1. Start by making 4 drops. Make a magic ring, chain 3, 1 tr, 17 dc, 1tr, 1 dtr. Close the ring and join the round with your preferred method. I used the needle join. (as seen in
2. Start in the dtr of the previous round: [dc, ch 1, dc] in the same Stitch Crochet, 10 dc, inc (two dc’s in one Stitch), 9 dc. Finish the round like you did in round 1. Work the same round for all remaining drops.
3. Start in the second stitch of the increase on the bottom: inc (two dc’s in one stitch), 3 dc, [inc] x 3, 3 dc, inc, [tr, ch 1, tr] in the same Stitch Patterns, inc, 3 dc, [inc] x 3, 4 dc, inc. Finish the round. Work the same round for the remaining drops.
4. Alright, let’s join our drops to create a Crochet Butterfly! Lay out the drops like in the picture below, then start in the second stitch of the increase at the top of the top right drop: ([inc] x 3, 9 dc, dc4tog (two Stitches Crochet from one drop, two Stitches from the second drop), 10 dc, [inc] x 3, 2 dc, [inc] x 3, 4 dc, dc4tog (two Crochet Stitches from one drop, two Stitches Patterns from the second drop), 5 dc, [inc] x 3, 2 dc) repeat twice. Finish off.
5. Start at the top right drop, the 2nd of the two dcs that are in between the increases : (inc, 6 dc, [inc] 3 x, 5 dc, dc3tog, 5dc, [inc] x 3, 7 dc, [inc] x 2, 9 dc, dc3tog, 10 dc, inc) repeat twice. Finish off.
6. Start at the top right drop, in the 3rd dc increase: (6 sc, sc3tog, 14 sc, 3 hdc, inc (two dc’s in one stitch), [dc, tr], ch 1, [tr, dc], inc (two dc’s in one stitch), 3 hdc, 5 sc, sc3tog, 6 sc, 3 hdc, inc (two dc’s in one stitch), [dc, tr], ch 1, [tr, dc], inc (two dc’s in one stitch), 3 hdc, 7 sc) repeat twice. Finish off.
Cut a piece of Yarn Crochet and flip over your mandala. With your needle, whip stitch the two horizontal openings closed. Finish off.
Below are some Tutorial ideas for making this beautiful Peacock Crochet Patterns. simple Model to do. see here some details and step by step in standard Crochet Tutorial.
7. Start at the top right drop, in the 3rd hdc: (13 sc, sc3tof, 14 sc, 3 hdc, 3 dc, [2 tr, ch 1, 2 tr] in the ch 1 space of the previous round, 3 dc, 3 hdc, 14 sc, 3 hdc, 3 dc, [2 tr, ch 1, 2 tr] in the ch1 space of the previous round, 3 dc, 3 hdc) repeat twice. Finish off.
8. Okay, that was the outside, let’s clean up the inside! 🙂 Start in the ch 1 space of the bottom left drop: (sc, dc4tog (two Stitches Butterfly from the current drop, two stitches from the next drop), sc in the ch1 space, sc4tog (two Stitches Patterns from the current drop, two Stitches Crochet Peacock from the next drop)) repeat twice. Finish off.
