Hey all! I’m so excited to jump right on in and get stitching this gorgeous mandala! A quick reminder, this is the free version of the pattern and DOES NOT INCLUDE the PDF pattern. You can purchase the PDF pattern HERE or the Yarn Kit from Lion Brand Yarn HERE, both of which include the pdf pattern.
Rnd 28: Join Color A in any st around, ch 2 (does not count as a st), bpdc around post of each dc around, join to first bpdc with a sl st. Fasten off. (256 Bpdc)
Rnd 29: Join Color B in any st around, ch 2 (does not count as a st), bpdc around post of each bpdc around, join to first bpdc with a sl st. Fasten off. (256 Bpdc)
Rnd 30: Join Color A in any st around, ch 2 (does not count as a st), *2 hdc in first st, hdc in each of the next 15 sts, join to first hdc with a sl st. Fasten off. (272 hdc)
Rnd 31: Join Color C in any st around, ch 5 (counts as first dc and ch 2), dc in same st as join, *sk next 2 hdc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next hdc; rep from * around, ending last rep with a sk next 4 hdc, join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-5. Fasten off. (90 V-Stitches)
Rnd 32: Join Color D in any ch-2 sp around, ch 1, (sc, ch 1, sc) in same sp as join, *7dc in next ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 1, sc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * around working 7dc in last ch-2 sp, join to first sc with a sl st. Fasten off.
Rnd 33: Join Color C in 2nd dc of any 7-dc group around, ch 1, sc in same st as join and in each of the next 5 sc, fpdc around post of next dc on Rnd 31, ch 3, fpdc around post of next dc on Rnd 31, sk next dc**, sc in each of the next 5 dc; rep from * around ending last rep at **, join to first sc with a sl st. Fasten off.
Rnd 34: Join Color E in 2nd sc of any 5-sc group around, ch 2 (does not count as a st), hdc in same st as join and in each of the next 2 sc,* sk next 2 sts, 5hdc in next ch-3 sp, sk next 2 sts**, hdc in each of the next 3 sc; rep from * around ending last rep at **, join to first hdc with a sl st. Fasten off.
Rnd 35: Join Color B in 3rd dc of any 5-hdc group around, ch 1, sc in same st as join, *8dc in center sc of next 3hdc group**, sc in center hdc of next 5dc group; rep from * around, join to first sc with a sl st. Fasten off.
Until next week friends!
Happy Stitching!
R
Rohn Strong 