Everyone ready for the first mandala of the series? In this part we make Small Mandala I. You can make the mandala as a stand-alone piece by attaching it to a 15cm ring, or you can choose to keep the mandala as it is for the moment and grow it in one of the next parts.
In this post I release the video tutorial showing how to make Small Mandala I. The video is available in English and Dutch, left and right handed. You can get your copy of the written pattern and charts by grabbing Mix and Match Mandalas in my webshop or follow along with the video tutorials on my YouTube Channel for free.
Resources
- 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
- Mix and Match Mandalas video tutorials – English – Right Handed
- Mix and Match Mandalas video tutorials – English – Left Handed
- Mix en Match Mandalas instructievideo’s – Nederlands – Rechtshandig
- Mix en Match Mandalas instructievideo’s – Nederlands – Linkshandig
Yarn and Colors
All colors in my book are from the Rainbow starter set which contains 9 happy colors of Scheepjes Catona. These colors are
- Color A : 130 Old Lace
- Color B : 246 Icy Pink
- Color C : 226 Light Orchid
- Color D : 282 Ultraviolet
- Color E : 205 Kiwi
- Color F : 208 Yellow Gold
- Color G : 114 Shocking Pink
- Color H : 397 Cyan
- Color I : 146 Vivid Blue
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.
Small Mandala I has 9 rounds, and you can make those rounds in any color you like. I do believe that this mandala looks best in 4 to max 5 colors. For the example shown here, I used the following colors
| ROUND | COLOR |
|---|---|
| Round 1 | Color A – 130 Old Lace |
| Round 2 | Color B – 246 Icy Pink |
| Round 3 | Color B – 246 Icy Pink |
| Round 4 | Color D – 282 Ultraviolet |
| Round 5 | Color E – 205 Kiwi |
| Round 6 | Color E – 205 Kiwi |
| Round 7 | Color I – 146 Vivid Blue |
| Round 8 | Color I – 146 Vivid Blue |
| Round 9 | Color A – 130 Old Lace |
I completed Small Mandala I by attaching it to a 15cm ring. I used the same colors as the last round of the mandala to attach it to the ring, i.e. Color A – 130 Old Lace.
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.
Gauge
Gauge is really important because the mandalas need to fit in the ring. At the end of Round 6, Small Mandala I should measure 9.5cm in diameter. If your mandala is larger, replace the hdc of Round 6 with sc. Likewise, if your mandala is smaller, replace the hdc with dc. (US Terminology).
Small Mandala I
I have a right handed and left handed video tutorial showing step-by-step how to make Small Mandala I.
Ik heb de video voor hoe je de Kleine Mandala I maakt ook in het Nederlands. Hierbij de Nederlandstalige video’s voor rechtshandige en linkshandige makers.
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