In September I showed you a basket of deliciously coloured Drops Paris cotton yarn and the Sophie's Garden Mandala that I intended to make from it and convert into a cushion for my new blackberry sofa. Well, I'm not too proud to admit that I have been putting it off for some time fearing that I wouldn't be able to master the intricate pattern work it required. So yesterday I decided it was time to pull myself together, and tackle it one round at a time and so far there has been no problem, in fact before bedtime I had completed up to and including Round 13, so I thought I would show you my progress so far.
The mandala is currently 11" across but will be approximately 20" when it is finished and squared off. The pattern is written in US terminology but Moogly (http://www.mooglyblog.com/) provides translation and also tutorials of stitches and techniques that you may be unfamiliar with. The pattern can be accessed via Moogly who featured it on their blog or directly on Dedri's blog by following the link in my previous post.
The mandala is laid on my Auskerry North Ronaldsay Sheepskin rug which I bought in Orkney many years ago but have only just taken out and laid in the living room.
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