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Happy colors, I really needed that! Happy colors, that was what I wanted! A bag, purse, pouch, whatever, it should have happy colors. So I grabbed my bag of yarn that I keep for knotting projects and turned it upside down, and quite randomly took balls of yarns in happy colors. I ended up with 9 colors that went together very well, to my humble opinion. My idea was to do ‘something with blocks’. Okay, quite vague, not really thought through, but that’s what was in my head and I really was in a kind of mood like ‘just grab something, don’t think it over tooRead More →

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A new idea Hi you all! Today I want to share something about the design-process I’m in. I would like to make a small pouch or bag, and I’m thinking of putting a zipper in it to be able to close it. I’ve never used it in my knotting projects, but that’s okay. I’m just going to try it. Because that’s what it’s all about when making a design: just do it and look where it leads you. Taking a different road Okay, first retrospecting a bit on what I did earlier. At a certain moment I took the technique for making friendship bracelets, andRead More →

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And this is the 4-colored variation. Used colors: Dark purple: 2327; Light purple: 2305; Dark pink: 2268; Light pink: 2260; for the sides a color of your own choice. You will see this color only in the braids. Usage: 4 Repeats of the pattern is about 8 cm (3.1 inch) long. For 4 repeats about 47 cm (18.5 inch) per thread is needed. Description: Always start at the left side by making 1 right/left knot and then 3 double right knots. After that make 1 left/right knot and 4 double left knots at the right side. Here you don’t have to take care with theRead More →

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This variation on the stripes has 3 colors. Used colors: Yellow: 2043; Orange: 2064; Red: 2218: for the sides a color of your own choice. You will see this color only in the braids. Usage: 6 Repeats of the pattern is about 14 cm (5.5 inch) long. For 6 repeats about 66 cm (26 inch) per thread is needed. Description: Always start at the left side by making 1 left/right knot and then 3 double right knots. After that make 5 double left knots at the right side. Here you don’t have to take care with the combination knot in the middle like the variationRead More →

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With this pattern we’re starting to make viariations with an increasing number of colors. We start with 2 colors. This bracelet is made with crochet cotton that’s thicker than embroidery floss. Used colors: Blue and yellow Usage: 9 Repeats of the pattern is about 14 cm (5.5 inch) long. For 9 repeats you need about 60 cm (23.6 inch) draad for the left blue and yellow threads , about 48 cm (18.9 inch) for the right blue and yellow threads. The difference in the needed length has to do with the fact that you make more knots with the left threads! Description: Always start withRead More →

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In this pattern the zigzagging purple thread stands out.The first two rows are different from the repeating pattern between the dotted lines. Used colors: Blue: 2340; Pink: 2201; Purple:2327 (alternative: Gold: 2662; Yellow: 2651; Brown: 2675) Usage: 4 Repeats of the pattern is about 8 cm (3 inch) lang. For 4 repeats you need about 66 cm (26 inch) of purple thread (thread 3), about 54 cm (21.5 inch) of the blue thread that makes the most knots (thread 4), for the other blue thread (thread 1) about 27 cm (10.5 inch), for pink (thread 5) about 48 cm (20 inch), pink (thread 6) aboutRead More →

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This is a simple pattern in which the yellow lower line in the diamant shape returns every time. In the examples afterwards variations with the side motifs are made. The variations are made in a way they all fit in one bracelet. Used colors: Blue: 2432; Red: 2214; Yellow: 2040; Green 2577 Usage: 16 Repeats of the pattern is about 18 cm (7 inch) long. For 2 repeats you need about 32 cm (12.5 inch) of red, about 23 cm (9 inch) of yellow, about 14 cm (5.5 inch) of green and about 13 cm (5 inch) of blue. These are the longest needed lengthsRead More →

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In these variations on the previous patterns (see here and here) I have played with several colors on the left and right and with different widths. The fourth pattern makes clear you can use a thread of a totally different color at the sides when it doesn’t show up like a knot anywhere. Take notice also of the sides of the previous purple and yellow variety!   Variation 1 Variation 2 Variation 3 Variation 4 Do you see that the thread on the side isn’t becoming visible as a knot anywhere? This gives more possibilities.Read More →

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This is a wider version of the previous pattern (see here). Take notice of the combination-knots at the start of the rows. Used colors: Purple: 2237; Yellow: 2043 Usage: 12 Repeats of the pattern is about 14 cm (5.5 inch) long. For 12 repeats you need about 66 cm (26 inch) of purple thread and about 50 cm (20 inch) of yellow thread. Description: 1. Start with placing the threads in the order as shown in the upper part of the picture. So, from left to right in turn yellow and purple. 2. Start at the right side with making a right/left combination-knot with theRead More →

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Here the rainbow pattern is combined with the V-shape. In this pattern the combined knots are introduced, because we’re going to reverse the pattern twice. The pattern is explained elaborately in small parts, so you can work through it piece by piece. Used colors: Red: 2085; Orange 2064; Yellow 2040; Green: 2574; Blue 2430; Purple 2322; Pink: 2201 Usage: 1 Repeat of the V-shape (pink to red) is about 2,5 cm (1 inch) long. For each repeat about 8,5 cm (3.3 inch) of thread is needed. The pattern to step 5 of part 3 of the pattern is about 10 cm (4 inch) long PartRead More →