These two beautiful crochet mandalas were contributed together by Kerrie Bullock and Kara Mosson, who both live in Napier, New Zealand.
Month: March 2016
There is such simple beauty in the colors of this crochet mandala – light and dark grey with the bright blue, reminiscent of cloudy skies that still have beautiful moments. This one is by Claudia Carpenter of Crochet Luna.
Renee shares, “Crochet has gotten me through some rough times in my life; most significantly, my struggle with post-partum depression. My PPD manifested in the forms of anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder, and the act of crocheting gave me an outlet for all the negative energy.
Madelyn shares, “the most difficult illness I deal with is depression, not because I have it every day like I do the other problems, but because it lies to me, it skews my perception, it’s mean to me, it makes me feel worthless, it makes me not care. And it doesn’t just affect the mind, my whole body can be affected by depression, my physical pain is made worse.”
This adorable set of mini mandalas by Olivia Laws is mostly inspired by food, which makes perfect sense since she’s a crochet artist who has made a variety of pillows and soft sculpture pieces that are similarly inspired. She’s sent us cute versions of a chocolate chip cookie as well as a watermelon and it was intriguing to see how they are essentially the same but the color choices make all the difference! She sent a thicker, double-sided crochet donut mandala, a fried egg, and a candy corn inspired design. Finally, there’s a beautiful rainbow crochet mandala that has braided ends that remind me of what we saw previously from Leslie Rayborn.
Take a look at these gorgeous crochet mandalas, contributed for the Mandalas for Marinke remembrance project. You’ll also find a link to a set of quotes about suicide that offer insight into mental health issues.
Vicki from Off The Hook for You sends this crochet mandala along with a message to Wink – “a wonderful crochet inspiration, you will be missed”.
Here is a beautiful spring colored crochet mandala from Debbie, which she made using Wink’s Summer Hearts pattern. She had always loved the pattern and had it in her Ravelry queue and “to do” list so the project encouraged her to make this one.
This beautiful standard 12-round crochet mandala comes to the Mandalas for Marinke remembrance project from Rebecca in Michigan who says, “My deepest sympathy for the loss of a fellow crocheter.”
I adore the choice to make this mandala in blue, white and grey. It’s from Tina (@tinamariegirl on Instagram and Periscope), “a book and music loving crafty crocheter who wants to share her gifts”. I think what I love about it, besides just that the colors are pleasing to my eye, is that it represents to me this idea that our lives are filled with lots of blues and greys but also include much lightness and brightness.