I bought more than 20 skeins off and on since 2013 of this Color. Now I am stash busting for a plain color Mandala without worrying about colors!!
6/8/18 Part 1 Done 16” on Amtrak Train going to LA
6/9/18 Part 2 Done 24” in LA
6/10/18/Part 3 Done 28” Back on Amtrak Train.
6/15/18 Part 4 Done 31”
6/21/18 Part 5 Done 40”
9/26/18 Part 6 Done 45” Start Skein 5 or 6
9/29/18 Part 7 Done. 50” 90% of one skein used !!
10/2/18 Part 8 Done.52” Yes, One Whole skein used for Part 8. It will take more than one skein for Part 9.= 7 skeins total so Far. At this rate, it may take 20 skeins 10 lbs weight or more. This is going be a Very Heavy Blanket. I will try my best to complete all Parts for this Plain one color MM. The Focus is on Details of Stitches only and not diverting attention to color changes. Usually, nowadays fort he past few mandalas I have been c=ompleting by skipping Parts 11,12, 13 and 14 finishing off by continuing with 15 16, 17 and 18. I Love the Scallops and Crab Stitch. From a distance, it looks like complete Mandala and is a good Blanket size. All 18 Parts make a Bedspread. I plan to add Cosmic Sunbursts at the End for this One. It will make a good Edging and Heavy Drop and will make a Very Good King size bedspread. HEAVY will not be an Exaggeration. So Far I used 8 skeins for 8 Parts.
2/2/19 Part 9 started with new Skein #9.
3/9/19 Part 9 Done 58”
3/14/19Part 10 Round 68. New Skein #10 started
3/15/19 Part 10 Done. 62”
3/17/19 Part 11 round 71 Done
3/18/19 Round 72 changed to make a circle.DC’s all way.
Round 73 Sc all the way. 85 sts per repeat. Start Skein #11
Skipping Parts 11,,12,13,14,and 15
3/18/19 Start Part 16 Round 99 19+6+3=28X3=84 per repeat.8 repeats.
3/19/19 Round 99 . 8 Sc, “skip 2sts, 5tr in next st, tr in next st 5 tr in next st skip 2 sts, sc 16 sts” and end with 8 sc …and join with a slip st.11 tr and 16 SC per repeat, 32 repeats
3/19/19 Round 100 SC5, skip 3 sts 2DC in next 2 sts, DC in next st 3 times and end with 2Dd in next 2 sts, skip 3 sts, SC 5. 19 Tr and 10 sc per repeat, 32 repeats.
3/20/19 round 101 SC3, skip sts bpdc 9sts, 2bpdc in next st, bp dc next9 sts skip 2sts Sc in 6 sts, 20bpdc and 6sc per repeat,32 repeats. Start Skein #12
3/21/19 Round 102 3sc skip next st, hdc in next 4 sts, 2hdc in next st, 3 times hdc in next 4sts, skip next st, sc in next 5 sts. 23 hdc and 5 sc each per repeat.32 repeats
3/22/19 round 106 13sc 4hdcskip2, triple cluster, ch2,tr cluster ch2, tr cluster h=4hdc in next 4 sts sc next 13 sts.
3/22/19 Part 17 DONE. Round 107 with 4SC in the middle.72”
3/23/19 start Round 109 5 DC5 HDC, 9SC per repeat 32 repeats
3/24/19 Rund 110 all DC. Mandala complete. 74” Diameter.
Start Squaring off 4 corners. start New skein #13.
3/25/19 Start Corners
Rows 1 thru 9 as in the pattern
Row 10 corners
Start 5 sts before, 3sc,2hdc,11sc,9hdc,17dc,2dc ch2,2dc,17dc,13hdc,11sc,5hdc,3sc
3/30/19. 1st cornerRow11. Start 5sts before, sc in 3 sc,2hdc,25sc,13 hdc,137dc incorner2dc,2ch,2dc,7 dc, 15hdc,21sc,2hdc.3sc.
Row 12 Strat 7 sts before. 4 SC 3 hdc,31sc,17 hdc,4dc, in corner 2dc,ch2,2dc,4dc,11dc, 35sc, 1hdc, 2dc, 4sc.
2nd corner start newSkein #14