Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Magic Square

I've had the Magic Square on my to-do list for a while. It's much trickier than it appears at first glance! I knew that Muskaan had done work on the magic square. I did look at her blog, but realise now that I missed her crucial post, which is here. I e-mailed Muskaan who very kindly pointed me in the right direction. I had also been unsuccessful in searching Craftree, but Muskaan gave me a link to the discussion there too. I printed out Patty's diagram and followed that. Not without a struggle, as you can see below:
I used a size 40 thread, as part of my campaign to use finer threads. I will explore the magic square further, but I'm pleased with progress so far. Thanks very much Muskaan for your help!!
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16 comments:

  1. ConnyJanuary 27, 2015 at 12:50 AM

    Das sieht sehr schön aus! Farben wie im Frühling :)

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  2. il mio chiacchierinoJanuary 27, 2015 at 2:28 AM

    è stupendo ciao un abbraccio forte

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  3. MaureenJanuary 27, 2015 at 3:18 AM

    Lovely colours! Pink and Green will always do it for me.I first heard of this pattern when Jenn brought her work to a Qld Tatter's meeting. This year I want to learn how to tat the bauble mouse - and I have a baby shawl to knit - but in the corner that is left of my time, I will try this one as well. Later On. Thanks for all your helpful links!

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  4. muskaanJanuary 27, 2015 at 3:20 AM

    I love your size 40, 2-coloured foray into the maze that is the magic square ;-D
    I have just updated my posts with Related links to the topic, and have also added a link & reference to your project here :-)

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  5. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeJanuary 27, 2015 at 3:26 AM

    Oh, dear! That one looks like a mental challenge I'm not up to just now. I love the colors you've chosen, and it looks really good so far!

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  6. MichelleJanuary 27, 2015 at 4:12 AM

    Oh, I like it! How big is it in size 40? My great aunt used do do a triangle corner in a similar concept, I'll have to dig it out and see if it's tthe same.

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  7. God's KidJanuary 27, 2015 at 5:10 AM

    It's so beautiful!!! :)
    And I like the lower one too. If it was finished it would slightly resemble a cross!! :)

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  8. Madtatter80January 27, 2015 at 6:10 AM

    She has helped me out too, showing the true spirit of tatting :)
    I like the one at top looks like a window and the chains are shorter and I like that better, and of course the color :)

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  9. FoxJanuary 27, 2015 at 6:19 AM

    Congrats! I know how confusing these can be...so do my scissors!!!

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  10. Robin PerfettiJanuary 27, 2015 at 8:11 AM

    Looks like you've got it all figured out now. Size 40 is a good place to start to work down to the smaller threads.

    I first saw the Magic Square on InTatters a while back. Too complex for me to tackle then and too complex for me to tackle now! I'm sure I could get it, if I didn't prefer to watch TV while tatting :)

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  11. Margarets designer cardsJanuary 27, 2015 at 10:12 AM

    Congrats it looks very good, well done
    Margaret

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  12. Tally TattyJanuary 27, 2015 at 1:49 PM

    I appreciate your efforts and I love the colors! It looks like a cherry tree blossoming!

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  13. Marilee RockleyJanuary 27, 2015 at 2:02 PM

    It looks like a real puzzle to figure out!

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  14. KarenJanuary 27, 2015 at 6:56 PM

    Nicely done in beautiful colors with a pattern that seems to require TOTAL concentration. Karen in OR

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  15. SuztatsJanuary 30, 2015 at 6:14 AM

    Such a pretty design! Your colour choices really caught my eye.

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