Shams Flower Mandala

Shams Flower Mandala Crochet Pattern

Project Overview

The Shams Flower Mandala is an intermediate-level crochet decoration designed by Inas Fadil Basymeleh (@inas.craft). This downloadable PDF pattern creates an intricate mandala-style decorative piece featuring floral elements and geometric symmetry, suitable for home décor applications.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a decorative mandala with a flower-inspired design. The finished piece showcases a symmetrical, circular composition that combines traditional mandala geometry with floral motifs, making it an ideal decoration for walls, cushions, or other home décor projects.

Crochet Techniques Used

The Shams Flower Mandala employs several fundamental and intermediate crochet techniques to create its intricate structure:

• Slip stitches for joining rounds and creating seamless transitions
• Chain stitches for foundational structures and spacing
• Puff stitches as a signature textural element throughout the design
• Front loop and back loop work for dimensional effects
• Picot edging for decorative finishing details

Special Stitches

This pattern features two specialized puff stitch variations that create distinctive texture and visual interest:

• Beginning Puff Stitch (Beg PS): Created by slip stitching into the indicated stitch, then performing four yarn-over and pull-through cycles in the same stitch, followed by pulling yarn through all nine loops on the hook to complete the stitch
• Puff Stitch (PS): Executed by performing four yarn-over and pull-through cycles in the indicated stitch, then pulling yarn through all nine loops on the hook to finish
• Picot: A decorative edge element created by chaining three stitches and slip stitching through both the front and vertical loops of the last stitch made

Materials Required

This pattern is designed to work with 4-ply yarn weight, providing an appropriate thickness for creating defined stitches and maintaining the mandala's intricate details. A suitable crochet hook appropriate for 4-ply yarn is required to achieve proper gauge and stitch definition.

Difficulty Level

Rated as intermediate, this pattern assumes familiarity with basic crochet stitches and techniques. The inclusion of specialized puff stitch variations and the geometric precision required for mandala construction makes this suitable for crocheters with some experience beyond absolute beginner level.

Pattern Publication

The Shams Flower Mandala was originally published in Happily Hooked Magazine, Issue 64 (July 2019), establishing its presence in professional crochet publications and demonstrating its appeal to the broader crochet community.