My ‘Mandala Madness’ is in white and three shades of green. I’m hoping it will make a striking rug, heavily influenced by the greens of nature and bringing the outside in. There are a lot of stitches I’ve never tried before but the challenge should be fun!
29-06-2019
Completed rounds 1-15, colours as follows:
1 - White
2 - White
3 - Soft Lime
4 - Leaf
5 - White
6 - Sage
7 - Soft Lime
8 - Soft Lime
9 - White
10 - White
11 - Leaf
12 - Leaf
13 - Soft Lime
14 - Soft Lime
15 - Leaf.
Looking very curled at the moment but it should flatten out soon.
02-07-2019
Completed rounds 16-23, colours as follows:
16 - Sage
17 - Sage
18 - Sage
19 - White
20 - White
21 - White
22 - Sage
23 - Sage
Needs blocking at this stage
11-07-2019
Completed rounds 24-29, colours as follows:
24, 25, 26, 27, 28 - Leaf
25, 26 colour 2 - Soft Lime
29 - White
Stitch markers essential as the counting gets harder.
12-07-2019
Completed rounds 30-34, colours as follows:
30 - Soft Lime
31 - Sage
32 - Soft Lime
33 - Soft Lime
34 - Sage
Completed rounds 35-40, colours as follows:
35 - White
36 - White
37 - Leaf
38 - Leaf
39 - White
40 - Leaf
13-07-2019
Completed rounds 41-46, colours as follows:
41 - Soft Lime
42 - Soft Lime
43 - Leaf
44 - Leaf
45 - Leaf
46 - Sage
Completed rounds 47-52, colours as follows:
47 - Soft Lime
48 - Soft Lime
49 - White
50 - White
51 - Sage
52 - Sage
14-07-2019
Completed rounds 53-57, colours as follows:
53 - Soft Lime
54 - Soft Lime
55 - White
56 - White
57 - Sage
58 - Sage
15-07-2019
Completed rounds 58-63, colours as follows:
58 - Soft Lime
59 - Leaf
60 - Leaf
61 - White
62 - White
63 - Soft Lime
18-07-2019
Completed rounds 64-70, colours as follows:
64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 - Sage
66, 69 (colour 2) - Soft Lime
70 - Soft Lime
Although working from the written pattern, referring to the photos was very useful for some of the stitch placement here. Stitch markers were also utilised to assist with counting.
21-07-2019
Completed rounds 71-76, colours as follows:
71 - White
72 - Leaf
73 - Soft Lime
74 - Leaf
75 - Leaf
76 - Sage
22-08-2019
After a break due to not being well I’ve completed rounds 77-82, colours as follows:
77 - White
78 - Leaf
79 - Leaf
80 - Soft Lime
81 - Soft Lime
82 - Sage
01-09-2019
Completed rounds 83-87, colours as follows:
83 - White
84 - White
85 - Soft Lime
86 - Soft Lime
87 - Leaf
11-09-2019
Completed rounds 88-92, colours as follows:
88 - Sage
89 - White
90 - Sage
91 - White
92 - Leaf
23-09-2019
Completed rounds 93-97, colours as follows:
93 - Soft Lime
94 - Sage
95 - Soft Lime
96 - Sage
97 - White
08-12-2019
Completed rounds 98-102, colours as follows:
98 - White
99 - Leaf
100 - Leaf
101 - Soft Lime
102 - Sage
18-12-2019
Completed rounds 103-107, colours as follows:
103 - White
104 - Leaf
105 - Sage
106 - Leaf
107 - White
22-12-2019
Completed rounds 108-111, colours as follows:
108 Soft Lime
109 White
110 Sage
111 Sage.
Finished rug is 1.7m in diameter.