Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Weekly Challenge #71: "Pea-Nuckle"


It's a red-letter day.

The elves in Tangletown have been busy creating/deconstructing more patterns for us to wrangle. This one answers to 'Pea-nuckle', and is the quirky brainchild of Molly Hollibaugh.

Don't you love how I say 'this one' and then present you with a tile that has a bucketload of different patterns on it? If you got here via Laura's page, you already know which one it is. And if you didn't... I'm not telling!




To be honest, drawing this tangle pattern felt a little forced to me. I think it's the kind of pattern you have to figure out how to make your own before it really clicks; kind of like trying to copy someone else's handwriting. Drawing the straight lines felt a little awkward because they were a little too long to draw comfortably, and I had trouble with the S shape because mine were too curly on the edges. Those are minor, very fixable things, though... it's such a unique pattern, and I'm sure we'll be BFFs once we get better acquainted. Off to the tangle jar it goes. :o)

15 comments:

  1. You are so right, it will become easier with practice, but it is already your friend. I really like your tile!

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  2. Great quirky touch and beaut mix of tangles, you found the right flow in the lines.

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  3. I love your selection of patterns and you've done a wonderful job with pea-nuckle. I too found it a little difficult in the beginning, but I've realised it doesn't have to be perfect and it gives it more character if it's not and I have grown to like it

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  4. I really like it! Fun patterns! Well done =0)

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  5. Your tile is amazing! I like your pea-nuckle, it has a nice flow to it. And you worked it in with your other patterns beautifully. I got stuck on that.

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  6. love your tile, you are so right about this pattern, but once I got it, it was fun.....

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  7. I think it looks fantastic!

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  8. Your tile looks great. I had to practice with this one two. I also enjoy your sense of humor with your description, it's refreshing.

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  9. I'm still practicing pea-nuckle. I think you've got it down pat. Great tile!

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  10. Beautiful! So many tangles. Well done!

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  11. This tile is great, there's so much to look at!

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  12. Fun Tile... so many beautiful tangles!

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  13. I love your choice of tangles, I also found Pea-Knucle a challenge!

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  14. hahaha! i couldn't get this pattern to work at all. i committed the sin of tossing the whole thing in the trash - after i torn it into about a million pieces! maybe another day, another time and i'll try it again.

    i think yours turned out very well! but my favorite part of your tile is the little beaded lines at the top - so pretty and dainty!

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  15. It's a great version of pea-nuckle (oops, I spilled the beans). I do know what you mean about needing to figure out a way to make it your own. I struggled with mine, but did end up with something I could post. This is one that needed a video, and I'm glad Cris provided one. It helped me. There are several tangles on your tile that I don't think I've seen before, and they are all very interesting. Now I need to study them to see if I can figure out how to deconstruct them all, so I can do them too, lol!

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