You'll love making giant crochet mandala rugs! We've found some great examples and inspiration for you to try yourself. Some people also call these crochet doily rugs as they do look very similar to traditional doilies..

In Issue 5 one of Crochet Now Magazine your free gift was 'The Big Book of Crochet Mandalas', part of our Big Mandala Swap project. There are 9 patterns included by top designers. Making mandalas is fun and it's a great way to help cleanse the mind. We've partnered with Rethink Mental illness on this project which aims to bring the crochet community together and get people talking about mental health.

The project doesn't end until 1st January 2017 so there is lots of time to join in.

You can get back issues on www.moremags.com/crocheting

We thought you might also think about turning some of these patterns into giant rugs (once you've done your mandala swaps of course!) To change the size of a pattern simply use big chunky crochet hooks and super chunky yarn.

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Free Giant Mandala Patterns

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Free pattern from Creative Jewish Mom

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Mandala Crochet Floor Rug - Find the crochet pattern here

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We found this lovely mandala rug on blog 'Look What I Made' - she's used a free mandala pattern off the internet with a bigger hook and chunkier yarn.  

If you love making chunky crochet projects you'll also enjoy Crochet Now Issue 6 which comes with 2 free chunky crochet hooks and a free chunky crochet supplement to make patterns like this gorgeous giant cowl.