Circular tangles

I've been trying some circular tangles, specifically Danni O'Brien's Crossview and Joyce Block's Not-a-Knot. There is a similarity, and they both have a Celtic feel; perhaps that's why I think they go well together. I showed one in an earlier post (4th tile).

In the lower right of this tile I tried adding some curves to Not-a-Knot, which I rather like.

Tangles: Black Pearlz, Blinkles, Crescent Moon, Not-a-Knot, Prestwood, Tipple

In the next tile I tried that again, adding curves to the outside edge as well as the inner parts. I also tried out Maria Thomas's idea of doing Tipple more regularly, moving from tiny 'bubbles' to gradually larger and larger ones. I really like the effect! Read about it on the Zentangle blog here.

Tangles: Black Pearlz, Crossview, Fohbraid, Knase, Not-a-Knot, Tipple

Tangles: Beadlines, Caviar, Crossview, Drupe, Magma, Not-a-Knot,

Tipple, Undiala. I also used a two-pencil string. 

There are quite a number of tangles that are large circles. Besides Crossview and Not-a-Knot there's Circfleur, Cirquital, Daggerly, Drupe, Dust Bunny, Fracas, Gneiss, Hurakán, Marasu, Pepper, Striped Snail, and many more. They'd make very interesting middles for zentangle-inspired mandalas, and could even spread out into the mandala. Ooooo, too many ideas!