Mandala Coasters

November 15, 2024 blog post has more information about the pattern.

Yarn: Paintbox Cotton DK yarn in various colors or any size 3 cotton DK yarn

Materials: US Size E/4 (3.5 mm) crochet hook, Yarn Needle, scissors, tape measure

Difficulty: Easy

Size: 4½” (11.43 cm) in diameter

Gauge: 22 sts x 30 rows

Abbreviations and Stitches (US Terms): beg – beginning, ch – chain, dc – double crochet, hdc – half double crochet, sc – single crochet, sk – skip, sp – space, st(s) – stitch(es)

Special Stitches: dc2tog in ch space: yarn over, insert yarn into ch space, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, insert hook into same space, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through 3 loops.

Notes: Pattern is written in U.S. Terms                                                              Ch-3 counts as a stitch

Instructions:

Make a magic circle

Rnd 1: Ch 3, 11 dc in the circle, join to beg ch-3, fasten off. (12 dc)

Rnd 2: Join yarn to the sp between any 2 dc sts, ch 3 (counts as a hdc and ch1) *hdc in the next sp between 2 dc sts, ch 1; repeat from * around, join to beg ch-3, fasten off. (12 hdc)

Rnd 3: Join yarn to any ch-1 sp, dc2tog in the same sp, ch 2, *dc2tog in the next sp, ch 2; repeat from * around, join to beg dc2tog, fasten off. (12 dc2tog)

Rnd 4: Join yarn to any ch-2 sp, (dc2tog, ch 1, dc2tog) in the same sp, ch 1, *(dc2tog, ch 1, dc2tog) in the next sp, ch 1; repeat from * around, join to beg dc2tog, fasten off. (24 dc2tog, 24 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 5: Join yarn to any ch-1 sp, sc in the same sp, ch 2, *sc in the next sp, ch 2; repeat from * around, join to beg sc, fasten off. (24 sc, 24 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 6: Join yarn to any ch-1 sp, sc in the same sp, ch 2, *sc in the next sp, ch 2; repeat from * around, join to beg sc, fasten off. (24 sc, 24 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 7: Join yarn to any ch-2 sp, 2 sc in the same sp, * 2 sc in the next sp; repeat from * around, join to beg sc, fasten off. (48 sc) 

Weave in ends and for best results block.

*Make as many Mandala Coasters as you like, but do not reproduce or sell this pattern. Please provide a link to the pattern or my blog post when using this pattern on the internet*

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