I purchased the book “Modern Crochet Mandalas”, by the Editors at Interweave. Here is the first one, called Harvest Moon. It is designed by Stephanie White. It was not the easiest pattern to follow, but not too bad either.
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Raised Double Ridges
This stitch is basically a combination of the two previous stitches.
Back Raised Double
This one is more difficult to make then the last one, though looks very similar.
Edie Eckman’s Motif Challenge
Edie Eckman challenged her followers do make granny squares. She showed one example, and she provided the pattern. The rest was up to us. Here is a link to her original post.
First, I did it in a variegated yarn.
Then, I crocheted each row in a different color. I was going for a flower look, but I think I missed. Didn’t have three shades of any color in yarn I wanted to use.
I could have gone on to make more, but I have so many other things to do…
Front Raised Double
This one is a little bit three dimensional. I like that.
Spiked Squares
You can kinda see the squares.
Tunisian Crochet Double Stitch
I taught myself the Tunisian Crochet Double stitch from watching numerous videos online. I didn’t think to save them, to give them credit. Oops.
Here’s a closeup. Very interesting stitch. It felt awkward to use the very long crochet hook. I guess that will get better with practice.
Caterpillar Stripe
I don’t see a caterpillar in that.
Mirror
I’ve noticed in some books, when they give directions and show pictures, sometimes the directions and pictures don’t seem to match. I did this sample by looking at the picture of their sample.
I did this sample by following the directions. They are close, but not exactly the same. I suppose you could make your project using either method. I mean, it is your project!
Bird’s Foot Spike
Do you see the little bird’s feet? It’s a three footed bird.
Karen Lynne Creates 