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.
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.”
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.”