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Prepare a standard c10 ball. Work the outline pentagons (shown in dark
blue on the diagram), extending
about 1/3 of the way into the adjacent pentagon, using the short legs
of the pentagons to set your stitching orientation. Each of these will
overlap and give you
a mitsubishi crystal at the intersection of three marked pentagons.
For the star within each marked pentagon, follow the diagram
in the
stitching order of 1-3-5-2-4-1 around the short pentagon spokes,
forming
a star, but using the Uwagake
Chidori Kagari stitch arrangement, working each successive round
around and below all of the others. You will take the stitch
from right to left, UNDER all previous rounds. Your threads will
cross at the top of each start point, and lie next to each other on the
legs, working
in toward the center of the star with accumulating rounds. It will only
take about three or four to fill in the star (but this will depend on
the size of your mari - work until the stars are filled). In the
diagram the first round stitched is shown in red, the second in green
and the second in light blue.
Work the star in each pentagon. If you wish to work the last
round in metallic to accent and embellish the stars, remember to change
out the thread on the next round.
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