Friday, December 23, 2011

My new favorite tangle(s)

Have you seen Sandra Strait's Fohbraid?!? It resembles the chain stitch in crochet. It's a lot of fun and very versatile. Cindy Angiel's Sprix, in the first tile, and Joyce Block's Not-a-Knot, in the third tile, are close seconds to my current favorite tangle. Bouclé, also from Sandra Strait: also cool. And Nelumba by Patty Meijer too. All wonderful! What talented and creative people there are out there!
Tangles: Fohbraid, Munchin, Posh, Sprix
Tangles: Black Pearlz, Bouclé, Fohbraid, Nelumba, Striping, Tipple, Tripoli

This tangle looks so much like the chain stitch I wanted to see if I could make it look a little more like that. I found that if I curved the base of the initial triangles, and pulled the outside lines up farther so they fell into line with the curved lines, it accomplished my goal somewhat. I also added a few lines at the center of Cross View to make the strips overlap.
Tangles: Fohbraid, Hibred, Munchin, Not-a-Knot, Pearlz, Unyun

4 comments:

  1. I love the way you do Fohbraid. I hadn't realized how much it resembled a chain stitch until you mentioned it, lol!

    Fantastic zentangles!

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  2. I agree... this tangle has become one of my favorites too!

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  3. Thank you Margaret for the wonderful burst of inspirations. I love the way you introduce us to new tangles and the enticing flare you give them. My pattern palette really grew this morning.

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  4. Thanks for the links to these new (to me) tangles! Learning them is a fun way to spend some time while the kids are asleep waiting for Santa :)

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