Mandala Summer Cardigan CAL – Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of the Mandala Summer Cardigan CAL! This week we will finish the Mandala and begin to transform the circle to a square.

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Mandala Summer Cardigan Crochet Pattern – Part 2

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Materials
DK weight yarn in 3 colors – less than 50g each color
G/4.0 mm hook
Yarn needle
Scissors

Level
intermediate

Pattern notes & stitches to know
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
tr – treble stitch
V st – (st, ch 1, st) in same stitch – which stitch to use is indicated in pattern

· written in US terms

· ch 2 does not count as dc

· ch 1 does not count as sc

· ch 3 does not count as tr

· This pattern is easily adjustable. If the measurement is not met at this point, the final measurement can be easily adjusted.

· Approx size after Part 2: 17” each side

MANDALA SUMMER CARDIGAN CROCHET PATTERN

>>FULL VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR PART 2<<

Join next color to center fpdc (one that went around 2 stitches)

Round 17: ch 2, *([dc, ch 1] repeat from [ to ] 3 more times, dc again in same stitch, skip 3 stitches, sc in next 3 stitches, skip next 3* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (75 dc, 45 sc)

Round 18: sl st to 2nd ch-1 space, ch 1, *sc in 3 stitches, skip 4 stitches, [dc, ch 1] repeat from [ to ] 3 more times in next, dc again in same stitch, skip 4 stitches* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st (75 dc, 45 sc)

Round 19: ch 2, *hdc in 3 stitches, sc in next 9 stitches* repeat from * to * around, join to first hdc with sl st (45 hdc, 135 sc)

Round 20: ch 2, dc in first stitch, ch 1, skip 1, *dc in next stitch, ch 1, skip 1* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (90 dc)

Round 21: sl st to ch-1 space, dc V st in each ch-1 space around, join to first dc with sl st (90 V st)

Fasten off current color.

Join next color to ch-1 space

Round 22: ch 3, *sl st to next ch-1 space, ch 3* repeat from * to * around, join to first ch-3 space with sl st (89 ch-3 space)

Round 23: ch 3, *sl st to next ch-3 space, ch 3* repeat from * to * around, join to first ch 3 with sl st (89 ch-3 space)

Round 24: ch 3, *sl st to next ch-3 space, ch 3* repeat from * to * around, join to first ch 3 with sl st (89 ch-3 space)

Round 25: *[ch 3, sl st to next ch-3 space] repeat from [ to ] 28 more times, ch 3, sl st in same ch-3 space* repeat from * to * one more time, *ch 3, sl st to next ch-3 space* repeat from * to * in remaining stitches, ch 3, sl st to same stitch, ch 3, sl st to first ch-3 space (92 ch-3 space)

Round 26: ch 2, dc V stitch in each ch-3 space around, join to first dc with sl st (92 V st)

Fasten off current color.

Join final cardigan color to ch-1 space

Round 27: ch 3, *(tr V st, ch 2, tr V st) in ch-1 space, tr V st in next 2 ch-1 spaces. dc V st in next 3 ch-1 spaces, hdc V st in next 3 ch-1 spaces, sc V st in next 6 ch-1 spaces, hdc V st in next 3 ch-1 spaces, dc V st in next 3 ch-1 spaces, tr V st in next 2 ch-1 spaces* repeat from * to * around, join to first tr with sl st (96 V st)

Round 28: sl st to ch-2 space, ch 3, *(tr V st, ch 2, tr V st) in ch-2 space, tr V st in next 3 ch-1 spaces. dc V st in next 3 ch-1 spaces, hdc V st in next 3 ch-1 spaces, sc V st in next 6 ch-1 spaces, hdc V st in next 3 ch-1 spaces, dc V st in next 3 ch-1 spaces, tr V st in next 3 ch-1 spaces* repeat from * to * around, join to first tr with sl st (104 V st)

Round 29: sl st to ch-2 space, ch 2, *(dc V st, ch 2, dc V st) in ch-2 space, dc V st in next 8 ch-1 spaces, hdc V st in next 3 ch-1 spaces, sc V st in next 4 ch-1 spaces, hdc V st in next 3 ch-1 spaces, dc V st in next 8 ch-1 spaces* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st (112 V st)

Do not fasten off.

And that’s it for Part 2! See you next week for Part 3 🙂

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