In this post, you will find the instructions for turning your Fancy Nancy Mandala into a square using a modified version of Part 4 of Sophie’s Universe.  Isn’t that exciting??

I designed the Fancy Nancy mandala in honour of my friend Nancy, who has since published her first book, The Toadstool That Wanted to Stay.  You can hear a very soothing rendition of the book HERE on Nancy’s Instagram feed.  While you are there, have a little rummage around.  Her feed is a beautiful, happy place, and you can learn all about why she decided to donate the proceeds of this book to The Brain Tumour Charity.

Fancy Nancy Crochet Square Pattern

© Dedri Uys 2020.  All Rights Reserved.

Information

Materials

• • 3.25mm hook**
  • Main Colour:
    • Scheepjes Catona, 100 % Cotton, 50g/125m/137yds
      • Yarn A – 130 Cream
  • Contrasting Colours:
    • Scheepjes Catona, 100 % Cotton, 50g/125m/137yds
      • Yarn B – 208 Yellow
      • Yarn C – 222 Medium Pink
      • Yarn D – 114 Dark Pink
      • Yarn E – 146 Turquoise
      • Yarn F – 397 Light Blue
      • Yarn G – 245 Green
  • 12 x Size 6 beads in any colour of your choosing
  **I am a very tight crocheter.  If you find it hard to match gauge (or you know that you have a loose tension), you might want to go down a hook size or two.

Gauge

At the end of Round 4, your flower should measure 5cm/2”.

Size

24cm/9.5″ (66g)

Colours Per Round

• Fancy Nancy Mandala
  • Round 1 – Yarn B
  • Round 2 – Yarn D
  • Round 3 – Yarn C
  • Round 4 – Yarn C and A
  • Round 5 – Yarn B and A
  • Round 6 – Yarn G and A
  • Round 7 – Yarn F and A
  • Round 8 – Yarn E and A
  • Round 9 – Yarn D and A
  • Round 10 – Yarn A
• Bridging Round
  • Round 11 – Yarn A
• Sophie’s Universe Part 4
  • Round 1 – Yarn G
  • Round 2 – Yarn B
  • Round 3 – Yarn G
  • Round 4 – Yarn E
  • Round 5 – Yarn A
  • Round 6 – Yarn F
  • Round 7 – Yarn E
  • Round 8 – Yarn C
  • Round 9 – Yarn D
  • Round 10 – Yarn B
  • Round 11 – Yarn G

Instructions

Add this Pattern to Your Ravelry Queue

To make your own Fancy Nancy Square, you will need to do the following:

Part 1

Follow the instructions for the Fancy Nancy Mandala up to Round 10.

Part 2

Add the revised Round 11 below, paying special attention to stitch marker placement.

Round 11

Ch 1 (doesn’t counts as a st).  Sc in the next 14 sts, marking the tenth st with a SM.

The last sc should fall in the st after the FPsc above the Popcorn.  Make 2 sc in the next st.  (Sc in the next 14 sts, make 2 sc in the next st) 7 times.  Join OVER the first sc with an invisible join and work away your ends.  {128 sc}

Part 3

Follow my instructions for Squaring up a Mandala with 128 Stitches, remembering to start Round 1 in the marked stitch (above).

This square would look great in any yarn/colour combination. Jenny made a Fancy Nancy mandala using colours from the Rainbow Hygge CAL Kit (2017):  Scheepjes Stonewashed 803 as the main colour and Catona 115, 281, 208, 280, 205, 146, 282, and 114 as the Contrasting Colours.  I then squared it up for a final size of 27cm/10.6″ (74g).

I am so excited to see how your Fancy Nancy Squares turn out!  If you make this square, please use #fancynancysquare and #squaringupmandalas so that we can all see them and marvel at your crochet genius :)

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