This mandala was originally designed as one of my contributions for the FMS Hope Mandala project that QueenBabs (Jane Balke Anderson) is doing in Sydney, AUS. She will be covering a tree with purple mandalas to raise awareness for Fibromyalgia Syndrome. She helped me pick a name to represent the journey the purple mandala will be making- from California to Sydney!

Gauge is not important. This can be worked in any size yarn, with corresponding hook size. You will need 4 colors of your choice of yarn. You will also need a yarn needle and scissors.
In writing up the pattern, I used Lion Brand Pound of Love and a G hook. Finished size was 7 inches in diameter.

Techniques and stitches used: (US terminology used)
Magic Circle
Ch- chain
Sc- single crochet
Hdc- half double crochet
Dc- double crochet
Sp- space
St- stitch
BLO- back loop only
YO- yarn over
Rnd- round
FO- finish off
Slst- slip stitch
Sc spike- Insert hook into st indicated in previous row, YO, pull up loop to height of active row, YO, pull through both loops on hook
Dc spike- YO, insert hook into st indicated, YO, pull up loop, YO, pull through two loops on hook, YO, pull through last two loops
Seamless join: Tamara from Moogly has a great video for this technique if you are not already familiar with it. You can find it at http://www.mooglyblog.com/crochet-video-tutorial-seamless...