Free Crochet Pattern
Patriotic Mandala Doily
Written by Doily Designs ~ Cathleen Wake Gorbatenko ©2014
Free crochet pattern for this decorative mandala doily.
Pdf downloadable pattern also available in Doily Designs Etsy shop.
Written in US crochet terms
Skill: Beginner, Easy
Hook: Size L (11 - 8 mm) and/or K (10 - 6.5)
Yarn: Small amount of size 4 ww/worsted weight yarn.
Pictured doilies use, Hobby Lobby, "I Love This Cotton!", red, white and blue,
Watermelon/I love this cotton, burnt sienna, apple green and forest.
Measures: Approximately 13 inches across (K hook/11 inch)
Note: Try different yarns and different hooks for different sizes and feels.
Stitch Key
Ch = chain stitch Pic = picot
Sc = single crochet lp = loop
Dc = double crochet mr = magic ring
Sl st = slip stitch Vst = v stitch
sp = space Sh = shell
Special Stitches
Vst/Vstitch: (Dc, Ch sp, Dc) in same space.
Sh/Shell: (2 Dc, Ch sp, 2 Dc) in same space.
Pic/Picot: Ch 2, sc in 2nd Ch from the hook, continue as instructed.
mr/magic ring: please see instructions *mr* following end of pattern.
Beg with *mr*
Rnd 1: Ch 3 = Dc, do 19 Dc in lp, join in 3rd Ch of beg Ch 3 (20 Dc)
Rnd 2: Ch 4 = Dc + Ch 1, (Dc, Ch 1) in each Dc around, join in 3rd Ch of beg Ch 4
(20 Dc , 20 - Ch 1 sps)
Rnd 3: Sl st into Ch 1 sp, Ch 4 = Dc + Ch 1, Dc in same sp, (Dc, Ch 1, Dc = Vst) in
each Ch 1 sp around, join in 3rd Ch of beg Ch 4, fasten off and change color
here. (20 Vsts)
Rnd 4: Join with next color in Ch 1 sp of previous Rnd, Ch 5 = Dc + Ch 2, Dc in
same sp, (Dc, Ch 2, Dc) in each Ch 1 sp around, join in 3rd Ch of beg Ch 5
(20 Vsts)
Rnd 5: Sl st into Ch 2 sp, Ch 3 = Dc, (Dc, Ch 1, 2 Dc) in same sp, (2 Dc, Ch 1, 2 Dc
= Sh) in each sp around, join in 3rd Ch of beg Ch 5 (20 Shs)
Rnd 6: Sl st into next Dc, Sl st into Ch 2 sp, Ch 3 = Dc, (Dc, Ch 2, 2 Dc) in same sp,
(2 Dc, Ch 2, 2 Dc) in each Ch 1 sp around, fasten off, change colors here
(20 Shs)
Rnd 7: Join with next color in Ch 2 sp, Ch 3 = Dc, (Dc, Ch 3, 2 Dc) in same sp,
(2 Dc, Ch 3, 2 Dc) in each Ch 2 sp around, join in 3rd Ch of beg Ch 3 (20 Shs)
Rnd 8: Sl st in Dc, Sl st in Ch 3 sp, Ch 3 = Dc, Dc 8 x's in same sp, *(2 Dc, Ch 2,
2 Dc) in next Ch 3 sp, 9 Dc in next Ch 3 sp*, repeat from * to * around,
ending with Sh, fasten off, change colors (10 Shs, 10 groups of 9 Dc)
Rnd 9: Join with starting color in 1st Dc of 9 Dc, Ch 3 = Dc, Dc in each of next 8 Dc
*(2 Dc, Pic, 2 Dc) in next Ch 3 sp, Dc in each of next 9 Dc*, repeat * to *
around, ending with Sh/Pic, join in 3rd Ch of beg Ch 3, fasten off. Weave
ends. Wash and block.
Holding the yarn with your thumb, wrap yarn around your first 2 fingers on your left
hand, leave the tail so that yarn falls to the back and furthest away from you. Insert your hook between these 2 fingers and under the top strand, grab the yarn with your hook and pull yarn through the loop. Make a chain, according to pattern. To close, unwind the tail from around the center loop (if twisted), pull the tail gently but tightly, closing the circle, follow the pattern as instructed.
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