There are more details on the website http://yarndale.co.uk/
Lucy of the wonderful attic24 is collecting Mandalas to create an amazing display at the Yarndale festival. The information is on her blog http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/2014/05/mandalas-for-yarndale.html
The idea for mandalas came from the famous cycle race Tour De France. Here is my contribution for this spectalicular display.
I have used Dk cotton and a 4mm hook. I picked three pale colours, cream, pistachio green and peach. Two bright shades of, yellow and coral and finally a lovely vibrant indigo purple to create contrast. Towards the end of the project I decided the mandala needed brightening up a bit more so I added a round in a gorgeous tangerine colour. I think it worked well.
Here we go with the first few rounds...
I love the bullion stitch, it creates a wonderful texture and looks like mini tornados of yarn. Although quite time consuming and fiddly it's well worth the effort.
I wanted to create the spokes on a bicycle wheel in keeping with the Tour De France theme. I used the indigo here so the pattern really stands out.
This is the finished result. The design was to be no more than 8 inches. Mine measures right on the mark. I enjoyed doing this so much I could have carried on until it was the size of a real bycicle wheel but I managed to resist.
Next I steam blocked my creation by putting my iron on it's lowest setting and hovering it over the mandala and letting the steam do it's job. Then I used white PVA glue mixed two parts glue to one part water and painted it on the back of the design. When dry it creates an amazing effect. The mandala keeps its beautiful round shape and is stiffened to make it easier to hang.
This is a great technique to use to make projects display ready.
And hey presto my completed crocheted mandala all ready to go on it's exciting adventure to Yarndale!
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