30/08/2026
✨ ELEMENTAL SEAL – THE FINAL REVEAL ✨
And here it is… my finished Elemental Seal. 💜🩵
This piece has been quite a journey for me — not only because of its size and complexity, but because of everything it represents.
I had the pleasure of testing this beautiful pattern for Crochet Addiction, and it was also my very first adventure with overlay mosaic crochet.
And what an adventure it was! 😅
This technique definitely taught me patience. It takes time to learn and even more time to perfect. It doesn't forgive mistakes easily — every stitch matters, and accuracy is so important if you want the pattern to reveal itself as intended.
So, if you're thinking about trying overlay mosaic crochet yourself, my little piece of advice is: give yourself time and room for mistakes. Learn, unravel, try again… and don't expect perfection straight away. The final effect is absolutely worth the journey. 🧶✨
🌿 THE MEANING BEHIND IT
The five elements — Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Spirit — are very important to me.
I try to live in harmony with them, respecting nature, what surrounds us and all the living beings with whom we share this world.
That's one of the reasons this particular design spoke to me so strongly. For me, the Elemental Seal isn't simply a beautiful crochet pattern. It represents connection, balance and respect for the natural world. 🌍✨
🩵💜 THE COLOURS & YARN
For this project I used one beautiful gradient yarn cake called “Namaste” CL540 from Wyczarowane po godzinach.
I loved that I could create such a large and detailed piece using one yarn cake. That also made this project feel a little more sustainable to me — something I really appreciate.
The yarn moves through shades of light navy blue, curacao, verbena, fig, light fig, light orchid, thistle, dark lagoon, lagoon and turquoise, with touches of copper and purple lurex running through it.
Depending on the light, the colours seem to change completely — sometimes deep violet and mysterious, sometimes blue and turquoise, and sometimes almost silvery. The lurex catches the light beautifully and adds just a little bit of magic. ✨
Blue and silver also felt especially right for this piece, connecting in my mind with Air, Water, Earth and Spirit.
💎 THE HEART OF THE SEAL
At the centre I added something of my own — a beautiful 6 cm amethyst piece, accompanied by opalite and amethyst cabochons in a metal setting.
I chose amethyst intentionally because of the symbolism traditionally associated with it — peace, balance, protection, intuition and spiritual connection. 💜
Hanging in the open centre of the mandala, it became the final detail that made the Elemental Seal truly feel like mine.
And perhaps my favourite thing about photographing this piece was seeing it surrounded by plants, ferns, sunlight, sky and water. 🌿
It somehow felt exactly where it belonged.
A piece inspired by the elements, photographed among them.
Earth. Water. Fire. Air. Spirit.
Different forces, different energies — but all part of one whole. ✨
This project challenged me, taught me patience and made me fall in love with a completely new crochet technique.
It isn't perfect — my first attempt at something new was never going to be — but perhaps that's part of why it means so much to me.
Made stitch by stitch, with patience, intention and love. 💜
My Elemental Seal. ✨🌿🧶💎
