1/3Starry Mandala Coaster
Original design by @屿沫手作
A seven-colour mandala coaster with a popcorn centre, petal rounds and a crossed half-double crochet border. The maker reworked the last four rounds of the original chart into two new rounds for a crisper edge.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Hook
- 2.5mm
- Yarn
- 4-ply cotton
- Time
- 1-2 hours
Materials
- 4-ply cotton in chick yellow, pale yellow, cream, deep apricot pink, light blue, dusty blue and navyAmazon ↗
- 2.5 mm crochet hookAmazon ↗
- Yarn needleAmazon ↗
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Stitches used: MR, ch, sc, hdc, dc, BPsc, BPdc, FPdc, sl st, popcorn
Starry Mandala Coaster — Symbol Chart with Modifications The chart is a multi-colour mandala worked from a magic ring outwards in about 9 rounds of dc, ch spaces, bobbles and post stitches. Modifications made to the original chart: Rnd 1: Replace the 3-dc bobble with a 4-dc popcorn stitch. Rnd 7: Omit the 2 chains at the top of each petal. Discard Rnds 8-11 of the original chart (the last 4 rounds) and work the following two rounds instead. Rnd 8: Insert the hook into the chain to the left of the front post dc of Rnd 7 and work 1 hdc; ch 2 to stand up; then insert the hook through the chain to the right of the same front post dc and work 1 hdc so the two stitches cross; ch 4, sl st through the two middle strands behind the Rnd 7 petal; ch 4 and repeat the sequence around. Rnd 9: Work 2 sc over the ch-2 of Rnd 8; skip the first dc of Rnd 7; work 1 BPsc around each of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th dc; 1 BPdc around the next dc; ch 1; 1 BPdc around the following dc; 1 BPsc around each of the next 3 dc; skip 1 dc; repeat around. Fasten off and weave in the colour-change ends.
Notes
2.5 mm hook, 4-ply cotton in 7 colours (chick yellow, pale yellow, cream, deep apricot pink, light blue, dusty blue, navy). The last four rounds of the original chart were replaced with two crossed-hdc and post-stitch rounds.
Crochet Diagrams
Frequently asked questions
What changes were made to the original chart?
The 3-dc bobble in Rnd 1 was swapped for a 4-dc popcorn, the 2 chains at the top of each Rnd 7 petal were omitted, and Rnds 8 to 11 of the original were replaced with two new rounds of crossed half double crochet and post stitches.
How do the crossed stitches work?
In the new Rnd 8 you work one half double into the chain on the left of a front post double, chain 2, then work a second half double into the chain on its right so the two stitches cross over each other.
Can I use fewer colours?
Yes, the seven shades are purely decorative. A two or three colour version still reads clearly because the texture rounds carry most of the design.
Does it lie flat as a coaster?
It should, provided the post stitch rounds are not pulled tight. Post stitches draw the fabric in, so keep them loose and block the finished piece.
