Thanks again to each and every contributor to the Mandalas for Marinke project. Yesterday I shared an update and some goals for the project moving forward. But today is the day for looking back at what was posted all month long in March.
Month: March 2016
Tomorrow is the last day of the month, which means that I’ll be sharing the links to all of the Mandalas for Marinke posts that went up in March. You can see all of the posts that have gone live so far on the Mandalas for Marinke page. So I thought it was a good time to give you an update on where things stand with this ongoing depression awareness project.
This blossoming crochet mandala comes to us from Cassie of Cassie McSassy Crafts. On Ravelry she shares, “I love crafting, Doctor Who, reading books, and watching TV 🙂 My favorite thing to do while crocheting/knitting is listening to audio books.”
Robyn Devine in Omaha, Nebraska crocheted this terrific mandala for our project but you may know her better for her crochet hats. She is @shemakeshats on Etsy and Instagram. On Etsy, she shares, “I’ve been knitting since 1999, and making hats almost exclusively since 2009. I love to give hats away, often taking the hat off my head to give to someone.”
Victoria crocheted a beautiful mandala rug that represents a sister she lost to suicide. She also crocheted a collection of thread crochet mandalas that are exquisite in their colorful beauty.
These beautiful floral crochet mini mandalas are from Maryann in Canada, who previously sent in a regular crochet mandala, sharing her story about alcohol and depression. She decided to make these mandalas as a Lenten project, crocheting one for each week of Lent.
I adore these two terrific mandalas, especially the one shown on the left above, where the variegated yarns blend so well together in a brilliant display of color.
Stephanie, who shares on Instagram that she’s a “wife to the man of my dreams, mom to the most adorable chubby pup, lover of all things yarn-y”, created these beautiful crochet mandalas.
Mari of Cali Crochet contributed this beautiful set of colorful crochet mandalas. She says, “I’m a wife, mother, marathoner, yogi and lover of crochet. I am honored to be part of the #MandalasForMarinke project. I will forever be inspired by Wink’s love of crochet.”
“Repeating stitches, repeating patterns, making things … I’d think of my mother often. I mourned my way through what seemed like a million scarves and afghans, so many I was bored and losing interest. That’s when I found Wink and her mandalas. Her blog with the free patterns, easy to follow instructions and encouragement, her color sense, imagination, originality and friendly style caused my fascination with crochet to return full force. I will always remember Wink as the one who kept me in the craft and will sing her praises to myself with every Mandala I make.”