Beyond the Square: Motif # 57

Motif # 57

Category: Triangles

Progress: 10 of 100+

Notes:
A simple, solid, basic triangle. Although I've been quite enthusiastic about more elaborate motifs lately, I'm also very happy with this one. It's simple, but not boring: must be the corner gaps that make the motif interesting. Sometimes it's so relaxing just to look at the motif and the graphic pattern, and then start hooking without checking back after each row. I can imagine a colorful bunting with this motif, I should keep that in mind!

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Beyond the Square: Motif # 20

Motif # 20

Category: Circles

Progress: 9 of 100+

Notes:
Love this circle! I was a little bit astonished, that it turned out quite small, it looks a little bigger in the book. I'm quite a fan of spike stitches (working a stitch one or more rows below the actual working round), here you can see them in the last white round: the stitch is worked over the chains of the green round, into the ch-space of the white round below. This was one of the few motifs that turned out flat as a pancake without blocking. Simple and yet beautiful!

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Beyond the Square: Motif # 53

Motif # 53

Category: Hexagons

Progress: 8 of 100+

Notes:
Quick - easy - small - cute. :) With only three rounds, it's one of the smallest motifs. In the book, the motif is made in pink only. It's not that I don't like motifs in plain colors (I do), but the question is always: Which color should I take? I can never make up my mind, so I usually pick one, two or three colors plus white and then I'm happy. For this one I've settled on a dark pink and white.

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Source: shexists.com via Barbara on Pinterest

PS: sorry there are no glimpses of the super secret project this time - I'm still working on it and hope to post new pictures, soon.

Beyond the Square: Motif # 62

Motif # 62

Category: Triangles

Progress: 7 of 100+

Notes:
Another motif with lots of picots. Actually I've never been a huge fan of picots, but somehow I seem to grow fond of them by now. I can't say what's so special about this motif, but when I look at my motif collection or at the pictures, I always think "wow, that one's really cute!". In the book, the motif is pretty as well, with different shades of blue/turquoise.

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