Ali in Scotland made this beautiful springtime-inspired crochet mandala using Wink’s Picots and Petals pattern. She writes, “This was the first pattern of Wink’s that I found and I was just blow away by such a young woman’s story and talent. She will be greatly missed and remembered every time I made a mandala, although with some sadness.”
Month: March 2016
I adore the texture and color of this spoke crochet mandala by Jane Feagans-King, who we know on this blog as gigididthis from Instagram. Describing herself simply, she writes that she is a “mom, nana, video producer, nurse, wife and queer sister” and adds “I crochet because it heals and gives me joy.” She shares her story about how crochet heals.
This pretty package for the Mandalas for Marinke project comes to us from Diane in Oregon, who used Wink’s Summer Hearts crochet mandala pattern worked with Size 5 Perle Cotton thread and a #7 crochet hook.
Continuing on with this month’s posts for the Mandalas for Marinke Remembrance Project, we’ve got this creative, colorful contribution from Susan Guard, found on Instagram @offthehook.susan. We learn there that this account belongs to a “Mother and Daughter team crocheting to make the world cozier one scarf at a time.”
This enchanting picot-edged crochet mandala is by Sara of Illuminate Crochet. She shares beautiful thoughts about the yarn she chose, the fight for life and the role of nature in helping us heal.
This pretty crochet mandala is by Kym in South Australia. It is a spoke crochet mandala that is made using rainbow colors. What I really love is that many of the other people who have done a rainbow version of this pattern used an edging of blue, which looks like sky; and while that’s super pretty, I really, really love the variation here with the bright bold orange!
Today’s crochet contribution to the Mandalas for Marinke project comes to us from Kathryn in Kent, UK. This was the first crochet mandala she ever made, which has been true for a number of the people contributing to the project. I love this because it means that Wink continues to encourage people to try new things in the craft even though she’s no longer with us.
These two pretty crochet mandalas come to us from Christina here in California. I love the way the white interspersed between the variegated pastels really adds lightness to the larger of the two mandalas. On the smaller one I love the little bit of sparkle along with the surface crochet detail.
Natasha shares, “I have been struggling with my mental health recently, but having the #mandalasformarinke project to do has helped me stay focused and given me something to look forward to doing. There’s something quite soothing about the repetition of creating a mandala and how rewarding it can be to see it come together.”