Mexican Sun Mandala Free Crochet Pattern

What do you do when you have left-over yarn? Make a mandala! This could be used as a coaster or just to look pretty on your desk!

To make this Mandala I used a 3.5mm hook and Scheepjes Catona yarn in colours red, green, purple and orange. You will only need a small amount of each skein, perfect for using up scraps of yarn!

You can find the PDF of this pattern here.

Some of the rows require working into a row one or two below the one you are working on. That makes it a bit hard to describe so if you’re struggling, I’ve also put some photo instructions against some of the harder to describe rows below!

UK Crochet Terms Used

Chain (ch)
Double Crochet (dc)
Double Treble Crochet (dtr)
Half Treble Crochet (htc)
Treble Crochet (tr)
Slip Stitch (ss)
Repeat instructions between * * as directed

Notes: Please read all of the instructions through before you start.

Join each new colour in the top of the first stitch of the last round (use a stitch marker to help)

At the end of each round, join with a sl st into top of first stitch and pull through to cast-off.

Sl st counts as a stitch throughout

The Pattern

Row 1: In colour 1 (red for me)

Make a magic loop, ch3 (counts as stitch), then make 10tr into the magic loop. [11sts]

Row 2: Change to colour 2 (green for me),

Ch1, 2dc in same stitch as you joined the new colour, 1dc in next, then *2dc in same stitch, 1dc in next, repeat from *until there is one stitch remaining, 2dc in same stitch [18 sts]

Row 3: Change to colour 3 (purple for me),

Ch3, 2tr in same stitch as you joined the new colour, *ch1, sk1, 3tr in same stitch, repeat from * to end of round, ch1 [36 sts]

Row 4: Change to colour 4 (orange for me)

Ch2, 1dc in same stitch as you joined new colour, 1dc in next stitch, *2dc in same stitch, then hold row 3 to the front and 1dtr in skipped stitch of row 2, 2dc repeat from * to 2 stitches from the end of round, 2dc in same stitch then 1dtr in final skipped stitch of row 2. [46 sts]

Note: Some additional info on where to make the dtr is as follows:

Once you have done your first 4dc, make the dtr as follows:

It should look like this…!

Row 5: Change to colour 1 (red for me),

Ch2, 1 htr in next 4 stitches (first htr goes into stitch that you joined the new colour), *hold row 4 behind and 1tr into ch-sp of row 3, 4htr, repeat from * until end of round, ending with 1tr in ch-sp of row 3 [46 sts]