32 Panel Color Patterns

Donovon · Post by **Donovon** » 10 Jan 2010 19:25

Alright, I know there was a thread that covered this before (which can be found here). However i thought that id try to pick this apart the best i could, for the likes of both stitchers and buyers. I tried my best to find capture different angles. I will try my best to give credit where credit is due (i hope people don't mind if I use their pictures). I am terribly sorry if I have left you out.

Here goes:
Every 32 Panel Bag consists of:
12 Pentagons
20 Hexagons
Every 32 panel color pattern is basically a play on those numbers.

Solid:
Color 1- 12 pentagons/20hexagons

Andrew Kownirk-Dunford (Eskimo Joe)

MichaÅ‚ Biarda (Cod)

Standard/Soccer Ball:
Color 1- 12 Pentagons
Color 2- 20 Hexagons

Alf

Hanna Mickiewicz (Hania)

Paradox:
Color 1- 6 Pentagons/10 Hexagons
Color 2- 6 Pentagons/10 Hexagons

Mike Paras (mikep)

Brian Dennis (Brinard)

Spiral/Spinner:
Color 1- 6 Pentagons/10 Hexagons
Color 2- 6 Pentagons/10 Hexagons
(pent - hex - pent - hex - pent - hex - pent - hex - pent - hex - hex - pent - hex - hex - hex - hex)

Julien Cote (akalazou)
***Variations (One solid spiral, One alternating spiral)

Waylon Lew (Wasabi)

Bi-Polar/Bizarro/Flip-Flop-
Color 1- 6 Pentagons/10 Hexagons
Color 2- 6 Pentagons/10 Hexagons

Will Tuttle (will-T)
***Variations- 5 Claw: Polar pents will match the surrounding color (essentially switching places)

12/8 Blur:
Color 1- 12 Pentagons
Color 2 (X)- 12 Hexagons
Color 3 (Y)- 8 Hexagons
-Around every pentagon there will be 3 of Color X and 2 of Color Y
-Color X will form multiple doubles
-Color Y will never touch eachother and will form squares

Hanna Mickiewicz (Hania)
***Variations- Color 2 or color 3 may be identical to color one, making two possible 2-color blurs

Marco Hartig (mahhkohh)

J. Chris Miller (Shredzilla)

Tri-Color (Hex-Center):
Color 1/2- 3 Pentagons/4 Hexagons
Color 3- 6 Pentagons/12 Hexagons

Will Tuttle (Will_T)

Quad-Color (Hex-Center):
Color 1/2- 3 Pentagons/4 Hexagons
Color 3/4- 3 Pentagons/6Hexagons

Waylon Lew (Wasabi)

Tri-color (Pent-Center, I would center around the yellow one in front)
Color 1/2- 4 Pentagons/6 Hexagons
Color 3- 4 Pentagons/8 Hexagons

MichaÅ‚ Biarda (Cod)

Ninja-Star Pattern:
Color 1/2- 6 Pentagons/10 Hexagons

Waylon Lew (Wasabi)

Tri-Claw:
Color 1- 6 Pentagons
Colors 2/3- 3 Pentagons/10 Hexagons

Brian Bear (brianbear)

(One of mine "half-way done")
***Variations (Which is likely more common, a true tri-claw) Only 2 colors- the 6 pentagons of color 1 are divided among colors 2 and 3.

5-color star:
Color 1/2/3/4/5- 4 Hexagons
Color 6- 12 Pentagons

Waylon Lew (Wasabi)

Sam McAulay (bluntobj3ct)
*Variations- 5 colors can either run straight through to polar star or be flipped to the polar end of the bag (making it seem like you made two identical halves and stuck them together, but twisted 180 degrees)

5-Color Swirl:
Color 1- 2 Pentagons
Color 2/3/4/5/6- 2 Pentagons/4 Hexagons
[Each color looks like: hex - pent - 2 hex - pent - hex]

Donovon Thakur (Donovon)

6-Color Swirl:
Color 1/2/3/4/5/6- 2 Pentagons/3 Hexagons
Color 7- 2 Hexagons
[one line of color is: pent - hex - pent - hex - hex]

Julien Cote (akalazou)
*Variations (which chronologically prolly came first, but are easier to explain first seeing the 6 colors)
-Spinner triclaw: 2 colors, basically alternating lines, with polar hexes opposite colors
Color 1/2- 6 Pentagons/10 Hexagons

Donovon Thakur (Donovon)
-Tri-Swirl: 3 colors (well, 4 if you include the polar hexes), basically two adjacent lines are identical in color (2x3=6!)
Color 1/2/3- 4 pentagons/6 Hexagons
Color 4- 2 Hegagons

Chris Miller (Shredzilla)

6 Stripe
Color 1/2/3/4/5/6- 2 Pentagons/2 Hexagons
Color 7- 8 Hexagons

Brian Bear (brianbear)

(One of mine "half-way done")

6 Egg
Color 1/2/3/4/5/6- 2 Pentagons/2 Hexagons
Color 7- 8 Hexagons

Julien Cote (akalazou)

Atomic:
Color 1- 12 Pentagons/4 Hexagons
Color 2- 16 Hexagons

2 color- Sam McAulay (bluntobj3ct)
***Variations (4 middle hexes of radiation to color 3)
***Variations (4 Radiations different colors)

4 color- Cale McCoy (calemccoy)

Fearless 55 Pattern: 8 radiations of different colors
Color 1/2/3/4- 3 Pentagons/1 Hexagon
Color 5/6/7/8- 4 Hexagons

True Fearless 55- Richard Abshire (richardabshire)

Hanna Mickiewicz (Hania)

(One of mine "half-way done")

Dada- Random (usually involves lots of colors, but not always)

Cale McCoy (calemccoy)

Erik Savage (Shred Villan)

Poke' Bag:
Color 1 (Red)- 6 Pentagons/5 Hexagons
Color 2 (White)- 6 Pentagons/ 3 Hexagons
Color 3 (Black)- 12 Hexagons
*There are other ways to make a poke' bag, this is just one. There are also different poke' balls you can imitate.

Donovon Thakur (Donovon)

As far as putting them together, I personally consider there to be two types of patterns: Those that center themselves around a pentagon and those that center themselves around a hexagon. Generally, this really only makes a difference when looking at a bag and is pretty obvious. However, to me it makes a difference in how i physically put the bag together. I hope I can explain this correctly.

Pentagon Centered:
Probably "easier." After the first flower, the five pentagons are added around that. (then 5 more and you are left with the last pent)

12/8 Blur //// Spiral
Sorry, i typically do this with my phone.

Hexagon Centered:
These patterns, to me, once you get half way, put themselves together. However, with a hexagon as a center, you might need to sew 3 pentagons to be able see the hexagon as the center.

6 color spiral //// 4 color atomic
Sorry again about the quality.

It might not exactly fit, but i wanted to include this:
The difference between the two-stitch bags and the three-stitch bags are as follows:

Matt Cross [i](slightly modified)[/i] wrote: -feel - two-stitch bags are a little stiffer to start (because the thread is further from the edge of the panels, so there is more material on the inside of the bag)
-appearance - the edges on two-stitch bags are not as straight as the edges on three-stitch bags. This is purely cosmetic
-cost - two-stitch bags take less time [to stitch]

From here, this is pretty much the best advice anyone could offer when attempting to crack a new pattern:

Wasabi wrote:
Matt Cross wrote:when making a new color pattern for the first time, find a picture of the same pattern.

Focus on ONE pent at a time, and the colors surround it. start with a pent that is very... "important" to the color scheme. ie: the "tip" of a claw, the beginning of a spiral, etc etc. Just get that first pent down. Then find out how other pents of the same color, or part of the same part of the pattern, relate to that starting pent.

So, pick a good starting pent, go very slow, and focus on one at a time. if you do that, you can do any pattern.

I love color patterns

Props everyone on nice bags!
Hope this helps,
~Donovon

Edit: Looks like the site hosting my photos changed servers or something, I had to edit all of the links. Sorry that they have been down for awhile. Let me know if this happens again (although i hope it doesn't, lol)

mc · Post by mc » 10 Jan 2010 20:23

Hi Donovon,

Maybe take out the part about size, as that has more to do with stitching style and the templates.
"
1. feel - two-stitch bags are a little stiffer to start (because the thread is further from the edge of the panels, so there is more material on the inside of the bag).
2. appearance - the edges on two-stitch bags are not as straight as the edges on three-stitch bags. This is purely cosmetic.
3. time - two-stitch bags take less time [to stitch]
"

will_T · Post by **will_T** » 11 Jan 2010 10:48

great thread! this will surely help many people who are trying to figure out some of the more complex color layouts.

and matt, when you make 2 stitch bags, why do you bite deeper from the edge? does it have to do with bag growth during break in? i sew both styles the same distance from the edge, but you've got more experience than a lot of the folks on here. thanks

mc · Post by mc » 11 Jan 2010 10:53

I stitch my 3-stitch bags very close to the edge.

The stitches are bigger on 2-stitch bags (using the same templates) so if I were to stitch as close to the edge on a 2-stitch bag as I do on a 3-stitch bag, the corners of the panels would pop out, making an ugly flaw in the bag.

akalazou · Post by **akalazou** » 12 Jan 2010 10:40

i would add, dont be shy, i you dont understand a patern that someone created, ask him how he made it ... Donovon asked me for a patern iv called "toxic" ... i dont know what i meant by that, but if i knew, it would be a pleasure to help him out. so you can ask me anything about patern, and prolly that MC, Waylon and some more stitchers can help you too.

Donovon · Post by **Donovon** » 12 Jan 2010 12:59

Thats a good point. Awhile ago i could only find a picture of one side of the 6 stripes pattern on Brian's bag, so i asked him to help me out.
I was mostly looking for the so called toxic pattern so that i could include it in my thread.
~Donovon

Donovon · Post by **Donovon** » 11 Feb 2010 17:51

*Added Julien's new eggs pattern

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 12 Feb 2010 05:48

I believe I made this bag.

Good guide.

Donovon · Post by **Donovon** » 12 Feb 2010 06:29

Wasabi wrote:[img]
I believe I made this bag.

Good guide.

Terribly sorry. Perhaps he posted a pic of your bag. I went through a lot of posts. Fixed now.

~Donovon

will_T · Post by **will_T** » 13 Feb 2010 19:01

hey all, i'm experimenting with some new concepts so to mock them up on paper first i made this. figured i'd post it in case anyone else can use it.

akalazou · Post by **akalazou** » 13 Feb 2010 19:37

there is no need to waste paper: http://holly.angelblade.com/pegleggydesigns/foot.html

will_T · Post by **will_T** » 14 Feb 2010 13:08

i searched for about half an hour to try and find that thing before just giving up and making my own. thanks for finding that link

it's never worked for me though, every panel i click just goes white and i can't select any colors. using firefox 3.

Justin Hall · Post by **Justin Hall** » 14 Feb 2010 15:55

You have to match that circle to the circles of the colors on the left perfectly and left click your mouse for the color to change.

will_T · Post by **will_T** » 14 Feb 2010 16:51

well darn my socks! it works!

Donovon · Post by **Donovon** » 30 May 2010 15:11

Thread expanded to include 5-color swirl and a poke' bag design.
~Donovon

Brad Benson · Post by **Brad Benson** » 22 Jun 2010 10:54

Forgot the eye ball.

Ramen God · Post by **Ramen God** » 08 Aug 2010 11:31

Hey donovon, I need your pattern figuring outing skills for a bag I wish to make. It is called the Yin Yang and I have been trying for a couple months to figure it out how to put it together, but I just can't do it.

It is the upper right image. If you can, please help me figure out how to do this pattern.

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 08 Aug 2010 15:25

dgsadgaj the eyeball!!!! awesome i have to try that!

Ramen God · Post by **Ramen God** » 09 Aug 2010 04:50

Yeah, the eyeball is sweet.

Donovon · Post by **Donovon** » 09 Aug 2010 14:47

To be honest, myself and others have tried to figure out that pattern before. But its really hard without a picture of the back.
My best adivce would be to try the tri-color design. But take three adjacent colors one color and the other three a different color, and switch the polar hexes, while surrounding them by the other color. So youd have the single hex, surrounded first by the opposing color (same thing on the other side) and the rest of the bag would be a mix of that tri-color design.
If you try that, post a pic.
~Donovon