By Guest Blogger Charlene Scott
I saw you drew off the pattern for my mat and thought it would be a good idea for you to have a photo of the finished piece. I enjoyed designing this rug and although it might look simple, creating a tessellated drawing takes a lot of thought and manipulation of templates until you get it right. When finished, they looked like pinwheels or propellers so I called it Pinwheel Parade.
I tried to do each pinwheel in a different colour and as I gravitate toward the brights all the dull and dark ones were banned. I think it would be a terrific stash buster and an opportunity to use up a lot of leftover wool ends and worms. I did all the pinwheel tips a contrast colour as it reminded me of the way pinwheels are made with the ends turned over and pinned in the middle. This is, so far, the only mat I have done to fit a specific place so that is why it is long and narrow. I think this pattern could be interesting done in black, white and grey. I think it would also make interesting chair pads.
The small mat called Tess was a fun piece. When I created the shape, I turned it around and looked at all angles and suddenly the ponytail leaped out and I instantly thought of a cartoon character. I only hooked four repeats as it was enough to show how they all fit together and it was only meant as a bit of fun. However it could be made larger or repeated many times for an interesting effect. As it was a tessellation, Christine’s suggestion to call her Tess Ellation was spot on. These two tessellations, combined with my Birds in Flight is probably the end of my exploration of this style for now. So many ideas, so little time.
I tried to do each pinwheel in a different colour and as I gravitate toward the brights all the dull and dark ones were banned. I think it would be a terrific stash buster and an opportunity to use up a lot of leftover wool ends and worms. I did all the pinwheel tips a contrast colour as it reminded me of the way pinwheels are made with the ends turned over and pinned in the middle. This is, so far, the only mat I have done to fit a specific place so that is why it is long and narrow. I think this pattern could be interesting done in black, white and grey. I think it would also make interesting chair pads.
The small mat called Tess was a fun piece. When I created the shape, I turned it around and looked at all angles and suddenly the ponytail leaped out and I instantly thought of a cartoon character. I only hooked four repeats as it was enough to show how they all fit together and it was only meant as a bit of fun. However it could be made larger or repeated many times for an interesting effect. As it was a tessellation, Christine’s suggestion to call her Tess Ellation was spot on. These two tessellations, combined with my Birds in Flight is probably the end of my exploration of this style for now. So many ideas, so little time.
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