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Blue Spirals
This ball just sort of created itself as there was no plan when I
started stitching. I find the very simple color scheme really showcases
the spirals. The design uses Pearl #5 in white, yellow,
gold, dark blue (the same color as the ground) and black with green and
yellow threadPrepare and mark a Dark blue 25.5cm ball. Use green thread to mark a C 10 division.
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1. In each marked pentagon, stitch a solid pentagon using 3 rows white Perle #5 and 4 rows of yellow Pearl #5. 2. Run a single line of gold Pearl #5, following the sides of the solid pentagons from step 1. This line runs between the pentagons to create a web that results in a series of star shapes within each face of the C10, see the orange lines in the diagram at the left. 3. At the North Pole create a gold and blue spiral within each of the 5 hexagon shapes created by step #2 (see light blue area in diagram). Repeat at South Pole. |
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4. At the obi line, with North
facing up, follow the yellow web lines, stitch 3 rows of black Pearl #5
along the bottom angle of the pentagons that frame the north spirals up
to the bottom corner of the spirals. Finish with a row of yellow. See
the second photo at left to see the result. 5. Repeat at South Pole. |
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6. In the remaining pentagon
spaces along the obi line use yellow thread to sub-divide the 6
triangles. Then using a single yellow thread stitch a “V” shape between
each marking line to create a maple leaf. Stitch a yellow line on all
12 lines of each leaf. The detail diagram shows the intent and the
photo shows the result. Repeat for all 10 pentagons. |