Crochet Intricate Multicolor Mandala Rug Free Pattern

Materials Needed:

• Yarn: Worsted weight in cream, dark blue, light blue, mustard, mauve, and purple
• Crochet Hook: 4.5 mm
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle

Abbreviations:

• ch: chain
• sl st: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet
• dc: double crochet
• tr: treble crochet
• cl: cluster
• pc: picot

Instructions:

Center Flower:

1. Using mauve yarn, start with a magic ring. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 11 dc into ring, join with sl st. (12 dc)
2. Ch 3, *skip 1 st, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next st; repeat from * around. Join with sl st. Fasten off and change to cream.

Expanding Circles:

3. Join cream yarn. In ch-2 spaces: *(dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc); repeat from * around. Join with sl st.
4. Change to purple. In any ch-1 space: *sc, ch 2, sc; repeat * around, join with sl st.
5. Change to light blue. Ch 4, *cl in next space, ch 2; repeat from * around, join with sl st. Fasten off.

Decorative Layers:

6. Join mustard yarn. Ch 3, 2 dc in same st, *3 dc in next ch space, ch 2, skip 1 st; repeat from * around, join with sl st.
7. Change to dark blue. Ch 3, *tr in each of next 3 sts, ch 3, sk 1; repeat from * around. Fasten off.
8. Join cream. Ch 1, *sc in next st, ch 5, skip 2 st, sc in next; repeat from * around, join with sl st.

Finishing Border:

9. With dark blue: Ch 1, sc all around working 2 sc in ch spaces and sc in each st. Join with sl st.
10. In same space: ch 5 (counts as tr, ch 2), *tr in next 2 sts, ch 2, tr in same st as last tr; repeat from * around. End with sl st in 3rd ch of starting ch 5.
11. Fasten off and weave in all ends securely.