Temari Pattern99SC01.pdf

Temari Pattern 99SC01

Advanced Beginner to Intermediate contributed by Susan Cameron / Download PDF file of this pattern

Oblique Stars with Pentagon Poles

This pattern was a popular request to Susan C of the Talk Temari list

once the members saw the photos of it.

There are two things that make this pattern a little bit unique – first,

the stars (kikus) are "twisted" obliquely rather than being on a typical

north/south orientation, and second, the marking threads for the stars

are removed, leaving the stars to "float."

3 inch mari marking with Simple 5 division; metallic marking thread,

waste thread for marking, 2 colors pearl cotton #5.

Begin by wrapping about a 3” ball in the color of your choice.

With waste thread (not good metallic, but junk thread that will

be removed later) mark the ball in an S-5. Do not mark the obi,

but leave pins at the obi on the five mark threads. Around the

NP stitch a pentagon with your metallic marking thread about

2cm. from the center. Label the points on the NP pentagon A

through E. Stitch a similar pentagon with metallic thread

around the SP. Label the points on the SP pentagon numbers 1

through 5, with 1 being on the same vertical line as A, 2 on the

same vertical line as B, etc.

Once you have marked the pentagons, with your metallic thread

add a marking line from point A at the NP to point 2 at the SP,

then add a marking line from point B at the NP to point 3 at the

SP. Continue in this fashion until you have all 5 oblique lines

marked with metallic thread. Your mari should now have a

pentagon at the NP, a pentagon at the SP, and 5 pointy-oval

shaped elements twisting obliquely around the ball with a waste

marking thread bisecting each one vertically.

Now with your waste thread add a marking line through each

pointy-oval, from point to point. Finally with your waste thread

stitch the last marking line around the ball in a zig-zag that

divides the metallic marking lines in thirds (twice around the

ball completes the zig-zag.) Now each of your pointy-ovals

should be divided by 4 marking lines (crossing in the center at

your obi pin) on which you can stitch the kiku design of your

choice. Be certain to take a good bite into the ball, because

when you are finished you should carefully remove your waste

marking threads. Embellish the NP and SP pentagons as you

choose.

On the diagram, the dotted lines indicate waste marking threads

and the solid red lines indicate metallic marking threads.

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