I called the pattern Nirvana which is a very well chosen name from my side. Nirvana means in religion the highest state of life, the place where birth and death come together in a peaceful place of rest. The ultimate destiny we can wish for in life. As the pattern is, it is a circle of end and begin and a never-ending cyclus.As this pattern was for me personally a last one for a while it felt like I reached my highest state of designing. And when you reach that point it is actually a good time to lay down everything and enjoy the silence, rest and see what your actions and decisions caused along the way.

Some information about the pattern :

• The pattern has two options. One is a option to crochet it as a mandala but without framing it. This version will become a bit smaller. The other version is a option to crochet a mandala and attaching it into a ring after. This version is larger and requires some more yarn.

• For a regular version of the pattern without capturing it in a ring you will need 1 Scheepjes Whirl which comes in a ball of 215-225 grams with a length of 1000 meters (1094 yards). The thread is made of 60% cotton and 40% acrylic. For the yellow-red-blue version I used color number 776 Rosewater Cocktail. However, if you like to capture the pattern in a ring like as I also did - for a ring with a diameter of 100cm/40 inches you will need 1 Scheepjes Whirl and a Scheepjes Whirlette. The Whirlette is needed to extend the pattern a bit and to attach the mandala in the ring. For my example in the ring I used Whirl colorway 754 Green Tea Tipple and Whirlette colorway 865 Chewy. The Whirlette has the same conditions as a Whirl, it only comes in balls of 100 grams. For my example I worked up the Whirl from the outside to the inside and after it was done, I attached the Whirlette to extend the last color of the ball.

• if you want to make a ring version you will need a iron/wooden ring with a diameter of 100cm/40inches.

• the pattern is crocheted with a crochet hook size 3,0mm

• the finished measurements of a mandala without ring will be approx. 80 cm/ 31.5 inches. The ringed version will be 100 cm/40 inches.

• stitch use in this pattern contains all regular stitches from ss up to dtr. There is also some back post and front post stitches involved.

• the pattern holds very clear photo instructions for the Rounds in the pattern, as well for placing it into a ring. There are NO charts or videos for this pattern available.

• I would not suggest to extend the pattern after the last repeat section, as the pattern is very complicated when it comes to the math for it. I would suggest taking a thicker yarn sooner to make it larger rather than extending it by more repeat sections. Besides that, the tension of the mandala is going off pretty much if you would do this. With a yarn type for a crochet hook size 5,0mm you easily reach a width of 150cm/60 inches, so that is a better option for a better end result.

Many thanks to Tineke Tap, Christina Berberich, Izilda Garzec Capovilla, Päivi Virtanen and Anna Nilson (Annavirkpanna) for testing/translating.

For more information you can also visit my website : www.theguywiththehook.com

05/05/20 - a small typo is detected in the Swedish version of the pattern. In Round 14 there is written : “..1-lm mellan 2 dst..” - this needs to be : “..1-lm mellan 2 3dst..” Also Round 23 was missing. The pattern is updated after this date.