Nera Mandala Doily Crochet Pattern
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Nera Doily is the first Hesihia piece — an exploration of how one pattern can shift in mood through color alone.
All samples are made using crochet lace thread with a 1.6 mm hook, yet each one feels different.
Sample 1 was created using four colors, with a spring-inspired palette.
Rounds 1, 3, and 4 are worked in pink, with round 2 in yellow.
Rounds 5 through 8 are worked in an off-white shade.
Rounds 9, 10, 12, 13, and 14 return to pink, with round 11 in yellow, and the final rounds 15 and 16 finished in green.
Sample 2 uses only two colors.
Rounds 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 are worked in off-white, while the remaining rounds are worked in green.
Sample 3 explores a softer, more boho and kawaii vintage feel. It also uses two colors, but in a different way than Sample 2.
Most of the mandala is worked in off-white, with only rounds 2 and 11 worked in pink.
Below you will find the written instructions for this pattern, using US crochet terms.
Abbreviations:
ch - chain
st - stitch
sl st - slip stitch
hdc - half double crochet
dc - double crochet
tc - treble crochet
dc2tog - double crochet 2 together
dc3tog - double crochet 2 together
dc4tog - double crochet 4 together
dc5tog - double crochet 5 together
FPsc- front post single crochet
sp - space
Round 1:
Make a slipknot.
Ch 5, sl st to join into a ring.
Ch 3 (counts as dc), 15 dc into the ring.
Sl st to join.
Fasten off.
Round 2:
Ch 3, dc4tog in the same stitch.
(ch 3, skip 1 st, dc5tog in next st, ch 3) repeat around.
Sl st to join.
(8 clusters total)
Round 3:
Join new color in any dc from round 1 between clusters.
Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in the same st.
FPsc around the next cluster.
(3dc in the next space between clusters, FPsc around the next cluster) repeat around
Sl st to join.
Round 4:
Ch 2 (counts as hdc), 1 hdc in next 2 sts.
(2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 7 sts) repeat 3 times.
2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 4 sts.
Sl st to join.
Round 5:
Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in the same stitch, ch 2, skip 2 sts.
(3 dc in next st, ch 2, sk 2 sts) repeat around.
Sl st to join.
(12 groups of 3 dc)
Round 6:
Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next st, ch 2, skip ch-2 sp.
(1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next st, ch 2, skip ch-2 sp) repeat around.
Sl st to join.
(12 groups of 4 dc)
Round 7:
Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc2tog over next 2 sts, 1 dc in next st.
Ch 3, skip ch-2 space.
(1 dc in next st, dc2tog over next 2 sts, 1 dc in next st, ch 3, skip ch-2 sp) repeat around.
Sl st to join.
Round 8:
Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc2tog over next 2 sts.
Ch 3, 1 sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3.
(dc3tog over next 3 sts, ch 3, 1 sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3) repeat around.
Sl st to join.
Round 9:
(3 sc in next ch-3 space, 1 sc in next st, 3 sc in next ch-3 space, 1 sc in next st) repeat around.
Sl st to join.
Round 10:
Ch 3 (counts as dc), 1 dc in next st.
(2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 3 sts) repeat around.
1 dc in next st.
Sl st to join.
Round 11:
Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc4tog in the same stitch.
Ch 6, skip 4 sts.
(dc5tog in next st, ch 6, skip 4 sts) repeat around.
Sl st to join.
Fasten off.
Round 12:
Join color in any stitch right next to a 5-dc cluster from round 11.
2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 2 sts.
FPsc around next cluster.
(1 dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 2 sts, FPsc around next cluster) repeat around.
Sl st to join.
Rounds 13–14:
Sc in each st around.
Sl st to join. Round 15:
(1 sc in next st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 dc in next st,
(1 tc, ch 3, 1 tc) in next st,
1 dc in next st, 1 hdc in next st) repeat around.
Sl st to join.
Round 16:
Sc in each st around, placing 3 sc in each ch-3 space.
Sl st to join.
