Sophie’s Mandala {Small} is where Sophie’s Universe began.  It is a pretty, decorative crochet mandala that won’t take long to make.  The pattern features Front Post and Back Post stitches and contains step by step photos.

The first six rounds of this Mandala were heavily inspired by Chris Simon’s Lace Petals Square (Block 16 of the Block a Week CAL 2014), so before I could even think about publishing this pattern, I had to get Chris’ permission to use her centre.  Luckily she agreed. Thank you very much, Chris!

Sophie’s Mandala {Small}

©Chris Simon and Dedri Uys 2014.  All Rights Reserved.

Resources

• Add this Pattern to Your Ravelry Queue

Translations

• Polish Photo Tutorial by Anna Zielińska
• Dutch Photo Tutorial by Dianne Baan (Crochet-Along)
• German Photo Tutorial by Gabriele Rogers (PDF)

Gauge

Using worsted weight yarn and dc stitches:

8 rows and 18 st’s per 4” (10 cm) square.

Size

7” (18 cm) in diameter.

Materials

• 4 mm crochet hook (US G/6  UK 8)
• Worsted weight yarn like Scheepjes Cahlista or Drops Paris Cotton – approx. 45 meters/50 yards
• Yarn Needle

Sophie’s Mandala Small in Cahlista

Colours Per Round

For the Small Sophie’s Mandala above I have used Scheepjes Cahlista in the following shades:

• 172(Round 1)
• 402(Round 2)
• 391(Rounds 3 and 4)
• 130(Rounds 5 – 8)
• 501(Round 9)

Sophie’s Mandala Small in Drops Paris Cotton

Colours Per Round

For the Small Sophie’s Mandala above I have used Drops Paris Cotton in the following shades:

• Strong Yellow(Round 1)
• Dusty Orange(Round 2)
• Rust(Rounds 3 and 4)
• Pistacho(Rounds 5 – 8)
• Petrol(Round 9)

Instructions

Rounds 1 – 8

Follow the instructions for Part 1 of Sophie’s Universe.

This is what your mandala should look like at this point.

Round 9 {Small Version Only}

In this round, you will be making decorative scallops.  DO NOT make this round if you are intending to continue on and make one of the larger mandalas, the garden, or the universe.

Join your yarn by making a sl st in any st around (Photo 1).

(Skip the next 2 sts and make 6 dc in the next st.  Skip the next 2 sts and sl st in the next st – see Photo 2) 16 times.  The last sl st should fall in the same st as the first sl st (Photos 3 and 4).  Fasten off and work away your ends.

Stitch count:  96 dc  {16 6-dc scallops} – not including sl sts

And there you have it.  One small mandala made!

More Sophie Patterns

• Sophie’s Mandala (Medium)
• Sophie’s Mandala (Large)
• Sophie’s Garden
• Sophie’s Universe
• Sophie’s Dream(s)
• Sophie Stool

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