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)
Andrew Kownirk-Dunford (Eskimo Joe)
Michał 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
Michał 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:
I love color patternsWasabi 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.
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)