My heart sank when I saw the subject for this challenge.
This is a pattern that I loved when I first had seen Laura's picture of the Pysanka Egg back in June. But when I tried to draw it myself from Maria Vennekens' step out, I failed... miserably. So much so that I actually wrote a note in my tangle book that said:
...and so I assigned it to the 'I'm never going to use this tangle, ever' pile... But Laura had other ideas.
Today is a holiday in India as it's the day Gandhi-ji was born, so I got some time to practice:
I find strings difficult to come up with, so went off to TanglePatterns to choose one of the strings that Linda Farmer collects, such a life-saver! I chose number 18, contributed by Sandy Hunter, then got down to the serious business of tangling.
So here is my attempt:
Hhhmmmmm... a few 'mistakes' here and there. But I'm pretty happy that, once again, Laura has pushed me out of my comfort zone with this challenge.
I chose to pair Verve with Sankegg, as I felt a few curves were required to balance out the spikiness of the Sankegg. Which tangles did you choose to use with Sankegg?
Happy tangling...
Claire
This is a pattern that I loved when I first had seen Laura's picture of the Pysanka Egg back in June. But when I tried to draw it myself from Maria Vennekens' step out, I failed... miserably. So much so that I actually wrote a note in my tangle book that said:
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| "really hard to do!" |
Today is a holiday in India as it's the day Gandhi-ji was born, so I got some time to practice:
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| practice...went a lot better than last time! |
I find strings difficult to come up with, so went off to TanglePatterns to choose one of the strings that Linda Farmer collects, such a life-saver! I chose number 18, contributed by Sandy Hunter, then got down to the serious business of tangling.
So here is my attempt:
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| Sankegg with Verve |
Happy tangling...
Claire
Nicely done Claire - It works well in this string and I love it balanced with the curves of verve!
ReplyDeleteNice work. I'm going to have to stop looking and begin working on mine.
ReplyDeletegreat contrast , love the result
ReplyDeleteThis is really beautiful! You do this tangle so well!
ReplyDeleteI felt the way you did - really thought this tangle was difficult to master. You've done a great job on your final tile!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. This is my favorite so far. Love the combination of tangles.
ReplyDeletelooks lovely. very nice accent to verve.
ReplyDeleteLove the contrast you created with the two tangles. Really nice job!
ReplyDeleteFrom beginning....to end what a fantastic journey! I love the finished tile!
ReplyDeleteGreat string for this! Love the combination of these two tangles together. I wouldn't have even know that you had so much trouble without your trial and error photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your kind comments. It definitely seems I wasn't alone in my struggle with this tangle!
ReplyDeleteYou are right, Sanke-gg is a "harsh " pattern and hard to get regular in shape. But I think you nailed it!
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