The meaning of the Gemini sign is always relevant. At least in my life. I always understand that the people around me are different, each of them unique, each of them thinking and perceiving things differently. I always try to understand why someone says what they say and whether I understood it correctly. There are so many different people in my family, and sometimes I work as a translator. Even though they both speak the same language, they express their thoughts so differently that they always misunderstand each other.
Therefore, when creating the Gemini mandala, I wanted to create a mandala with flower after flower. And each flower should have petals of different textures. That is, even though they are structured differently and have different textures, they are still petals and, therefore, represent a flower.
And in this part, we create a flower that’s ready to grow straight in all directions, and at first it might not look like a flower at all, and only the last round of this part, like a dot, says, “Oh, this is actually a flower.”
Abbreviations: st – stitch, sl-st – slip stitch, ch – chain, sc – single crochet, hdc – half double crochet, dc – double crochet, tr – treble crochet, dtr – double treble crochet, fp – front post, bp – back post, bl – back loop, tbl – third back loop, 2dc cluster – yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat once more in same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops, 2tr cluster – Yarn over twice, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops twice. Repeat one more time in same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull though all 3 loops, fpdc+dc+dc+fpdc tog – yarn over, insert hook from front to back and from back to front around 1st indicated st, yarn over and pull up, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, 2 loops on hook, yarn over, insert hook into 2nd indicated st, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, 2 loops on hook, repeat in 3rd indicated st, 4 loops on hook, yarn over, insert hook from front to back and from back to front around 4th indicated st, yarn over and pull up, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, 5 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 5 loop.
ROUND 1 (Color A). Slip knot (R1.1), ch3 (R1.2), insert hook into 1st chain (R1.3), yarn over and pull through to form a ring (R1.4), ch2 (R1.5)(does not count as stitch), 16dc into ring. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st. (R1.6) Stitch count: 16 dc
ROUND 2 (Color A). ch1 (does not count as stitch), fpsc around same st, *ch1, bpsc around next st, ch1, fpsc around next st (R2.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpsc. Join to 1st fpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R2.2) Stitch count: 8 fpsc, 8 bpsc, 16 ch1 spaces
ROUND 3 (Color B). Working behind round 2 sc in any dc of round 1 around which is made fpsc of round 2 (R3.1), *ch3, working in front of round 2 2tr cluster in next dc of round 1, ch3, working behind round 2 sc in next dc of round 1*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R3.2) Stitch count: 8 sc, 16 ch3 spaces, 8 2tr cluster
ROUND 4 (Color C). Join with a standing bpsc around 2nd tr of any 2tr cluster (R4.1), *ch4, bpsc around next 2 tr of 2tr cluster (bpsc around each tr, 2 bpsc in total around each 2tr cluster)(R4.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st. (R4.3) Stitch count: 16 bpsc, 8 ch4 spaces
ROUND 5 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *2sc in ch4 space, working in front of same ch4 space fpdtr around fpsc of round 2, 2sc in same ch4 space of round 4, sc in next 2 sts (R5.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. (R5.2) Stitch count: 48 sc, 8 fpdtr
ROUND 6 (Color C). ch1 (does not count as stitch), sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, in next st (2dc cluster, ch2, 2tr cluster, ch4, 2tr cluster, ch2, 2dc cluster), skip next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts (R6.1)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R6.2) Stitch count: 16 sc, 16 ch2 spaces, 8 ch4 spaces, 16 2dc cluster, 16 2tr cluster
ROUND 7 (Color D). Join with a standing fpdc+dc+dc+fpdc tog over 4 sts between 2 ch2 spaces (R7.1), *2hdc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 9hdc in ch4 space, fphdc around next st, 2hdc in ch2 space, fpdc+dc+dc+fpdc tog over next 4 sts (R7.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last fpdc+dc+dc+fpdc tog. Join to standing fpdc+dc+dc+fpdc tog with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R7.3) Stitch count: 8 fpdc+dc+dc+fpdc tog, 104 hdc, 16 fphdc
