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Mandala and Doily Crochet Patterns

Learn How to Crochet Mandalas and Doilies With These Gorgeous Patterns

TLDR Page Summary: Find patterns for vintage crochet doilies and modern crochet mandalas. Get free doily patterns plus a few mandala pattern books that are worth paying for. Find links to resources for learning all about crocheting in the round.

Inspiring New Mandala and Doily Crochet Patterns Worth Buying

Mandalas and Doilies to Crochet Pattern Book Published by Trafalgar Square Books
Mandalas and Doilies to Crochet Pattern Book Published by Trafalgar Square Books

Photos are from Mandalas to Crochet: 30 Great Patterns by Haafner Linssen, Copyright © 2016 by the author and reprinted by permission of St. Martin's Griffin. This book features a lacy, spectacular bathroom rug pattern to crochet. The book also includes bunches of patterns for gorgeous round crochet motifs and patterns.
Photos are from Mandalas to Crochet: 30 Great Patterns by Haafner Linssen, Copyright © 2016 by the author and reprinted by permission of St. Martin’s Griffin. This book features a lacy, spectacular bathroom rug pattern to crochet. The book also includes bunches of patterns for gorgeous round crochet motifs and patterns.

Free Contemporary Mandala and Doily Crochet Patterns

  • Mandala Madness 18-part crochet-along — This is an ambitious design that results in a truly spectacular project. If you use worsted weight yarn for crocheting this mandala, it will most likely result in a round blanket measuring more than 6 feet across. You can use crochet thread or finer yarn to make a smaller mandala that’s still larger than your typical round doily. The pattern was designed by Helen Shrimpton at the Crystals and Crochet website.
  • Magic Spike Mandala — The free pattern is by Tamara Kelly, posted at Moogly Blog.

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Vintage Crochet Doily Patterns

From 1998 until 2008, I used to sell vintage crochet patterns and other interesting items on eBay. I had an ultra talented customer named Demet who occasionally bought pattern books from me. Demet is seriously talented, and doilies were her favorite projects to crochet. She took this photo of one of her projects and shared it with me. I am sorry to say that I have long since forgotten which pattern book this beautiful doily pattern came from. However, if you are looking for challenging crochet doily patterns that take some expertise to execute well, you should really be looking at vintage doily patterns.
From 1998 until 2008, I used to sell vintage crochet patterns and other interesting items on eBay. I had an ultra talented customer named Demet who occasionally bought pattern books from me. Demet is seriously talented, and doilies were her favorite projects to crochet. She took this photo of one of her projects and shared it with me. I am sorry to say that I have long since forgotten which pattern book this beautiful doily pattern came from. However, if you are looking for challenging crochet doily patterns that take some expertise to execute well, you should really be looking at vintage doily patterns. You can check out my page about vintage doilies HERE.

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