I published my first book Mix and Match Mandalas a month ago, and I am so happy about how you all have received my book. To make my designs as accessible as possible to everyone I am hosting my Mix and Match Match Mandalas as a crochet along in which you can choose which combination(s) of the possible 39 mandalas you make. In this post you can find all the details about the CAL.

Resources

• Mix and Match E-book on Ravelry

• ENGLISH Mix and Match Mandalas book in my SHOP
• ENGLISH Mix and Match Mandalas E-book in my SHOP

• NEDERLANDS Mix en Match Mandala’s boek in my SHOP
• NEDERLANDS Mix en Match Mandala’s E-boek in my SHOP

• Rainbow Starter kits with book, rings and yarn
• Flower Flied Starter kit with book, rings and yarn
• Mystic Shadows Starter kit with book, rings and yarn

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Mix and Match Mandalas concept

Inside Mix and Match Mandalas, you’ll find 9 beautiful mandala patterns divided into three sizes — small, medium and large — designed to be combined in creative ways.

The Small Mandalas are made by choosing from 3 distinct designs and completed by attaching your mandala to a 15cm ring. These are perfect as standalone pieces or as the foundation for larger creations.

To create a Medium Mandala, you start with a Small Mandala design and continue crocheting using one of three medium extensions. These are finished on a 25cm ring, and with three options for both the small and medium sections, you can make 9 different combinations.

Large Mandalas are built in the same way — begin with a Small Mandala, expand it with a Medium Mandala pattern, and then add a large outer section to complete the design on a 40cm ring. By combining the three pattern levels, you can create a total of 27 large mandalas.

Altogether, the book offers 39 possible mandala combinations, each one an opportunity to explore color, shape, and creativity in your own way.

Editions and Languages

The book is available in English (US terminology) and Dutch, and is available as a paper edition and an eBook. The paper edition is available from my webshop, and the eBook is available from both my webshop and from Ravelry.

The book contains the written instructions for each of the 9 mandala patterns, detailed charts for all the patterns and full video tutorials for left and right handed crafters.

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Materials

All mandalas are made using Scheepjes Catona (50g/125m) which is a mercerized sport weight cotton yarn. The yarn comes in over 100 different colors; so many color combinations to choose from!

The amount of yarn you’ll need depends on your color choices, the number of mandalas you plan to create and which of the 39 designs you select. For detailed yarn requirements, refer to the table on page 14 of my book which gives yarn amounts per round for each mandala. In general, 10 balls of yarn will get you a long way to making 4 to 6 mandala’s in different sizes. You will also need mandala rings in the sizes 15cm, 25cm and 40cm.

Scheepjes Catona is available from Amazon.co.uk, Wool Warehouse (UK), Jimmy Beans Wool (USA), The Knitting Network (UK), Love Crafts (USA / UK), Caro’s Atelier (NL / EU), and many other Scheepjes stockists.

I have 3 starterkits available to accompany my Mix and Match Mandalas book. The kit contains

• English / Dutch Book
• 10 x Scheepjes Catona yarn (50g/125m)
• 2 x 15cm mandala rings
• 2 x 25cm mandala rings
• 2 x 40cm mandala rings

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Mix and Match Mandalas CAL

For the CAL I will release the video tutorials that are part of the book for free. I do this purposefully so that those that are on a small craft budget can still make my mandalas. The written patterns and charts are still only be available with the book or eBook.

The planning for the CAL is as follows. I will update these links are the CAL progresses.

• Tips and Tricks for joining mandalas to the ring (18 August 2025)

• Small Mandala I (25 August 2025)
• Medium Mandala I (1 September 2025)
• Large Mandala I (8 September 2025)

• Small Mandala II (15 September 2025)
• Medium Mandala II (22 September 2025)
• Large Mandala II (29 September 2025)

• Small Mandala III (6 October 2025)
• Medium Mandala III (13 October 2025)
• Large Mandala III (20 October 2025)

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