the mandala turns into a square.

Video tutorials

There are free video tutorials available on my YouTube channel to help you make your Enigma Blanket. The video’s are available in English US Terms, in left handed and right handed versions. I hope the videos make it possible for everyone to make the blanket.

Size at the end of this part

At the end of this part, the Cotton 8 blanket measures 58cm diameter, the Stone Washed blanket measures 70cm diameter, the Colour Crafter and Scrumptious blankets measure 77cm diameter. Work away all yarn tails before continuing. The blanket can start to wobble a little, you are welcome to block your blanket if needed. At the end of part 4 it is highly recommended to block your blanket.

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