I can hardly believe we’re already at week 3 of the CAL. I have to be honest with you guys…the color work of this sweater is SO MUCH FUN! One of my favorite things to see is a color work design begin to emerge.

Now, if you’re new to crochet color work, don’t be afraid! I’ve got you covered. I just published a beginner’s guide to color work that explains everything.

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Mandala Pullover

Unfortunately, the sweater section of this pattern is no longer available. However, you can still make a color work mandala! View the color work written instructions below.

Color Work

FOR A FULL TUTORIAL ON CROCHET COLOR WORK, CLICK HERE.

WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS:

Color Key:

• MC = Off White
• CC = Light blue 
• CC2 = Purple
• CC3 = Teal

Or, if you are using different colors than me, try writing down your own colors, plugging them in to the 4 different abbreviations.

Note: this is worked in plain single crochet. You need to have at least 54 stitches across for the image to work. You’ll just have 2

← Row 1 [RS]: (MC) x 25, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 25 

→ Row 2 [WS]: (MC) x 24, (CC) x 4, (MC) x 24 

← Row 3 [RS]: (MC) x 15, (CC) x 5, (MC) x 3, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 2, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 3, (CC) x 5, (MC) x 15 

→ Row 4 [WS]: (MC) x 14, (CC) x 10, (MC) x 4, (CC) x 10, (MC) x 14 

← Row 5 [RS]: (MC) x 14, CC, (CC3) x 6, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 6, (CC) x 2, (CC3) x 6, CC, (MC) x 14 

→ Row 6 [WS]: (MC) x 13, (CC) x 2, (CC3) x 2, (CC) x 3, CC3, CC, (MC) x 8, CC, CC3, (CC) x 3, (CC3) x 2, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 13 

← Row 7 [RS]: (MC) x 13, CC, (CC3) x 2, (CC) x 6, (MC) x 8, (CC) x 6, (CC3) x 2, CC, (MC) x 13 

→ Row 8 [WS]: (MC) x 13, CC, (CC3) x 2, CC, MC, CC, (MC) x 14, CC, MC, CC, (CC3) x 2, CC, (MC) x 13 

← Row 9 [RS]: (MC) x 13, (CC) x 5, MC, CC, (MC) x 12, CC, MC, (CC) x 5, (MC) x 13 

→ Row 10 [WS]: (MC) x 11, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 4, CC, MC, CC, (MC) x 12, CC, MC, CC, (MC) x 4, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 11 

← Row 11 [RS]: (MC) x 10, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 6, (CC) x 4, (MC) x 8, (CC) x 4, (MC) x 6, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 10 

→ Row 12 [WS]: (MC) x 9, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 8, (CC) x 3, (MC) x 8, (CC) x 3, (MC) x 8, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 9 

← Row 13 [RS]: (MC) x 5, (CC) x 4, (MC) x 10, CC, CC2, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 6, (CC) x 2, CC2, CC, (MC) x 10, (CC) x 4, (MC) x 5 

→ Row 14 [WS]: (MC) x 3, (CC) x 3, (CC3) x 2, CC, (MC) x 10, CC, (CC2) x 2, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 4, (CC) x 2, (CC2) x 2, CC, (MC) x 10, CC, (CC3) x 2, (CC) x 3, (MC) x 3 

← Row 15 [RS]: (MC) x 2, (CC) x 2, (CC3) x 4, CC, (MC) x 10, CC, (CC2) x 3, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 2, (CC) x 2, (CC2) x 3, CC, (MC) x 10, CC, (CC3) x 4, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 2 

→ Row 16 [WS]: (MC) x 2, (CC) x 2, (CC3) x 2, CC, MC, CC, (MC) x 10, CC, (CC2) x 4, (CC) x 4, (CC2) x 4, CC, (MC) x 10, CC, MC, CC, (CC3) x 2, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 2 

← Row 17 [RS]: (MC) x 2, (CC) x 2, CC3, (CC) x 2, MC, CC, (MC) x 10, (CC) x 2, (CC2) x 4, (CC) x 2, (CC2) x 4, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 10, CC, MC, (CC) x 2, CC3, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 2 

→ Row 18 [WS]: (MC) x 2, (CC) x 2, CC3, (CC) x 2, MC, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 10, (CC) x 2, (CC2) x 3, (CC) x 2, (CC2) x 3, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 10, (CC) x 2, MC, (CC) x 2, CC3, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 2 

← Row 19 [RS]: (MC) x 2, (CC) x 2, CC3, (CC) x 3, (MC) x 2, CC, (MC) x 10, CC, (CC2) x 3, (CC) x 2, (CC2) x 3, CC, (MC) x 10, CC, (MC) x 2, (CC) x 3, CC3, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 2 

→ Row 20 [WS]: (MC) x 3, CC, (CC3) x 2, CC, MC, (CC) x 9, (MC) x 5, (CC) x 8, (MC) x 5, (CC) x 9, MC, CC, (CC3) x 2, CC, (MC) x 3 

← Row 21 [RS]: (MC) x 3, (CC) x 4, (MC) x 3, (CC) x 2, (CC2) x 4, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 6, (CC) x 4, (MC) x 6, (CC) x 2, (CC2) x 4, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 3, (CC) x 4, (MC) x 3 

→ Row 22 [WS]: (MC) x 3, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 5, (CC) x 3, (CC2) x 4, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 4, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 2, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 4, (CC) x 2, (CC2) x 4, (CC) x 3, (MC) x 5, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 3 

← Row 23 [RS]: (MC) x 2, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 8, (CC) x 2, (CC2) x 5, CC, (MC) x 2, CC, (MC) x 6, CC, (MC) x 2, CC, (CC2) x 5, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 8, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 2 

→ Row 24 [WS]: (MC) x 2, CC, (MC) x 10, (CC) x 2, (CC2) x 4, CC, MC, CC, (MC) x 2, (CC) x 4, (MC) x 2, CC, MC, CC, (CC2) x 4, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 10, CC, (MC) x 2 

← Row 25 [RS]: MC, CC, (MC) x 12, (CC) x 2, (CC2) x 3, (CC) x 3, MC, (CC) x 2, (CC2) x 2, (CC) x 2, MC, (CC) x 3, (CC2) x 3, (CC) x 2, (MC) x 12, CC, MC 

→ Row 26 [WS]: (CC) x 2, (MC) x 13, (CC) x 6, (MC) x 2, CC, (CC2) x 4, CC, (MC) x 2, (CC) x 6, (MC) x 13, (CC) x 2 

That’s all we will do this week…but be sure to come back to my blog next week so you can finish the other half of the mandala! You definitely wouldn’t want to leave it as is

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