There is something very exciting in issue 5 of Crochet Now magazine – it’s a gorgeous book full of beautiful mandalas. In it you will find
not only patterns for 9 mandalas but also a great project you can get involved
in called The Big Mandala Swap.
What is the big mandala swap?? I hear you ask….well…We all
know, experienced or have heard how crochet can help with one’s mental wellbeing, it
certainly helped me a lot through some dark times and it still does, but
talking with someone about your issues is incredibly important, so as a way of
opening a dialogue Crochet Now has teamed up with Rethink Mental Illness charity
to raise awareness of mental health issues and The Big Mandala Swap was born. You
can read a lot more about it in the book, or go to Crochet Now blog.
How it works……pretty
simple really, you make a mandala of around 20cm diameter, write a letter about
yourself, parcel it up and send it to the address below before 1st January
2017, Crochet Now will swap the mandalas and send them out to their new homes,
you can provide contact details so your new crochet friend can get in touch.
The Big Mandala Swap
Crochet Now, Practical Publishing
Suite G2 St Christopher House,
217 Wellington Road South,
Stockport SK2 6NG
If you have a story to tell about how crochet has helped
your life, write it in a letter to your swap partner, send it in to the editor
at hugh.metcalf@practicalpublishing.co.uk or post it online, tagging Crochet
Now as well as the #thebigmandalaswap hashtag.
Passion by Lynne Rowe
You can also drop your mandala to one of the participation yarn
shops across the country. This is a great way to involve
your community and help your local yarn shops to hold workshops and support
this great project.
I’m truly honoured to have designed one of the mandalas
included in this great little book. My mandala is called Energy and it's also shown on the cover with more gentle colours.
Energy is just one
of many beautiful mandalas designed by very talented designers.
Energy
Crochet Now issue 5 is on sale now so go on get your hooks
out and get involved!!
Anna xx
