Crochet-Along Clue 6

[Tiffanna]

My husband and I fiddled around with arranging them in a google document last night. I was convinced there was no way to fit them together after working at it all day. But we did find a way to make them all fit! So now I'm eager to find out if I have the shape right. I haven't even tried to guess how to arrange all of the motifs yet. Not too much longer to wait - I hope!

I will be clearing my living room floor to start playing with all the pieces as soon as I finish the last couple of motifs for clue 6. So close to finished with them. If only I could ship my kids to my mom until this was over so I would have more time for both the CAL and KAL

[stitchychic]

Not to be off topic, but, If you do not know what tessellation is, you should look it up on the Internet. It is the basis for Moorish decorative arts for probably thousands of years, Escher was fascinated with it as are many artists and mathematicians, in nature honeycombs are tessellated, and they are the strongest unit. You do not need to be a math whiz to appreciate their beauty, and if you do get the math, so much the better.

I thought of "tesseract" from (I think) "A Wrinkle in Time." Remember those books?

[stitchychic]

Not only am I wondering what this afghan will look like, my hubby (who is a math teacher) is trying to figure it out too. I just smile and nod when he goes into his math jargon, "...but squares and octogons don't tesselate..."

He likes to explain how it all works, I just like making "pretty stuff" with yarn and a hook!!

He's right. They don't tessellate. This is one part that has left me wondering if we'll be having a very interesting shape along the edge, or if we're going to create a very unique border, or if maybe we're going to make some other shape to fill the edges or what....

I will need to have finished edges. That's just the way I roll.

[dcrozier]

Well, I can hardly believe that this project is almost completed. I am looking forward to putting all of the puzzle pieces together so I can see the finished product. I am still not sure as to whom I will give this project to.

yay a fellow grammar nerd!

My DH told me I had to stop correcting grammar now that I was retired, but once a grammar nerd, always a grammar nerd!!!!

[dcrozier]

Not to be off topic, but, If you do not know what tessellation is, you should look it up on the Internet. It is the basis for Moorish decorative arts for probably thousands of years, Escher was fascinated with it as are many artists and mathematicians, in nature honeycombs are tessellated, and they are the strongest unit. You do not need to be a math whiz to appreciate their beauty, and if you do get the math, so much the better.

I thought of "tesseract" from (I think) "A Wrinkle in Time." Remember those books?

It certainly was A Wrinkle in Time--one of my all-time favorite books!!!!!!!!!!

[Shandeh]

Ok, I give up. This is my first crochet project and I was fine up to Clue 6. No matter how hard I try, I cannot for the life of me get this clue right. The center bunches up like a cone, One was too big and another too small. I am thinking of doing Clue 2 again using the correct colors for Clue 6. Will this still work with the overall look of the afghan, I would hate to give up the whole project, just because of this Clue, and I know that with my record of finishing other projects (I have a lot of quilting and knitting UFOs) that I would just put this away and forget about it. I am determined to end up with a finished project. What do you think about using Clue 2 again?

Don't give up! I'll be making a video tonight, showing how to do Clue #6, one round at a time.

[Shandeh]

Not to be off topic, but, If you do not know what tessellation is, you should look it up on the Internet. It is the basis for Moorish decorative arts for probably thousands of years, Escher was fascinated with it as are many artists and mathematicians, in nature honeycombs are tessellated, and they are the strongest unit. You do not need to be a math whiz to appreciate their beauty, and if you do get the math, so much the better.

I thought of "tesseract" from (I think) "A Wrinkle in Time." Remember those books?

I read "A Wrinkle in Time" about 10 times when I was young. Love that book!

[Shandeh]

I really have fallen in love with Clue #6. Last night, I made 4 motifs with that clue.

My favorite part is the simple flower in the center. Reminds me of the flowers I used to draw when I was little. So, this blanket will be very special to me.

[Tiffanna]

Not to be off topic, but, If you do not know what tessellation is, you should look it up on the Internet. It is the basis for Moorish decorative arts for probably thousands of years, Escher was fascinated with it as are many artists and mathematicians, in nature honeycombs are tessellated, and they are the strongest unit. You do not need to be a math whiz to appreciate their beauty, and if you do get the math, so much the better.

I thought of "tesseract" from (I think) "A Wrinkle in Time." Remember those books?

I read "A Wrinkle in Time" about 10 times when I was young. Love that book!

I loved "A Wrinkle in Time" when I was young. Now I'm trying to remember what age I read it at because I'm starting to think there are some books from my childhood that my 7 year old might be ready for.

[SavvySherri]

Shandeh, thank you. I look forward to your video. I am definitely a visual person, so I am sure it will help.