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#NeedleworkMonday - Manadala Rugs
We stay in a rented property with beige walls and beige carpets. Its lovely and light, but a bit boring on the eye, so I wanted to brighten the room up with some crochet!
Ive always liked the idea of mandalas, but I tended to miscount stitches and the pattern wouldnt work. Amigurumi has been great for mastering increases in the round and keeping a good count, so I gave them another shot.
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The 'Bullseye' mandala is really easy - there may be a written pattern somewhere, I just worked with basic increases, so didnt use one. I used 4 main colours, with a slate grey in between each. Ive been using chunky yarn (a mix of Hayfield Bonus and Stylecraft), and for this project used a 6.5mm hook. The main colour rounds are double crochet increases, and the grey between is single crochet increases. Instead of working in spiral, I joined each round with a slip stitch. If you were making this yourself, it could be made as large as required by adding extra increasing rows. I finished mine off with tassels around the edge.
My cats seem to like the new addition, so considering it a winner :)
My other attempt started off life as a rug, but we are a clumsy family and tend to trip over anything given half a chance, so the loops were a danger to life! It has ended up as a 'topper' for a beanbag and does it job helping to brighten up my space :)
I cant remember the pattern I used, but I would encourage searching pinterest or google for excellent mandala patterns!
Tips for mandalas:
- as every thing else, count stitches! Theres nothing worse than realising 2 or 3 rows through the pattern that you've made an error. Frog or not to frog!
experiment with colours - mandalas are a very personal expression of feeling and emotions in my opinion, so crochet one that reflects how you feel or the emotion you want to represent. Small ones can be a nice way of testing how colour palettes will work. - block in needed - sometimes the edges will curl and the pattern doesnt quite sit right - block if needs be. I didnt bother with mine and just left in place on the floor, both ended up flattening off.
Hope you enjoy the mandalas, and please share your own :)
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I saw something similar to this on facebook yesterday, but it was a wheelchair wheel cover. It was pretty cool looking!
That will brighten up a room, for sure!
Cool colors and designs! Thanks for sharing these!
nice combination of bright colors surely it will brighten up your room..
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im interested on that wheelchair wheel cover
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Hey! Here is an example of what I saw: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WheelCovers4U?ref=l2-shopheader-name
The rug is beautiful and on the white floor its colors really pop. And with the mandala: I had to laugh... you made a beautiful artistic family-member-trap :-D I can understand them so well. I often walk without putting on the light through our flat and although the mandala is beautiful, i probably would also get entangled in it :-D
Lovely rugs in great colours - it's interesting how a bit of colour can change an room!
Oo I like the colour choices @kimbolo86. It certainly will brighten up the room! Mandalas are a great source of zen-ness, whether it is drawing, colouring and now crocheting. Thank you for sharing your tips!
Thanks @neumannsalva - lol the entanglement fear is real! Other half would not thank me for Broken bones haha