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Inspiration: This pattern is an experiment
to see what would happen if
the direction of the spiral design is switched on adjacent triangles.
The
creation of the shell pattern was noted in another spiral design when I
got
mixed up and completed one section backward. It actually is a simple
pattern,
but you need to pay attention to the direction. Design threads: This pattern used pink crochet cotton for the main stitching and #5 Perle for the colours. Marking and preparation: Mark a C8 pattern
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Stitching the Design: This is a simple design, provided you have a passing familiarity with the spiral (swirl) pattern. If you do not, then check out the directions on Temarikai.com. 1. Use the pink crochet cotton to create the spirals as shown in the diagram. The direction of the stitch alternates with each triangle, which creates the shell form. The green arrows and numbers show the direction of the stitching for two adjacent triangles. The half square shown in pink on the diagram shows how the shells are created.
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2. Once the temari is stitched use different colours of Perle #5 to emphasize the shell patterns. This is done by stitching the new colour between the spiral lines. Each colour continues in a line around the temari, there is a total of 6 colours.