Mandala magic

Last week was half term

heaven

a blissful week at home

 full time at The Patchwork Heart

the weather was poor

 and

 I found myself housebound without a car all week

so what a good excuse for

playing with colours!

I dug out my stash of

 Simply Crochet

 magazines and spend a lovely relaxing hour

 sifting through choosing patterns

I have always liked mandalas

for the sheer fun of choosing colours and trying new stitches

what are they for

???

well sheer pleasure I think!

having had a little go last year

at mandala making

 these fabulous patterns by Wink from

A Creative Being

had caught my eye and

were on my to do list

so I dug out my stash of cottons and started playing with colours!

the magazine patterns

 have very clear simple instructions

 with step by step photos

 which made them a joy to follow

and once I started I couldn't stop!

oh so pretty and a riot of colour

but far too nice to hide under a bowl!

Mandala is Hindu for circle

 and the shapes are often seen as a symbol of wholeness

I have used

Stylecraft Cotton Classique

which is DK weight

but with a 3mm hook to give added firmness to the mats

I highly recommend this cotton yarn

 as one that doesn't split and is a pleasure to hook

It is available in 18 gorgeous bright colours

 and you can buy it

 HERE

So with that I will wish you happy hookin

 and get back to my next pretty mandala!

Heather

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