Author(s): Lynne Rowe

Crafts

The book contains 20 beautiful designs for crocheted mandalas, in a range of sizes and colours and using different crochet stitches. There are patterns for a number of small mandalas (6-7 rounds plus an edging), medium mandalas (9-10 rounds plus and edging) and a few larger mandalas (14-15 rounds plus edging). To save on space for the written instructions, the medium mandalas will use the small mandalas for their centres, and the large mandalas will use the medium ones. Designs will range from very simple ones to start with, moving on to more complex ones at the end. The mandalas make great little coasters and mats for cups, glasses, vases, and so on and the book features some beautiful close-up photographs of the finished pieces, as well as overhead shots of all the designs. Lynne has used a variety of yarns including Hoooked Zpagetti to make a large mandala rug, the only really large project in the book. Otherwise, they are all very pretty little crochet projects - small, transportable, great for using up scraps of yarn - and they fit in perfectly with the current therapeutic colouring craze!