Mini Magic Mandala Square – 6″

Last year I designed the Magic Spike Mandala, and then turned that into a 12″ afghan square. Well, now I’ve reworked that pattern one step further… into the 6″ size Mini Magic Mandala Square!

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The Mini Magic Mandala Square is super cute mixed with other 6 inch squares, or you could make a gorgeous baby blanket using these alone. Or, you could mix the 6″ and 12″ versions together for a fantastic patchwork design! That’s the great thing about afghan squares – you can use them however you want. Even if it’s not in an afghan at all!

Mini Magic Mandala Square – 6″ Block

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• US – I/9, 5.50mm hook (Furls Fiberarts Recommended)
• 35 yds total worsted or Aran weight yarn in 2-4 colors (Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice and Red Heart With Love shown)
• Special Stitch (Click HERE for tutorial): Spike St – Keeping tension on the active loop on the hook, insert hook into specified stitch, yo and pull up a loop to the height of the current row. Yo and pull through both loops.
• For additional stitch questions, please refer to the Crochet Abbreviations page or click on the highlighted stitches/techniques below.
• CLICK HERE for a video tutorial for this pattern!

Round 1: With first color, make a magic circle. Working into the ring, ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch 1). [Dc, ch 1] into the ring 7 more times. Join to 3rd ch with sl st . (8 dc, 8 ch)

Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2dc in next ch sp. *Dc in next dc, 2 dc in next ch sp. Repeat from * to end. Break yarn and seamless join to second dc. (24 sts)

Round 3: With next color, join with a sl st to top of one of the dc sts that is worked into a dc (not a dc that’s worked into the ch sp). Work a spike st into the top of the dc from Round 1 directly below. Sc in the next st, sc between posts of previous st and next st, sc in next st. *Work a spike st into the top of the dc from Round 1 directly below the next st. Sc in the next st, sc between posts of previous st and next st, sc in next st. Repeat from * to end. Join with a sl st to top of first spike st. (32 sts)

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in first st. Ch 4, skip next 3 sts. *Sc in next st, ch 4, skip next 3 sts. Repeat from * to end. Break yarn and seamless join to first sc of round. (40 sts)

Round 5: With next color, join with a sl st to the top of a sc st from previous round. Ch 1, sc in same st. [2 hdc, ch 1, 2 hdc] in ch sp. *Sc in next st, [2 hdc, ch 1, 2 hdc] in ch sp. Repeat from * to end. Join with a sl st to first sc of round. (48 sts)

Round 6: Ch 1, sc in first st. Skip next 2 sts, work 6 hdc in ch sp. Skip next 2 sts. *Sc in next st, skip next 2 sts, work 6 hdc in ch sp. Skip next 2 sts. Repeat from * to end. Break yarn and seamless join to top of first sc of round. (56 sts)

Round 7: With next color, join with sl st to the top of a sc st from previous round. Ch 1, *dc spike st into the top of the sc from Round 4 directly below, hdc in the next 3 sts, (dc, ch 2, dc, hdc) in next st, hdc in the next 2 sts, dc spike st into to top of the sc from Round 4 directly below, hdc in the next st, sc in the next 4 sts, hdc in the next st; repeat from * 3 times, break yarn and join. (64 sts)

Round 8: With next color, join with sl st to any corner ch-2 sp. *(Sc, ch 2, sc) in ch sp, working in BLO sc in the next 6 sts, sl st loosely in the next 4 sts, sc in the next 6 sts; repeat from * 3 times, break yarn and join.

A big Thank You to Corina at Stitch11 for testing this pattern before it’s release! Check out her bright and cheery version below. I love all the different looks you can get with this block depending on how you use the colors – and what colors you use!

And that’s all there is to that… for now! Soon I’ll show you one more thing you can do with these squares! So stay tuned! In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this free crochet block pattern!

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