User Manual
Lion Brand® Mandala®
Flight of Fancy Cardigan
Pattern Number: L80027
For thousands of free patterns, visit our website www.LionBrand.com
To order visit our website www.lionbrand.com or call: (800) 258-YARN (9276) any time!
Copyright ©1998-2018 Lion Brand Yarn Company, all rights reserved.
No pattern or other material may be reproduced -- mechanically, electronically, or by any other means, including
photocopying - without written permission of Lion Brand Yarn Company.
SKILL LEVEL – Intermediate
SIZES
S (M/L, 1X/2X)
Finished Bust About 36 (44, 52) in. (91.5 (112, 132) cm)
Finished Length About 29 (30, 31) in. (73.5 (76, 78.5) cm)
Note: Pattern is written for smallest size with changes for larger sizes in
parentheses. When only one number is given, it applies to all sizes. To follow
pattern more easily, circle all numbers pertaining to your size before beginning.
MATERIALS
Lion Brand® Mandala® (Art. #525)
218 Sirens 1 (2, 2) ball (s) (A)
223 Mermaid 1 (2, 2) ball(s) (B)
224 Fairy 1 (2, 2) ball(s) (C)
Lion Brand® crochet hook size H-8 (5 mm)
Lion Brand® large-eyed blunt needle
GAUGE
15 dc + 9 rows = about 4 in. (10 cm).
BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
STITCH EXPLANATIONS
dc2tog (double crochet 2 sts together) (Yarn over, insert hook in next st and
draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops) twice, yarn over and draw
through all 3 loops on hook – 1 st decreased.
Note: In this specific design, a dc2tog may be worked over 2 dc or a combination
of 1 dc and 1 ch-1 sp.
rev sc (reverse single crochet) Single crochet worked from left to right (right to
left, if left-handed). Insert hook into next stitch to the right (left), under loop on
hook, and draw up a loop. Yarn over and draw through all loops on hook.
PATTERN STITCH
Double/Mesh Pattern (worked over a multiple of 3 sts + 2 additional
sts) Row 1 (RS): Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, dc in next st, *ch 1, sk next st, dc in next 2 sts;
rep from * across working last dc in top of beg ch-3.
Rows 3-5 (Mesh Rows): Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, dc in next st, *ch 1, sk next
ch-1 sp, dc in next 2 sts; rep from * across working last dc in top of beg ch-3.
Row 6: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, sk first st, dc in each st and ch-1 sp across
working last dc in top of beg ch-3.
Rows 7-13: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, sk first st, dc in each st across working last
dc in top of beg ch-3.
Rows 14 and 15: Rep Rows 2 and 3.
Rows 16-19: Rep Rows 6-9.
Rep Rows 2-19 for Double/Mesh pattern.