A Mindful Mandala CAL – May

Welcome to a mindful mandala CAL! This crochet along is meant to help you find a mindful, hopefully peaceful, moment of crochet time each month. Plus, we’ll create something beautiful along the way!

An Orderly Mandala

This month’s mandala has a fairly repetitive flow and it’s orderly like plants in a row! It will turn out just a little smaller than the other mandalas, but it will still fit into the final pattern.

The two together this month remind me of spring skies! I really like the blues and the little pops of pink in the smaller mandala.

As a reminder, the original pattern is written for sock weight yarn. I’m using Lion Brand Jeans yarn for the larger mandalas. This is a #4/worsted weight yarn and I’m using a 4.5mm/7 hook {corrected hook size!}. This month’s larger mandala was made with leftovers from previous months colors – Stonewash and Brand New. Each mandala uses between 1.6 and 2 grams of yarn. All the sock weight yarn is mini skeins from Southern Skeins from my previous club.

Check below for previous month’s patterns & check out my YouTube channel for the latest video.

• January
• February
• March
• April

Progress so Far

Here’s a look at the mandalas together for the sock weight yarn. These will be joined into a free form scarf at the end of the CAL.

These are the worsted weight mandalas so far. These will be squared up and joined into an afgan at the end of the CAL.

May’s Mindful Mandala Pattern

Here are all the details about sharing and the printable pattern:

• The printable PDF can be found right here. The printable PDF will be free until the end of the month each month, then it will move to Etsy for a small fee. The pattern will always be on the blog for everyone to use.
• You can share your finished mandalas in the Teadoddles Makers Facebook group. Any CAL, QAL, or other make you do can be shared there. I pick someone each month to receive a $25 Amazon gift card. All you have to do is share your makes!
• You can also tag me on Instagram with #teadoddles or share a picture in my community area on YouTube.

Supplies:

• Yarn – Sock #1, 20g / 88yds {approximately}, 75% SW Merino, 25% Nylon
• Hook – 3.25 mm – D3 {corrected hook size!}
• Note – Any size yarn can be used to make this pattern. The mandala will be larger or smaller depending on yarn weight. Just use the recommended hook size for the yarn you’re using.

Abbreviations:

• sl st – slip stitch
• st – stitch
• beg – beginning
• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• dctog – double crochet together
• trc – treble crochet
• trctog – treble crochet together

Instructions:

• R1 – Make a magic circle, ch 3, 11 dc into circle {12 dc}
• R2 – ch1, 2 sc in each st, sl st to beg st {24 sc}
• R3 – ch 1, {2 sc in same st, ch 1, skip next sc} repeat { to } to end, sl st to beg st {24 sc, 12 ch}

Note: R1 thru R3 will be the same for all mandalas for the scarf

• R4 – sl st into next sc and ch1 space, ch3 {counts as dc & ch1}, dc in same ch1 space, *ch1, {dc, ch1, dc} in next ch1 space*, repeat * to * 11 times, ch1, sl st to 2nd ch of beg ch3 {24 dc, 24 ch1}
• R5 – ch2, *3sc in next ch1 space, hdc in next ch1 space*, repeat * to * 11 times, 3sc in next ch1 space, sl st to 2nd ch of beg ch2 {12 hdc, 36 sc}
• R6 – sl st into next 2sc, ch3 {counts as dc & ch1}, dc in same ch1 space, *ch1, dctog in next hdc, ch1, {dc, ch1, dc} in next ch1 space* repeat * to * 11 times, ch1, dctog in next hdc, sl st to 2nd ch of beg ch3 {24 hdc, 12dctog, 36 ch1}
• R7 – *3sc in next ch1 space, {hdc, ch1, hdc} in dctog*, repeat * to * 12 times, sl st to beg sc {24hdc, 36sc, 12 ch1}
• R8 – sl st into next sc, ch5 {counts as trc & ch2}, trc in same sc, *ch1, {trc, ch2, trc} in ch1 space, ch1, {trc, ch2, trc} in middle sc* repeat * to * 11 times, ch1, {trc, ch2, trc} in ch1 space, ch1, sl st to 3nd ch of beg ch5 {48trc, 72 ch1}
• R9 – *3sc in next ch1 space, hdc in next ch1 space*, repeat * to * 12 times, sl st to beg sc {24hdc, 12sc}
• R10 – sl st into next sc, ch3 {counts as dc & ch1}, dc in same ch1 space, *dctog in next hdc, {dc, ch1, dc} in middle sc* repeat * to * 23 times, dctog in next hdc, sl st to 2nd ch of beg ch3 {48dc, 24dctog, 24 ch1}
• R11 – *3sc in next ch1 space, {hdc, ch1, hdc} in dctog*, repeat * to * 24 times, sl st to beg sc {48hdc, 72sc, 24 ch1}
• R12 – sl st into next 2sc, ch3 {counts as dc & ch1}, dc in same ch1 space, *{dc, ch1, dc} in next ch1 space, {dc, ch1, dc} in middle sc* repeat * to * 23 times, {dc, ch1, dc} in next ch1 space, sl st to 2nd ch of beg ch3 {48 dc, 48 ch1}
• R13 – sl st into ch1 space, ch4 {counts as trc & ch1}, trc in same ch1 space, *ch1, trctog in next ch1 space, ch1, {trc, ch1, trc} in next ch1* repeat * to * 23 times, ch1, trctog in next ch1 space, ch1 sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch4 {48trc, 48trctog, 72 ch1}
• R14 – ch1, sc in each st around {168sc}

Fasten off and weave in ends

Happy making y’all!