Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Look Ma, No Chains

Muskaan has been working on single shuttle motifs. The first pattern in what is to be a series is the triangle.  It's really a building block. I thought I'd start by joining 6 triangles to make a circle. I'm half way. It's taking me longer that I thought it would - these things always do! I should've thought ahead a bit and made the central picot longer, but as this is a first attempt, I will keep going and try to remember all the things I can do better next time. The central rings make me think of the tumbling blocks pattern, they have a mildly 3-D effect.

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  1. Very clever! I never would have thought of turning triangles into a circle. It's so interesting to be able to find patterns within patterns.

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  2. Yay! I like your working :-))) And am so happy. Thank you.

    The central picots could perhaps be worked as a Swirl Join ? Join only on the last motif.

    Also, now that you've come so far, can you trace out a magic path to work all 6 in one go? Hint : try spiralling out.
    This afternoon, I figured out 4 pathways for a magic square and am pretty excited. Can't tat them all, but will share the paths ...

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  3. Interesting design.I had to look twice to see the triangles. It almost looks like a semicircle.
    Could this be done similar to magic squares? I am always looking for a way to eliminate ends.

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    1. Keep an eye on muskaan's blog, she's going to come up with pathways and magic squares.

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  4. You tatting ladies always intrigue me. How you can take thread and a shuttle and make something beatiful is amazng. I see No Chains here. Fun design...<3

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