(( Projects )) Star/Snowflake
Many of you have asked me how to knot the star/snowflake-thing I made, so I just decided to give it a try and make my first (non german) tutorial here.I think you should be more experienced at knotting before trying this.
I'm not good at writing tutorials and English is not my mother tongue... I'm sorry, but maybe this is at least a little bit useful...
1.
First, take a look at the following tutorial. Make sure you read it carefully. -
[COLOR=maroon](It declares some basics that you may need to better understand my tutorial): [/COLOR]
http://friendshipbracelets.superforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2405&sid=b0c91997bd206055b7b1de3a4e733471&start=0
Okay, now you've learned that this is the way that you have to order the strings in order to get a square in the middle of your cross:
When completed, it looks like this:
2.
Now, we do the very same thing, but with 6 bundles of strings instead of 4...
Number of strings for each of the 6 bundles:
2 x lime
2 x olive
2 x white
2 x grey
2 x darkviolet
2 x conflowerblue
2 x blue
3.
I started in the same way as the cross tutorial, but I began with 6 bundles of strings instead of 4, so the base of my object becomes a hexagon:
Instead of the original square:
You tie the strings in the very same way.
You start with a little ring of 12 knots and add color by color, like in the cross tutorial.
Then, when every pair of strings in each of the 6 bundles are used, the star in the middle is ready:
The red line shows where you should fix the 6 bundles of strings.
Then you start with the knots marked with "1", then "2", then you add the 2nd colour and tie all knots that are marked with "3", "4", "5"...and so on...
4.
Next, you start tying 6 normal bracelets like I did.
(you don't have to use the same pattern I did; you can choose an easier arrow pattern like this: https://www.friendship-bracelets.net/pattern.php?id=2 ... This one would be similar to the one I used: https://www.friendship-bracelets.net/pattern.php?id=218)
5.
When they are long enough (about 10 rows each would be okay, I think) you can separate the strings in two bundles and knot some corners (here in an easy candy striped way - one in the left, one in the right direction: https://www.friendship-bracelets.net/pattern.php?id=6858)
Do this with every one of the 6 star "rays", so that you have 12 smaller bracelets (with about 9 rows each) forming angles at the end of the 6 straight bracelets. Knot until the smaller ones meet in the middle of the rays.
6.
Then, you can fix them together like this:
(you can use the arrow pattern again and unify the striped "rays" like in the picture).
You have to do it 6 times, then your star or snowflake is ready:
I hope this was useful and at least a bit understandable!
EDIT
I just found a better way to begin in the center without strings on the backside!
Here you can find a different way of starting:
I hope this makes it a lot easier! :)
Editors
The original author of this tutorial is Nimue .
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