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First locate the sections - the white lines outline the main stars
you have been stitching on each pentagon.The points of the stars from the
adjacent pentagons come together in the center of each star to form a smaller
five point star - the green lines. Also locate the small triangles outlined
in pink. |
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Enter a length of black (or desired color) thread at the top point
of a small triangle - the blue circle. |
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Work an outline stitch from the top of the small triangle to the next,
all around the main star. Repeat this for all 12 of the main stars - and
your stitches will overlap forming mitsubishis (three prong star) around
the small triangles. |
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Now locate the inner stars outlined in white, the adjacent diamond
outlined in red and the next inner star (green pins) - enter a length of
thread at the inner angle of the white star (blue circle) - carry it across
the star, across the diamond.... |
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...and across the next inner star. Insert to end the stitch in the
inner angle of the small star. Bring the needle up one inner angle to the
left (counterclockwise), and repeat, through the inner start, through the
diamond, through the next inner star, and end the stitch in the inner angle. |
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Continue working over all star centers. You will not always have continuous
repeats - end the thread and restart as needed to cover all the areas.
When you are finished, you will have outlined each section around the ball
shown here with black. The small diamonds formed with the pink and green
lines will not be outlined in black. |