Temari Pattern 73 instructions

Temari Pattern 73
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This is a simple ball to work. Beginners should have little or no difficulty with it, but crafters of all levels can have fun with it. This was one of my first attempts at creating original designs, as a temari beginner myself. The presentation is a re-write of the original pattern note posting in an attempt to make a bit of a clearer presentation.

It is worked off of a S-8 division and marking. This ball as shown uses a 3 inch diameter (27 cm circum) ball, and in total shows 16 rounds. It is a simple combination of chrysanthemum and interwoven squares.

Wrap and divide the ball into a S-8 marking. With the North Pole facing you, work Uwagake Chidori Kagari (Herringbone arranged as Kiku) on Points A-H, with Point A being one cm from the pole and point B located half way between the pole and obi (purple lines in diagram). Repeat this sequence on the South Pole. The example shown uses black, white and gold stitching threads worked in stripes of two rows each. This first row is in black in the example.

Next begin the large square, which have corners near the North and South poles as well as on the obi. Locate Points 1 through 4, with Point 1 being just above Point B (so the rows will interweave with the points of the Chidori), Point 2 is just to the right of a vertical mark line on the obi, Point 3 is half way between obi and south pole and Point 4 is just to the left of the vertical marking line and on the obi. Complete the square back to Point 1 (blue lines in diagram). Repeat this sequence around the obi, moving two lines to the right each time to start. You will have four squares, with interweave with each other and the points of the Chidori. Place markers in the squares to identify the stitching sequence to attain the best outcome. However you choose to arrange your colors, the stitching sequence is North Pole Chidori, South Pole Chidori, Square A, Square B, Square C, Square D. Repeat for as deep an outcome as you desire.

Stitch a small Uwagake Chidori Kagari (chrysanthemum) in the center of the north and south poles with the pole points as close to the north and south poles as possible, and allowing just enough space at the bottom points to close into the top points of the obi squares (points a-h, shown as green lines in diagram). Add long straight stitch embellishing lines in gold metallic in the center of each obi square as shown in the photo.