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I’m going to propose that we stop referring to round lacy things as doilies and start calling them knit or crochet mandalas. I like the way that sounds. Doily just doesn’t cut it for me, it doesn’t sound right, it sounds like a frippery. Mandala, on the other hand is fitting.

I don’t meditate while knitting, knitting is my meditation. My meditation does not lead to frippery, all ego in place, it just doesn’t.

Philosophical waxing aside, I have discovered that I truly enjoy knitting the second version of the Sun-Ray Doyly Mandala in my hand spun cotton 3-ply far more than I did in the original version.

First, it’s amazingly soft. Admittedly, everything is soft when compared to cheap pearl cotton, but this is truly super soft. Not as soft as cashmere, but incredibly soft.

Second, did I mention it’s really soft?

Third, it’s just such an enjoyable little knit. The pattern is straight forward, easy to follow and so nice looking (and feels really soft in this yarn) that I really could knit several in a row without hesitation or fear of burnout.