SinglethreadedTattedPlatonicSolidsTutorialByAndrsManceido

SinglethreadedTattedPlatonicSolids
Tutorial

ByAndrsManceido

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Knowyourobjective:

Firstofall,ifyouarenotfamiliarwithplatonicsolidsyoushouldreadtheappendixatthe
endofthisdocumenttogetusedtosomeoftheterminologyusedinthistutorialandfor
someusefuldataandimages.

Gettingready:

Todothistattingallyoullneedis:
Anicethread.
OneShuttle.
Anumberofbeadsequaltothenumberofvertexesofthepolyhedronyouaregoingto
make.
Acrochetneedle(optional).
Apairofscissors.

Thetechnique:

Alltheplatonicsolidsaremadeusingonlyrings(orsingleshuttlesplitrings),oneforeach
faceofthesolid,followingthesesteps:

1)Decidehowmanystitcheswillformanedge.About810fortriangularfaces,6forsquare
andpentagonalfaces.Youwantanevennumberbecauseforeachedgeyouwillalways
alternatestitchesandjoinsthus:12...1.Allthesepicotsareveryshortjoiningpicots.All
theedgeswillhavetworings(oneforeachface)joinedallalongtheedge.

2)Loadashuttlewiththreadandasmanybeadsasvertexesinthewholesolid.Notethatif
thesolidhasvertexeswhere4ormoreedgesmeet,youwillneedtoleavesomeslackon
thethreadwhenyouputeachandeverybead.(Oftheregularplatonicsolids,onlythe
octahedronandicosahedronneedthis)

3)Startthefirstring:leaveonebeadbeforethecircleandslideonelessbeadthanvertexes
onafaceintothecirclearoundthefingers.
4)Toputthefirstbeadatthebeginninghold
thebeadoutsidethecircle,makethefirst
halfofthefirstdoublestitch,before
tighteningitpassthethreadendthroughthe
stitch.(Fig.1)Continuetattingoverthetail
for4or5stitchesmore.Afterwardscutthe
end.

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Fig.1

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5)Makethefirstedgeasexplainedonstep
1).Slideabeadintoapicotandmakethe
nextedge.Repeatforalltheedgesofthefirst
face,closetheringwithoutpostingthe
shuttlethroughit.(Fig.2)

6)Eachtimeyoufinishaface,withyour
fingersshapethepolygonsoallthesidesare
equal(sometimeswhenclosingtheringsome
stitchesgetmoresqueezedthanothers).In
Fig.2
thelastringsorverylittlerings,whereyou
cantpullwithyourfingerproperly,asmall
pairofscissorsusedbackwards(passingthepointclosedthroughtheringanopeningthe
scissors)couldhelp.Youwillnotgetaperfectpolygonanditwillbeslightlyrounded(this
willcompensatewhenyoujointheotherringstoit).

7)Beforestartingthenextface,youneedtocounthowmanynewvertexesyouwillmake
withthisface,andslidethatmanybeadsintothecircleroundthefingers.

8)Thefirstedgeofthenewfacewillbe
joinedtothelastedgemadewiththeshuttle
inthepreviousface.Passthethreadaround
thebeadandmakethefirstdoublestitchas
closetothebeadaspossible(Fig.3).Jointo
thelastpicotmade,takingcarethatthe
threadremainsaroundthebead(Fig.4).
Maketheedge(1+2+...+1).Atthenext
vertex,passthecorethreadaroundthebead
(Fig.5),andmakethenextstitchasclosetoit
Fig.3
aspossible.

Fig.4

Fig.5

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9)Beforestartingeachnewedge,youneedtoseeifclosingtheringwouldleavetheending
threadata"full"vertex(Fig.6).Youdon'twantthat,sointhatcaseyoudoaSSSRandtatt
thatedge(oredges)withyourfingerswithadoubledthread(Fig.7),andcloseintheusual
wayforSSSR,usingthebeadatthevertexasanchor(Fig.8).(Noteforgeometrygeeks:ifn
isthenumberofsidesineachfaceandkthenumberofnewvertexesaddedwithaface,
thenumberofsidesyouwillhavetofingertattinthatfaceisn2k).

Fig.61
Onefullvertex,oneSSSREdgeneeded

Fig.62
Two full vertexes, twoSSSRedgesneeded

Fig.7

Fig.8

10)Alwayscheckthatallthethreadsareoutsidetheexistingpartofthepolyhedron
beforestartingeveryedge.

11)Lookifthenextedgehastobejoinedtoanexistingone,orifitisa"new"freeone,and
makeitaccordingly.Alsocheckifattheendoftheedgeyouneedtoslideabeadorpass
theringthreadaroundanexistingone.

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12)Repeatthisforallthefaces.Onthelastfaceyoucanmakeasimpleringasitdoesnot
matterwhereitends,andkeepthethreadtohangthem,orifyouwanttohidethelastend
youcandothatwiththesingleshuttlesplitringtechnique,fingertattingpartofthelast
edge.

Theresult:

Finalwords:

Thistechniquehereexplainedisforplatonicsolids,butitcouldbeusedtomakeother
polyhedrons(likeArchimedeansolids,orevenirregularpolyhedrons),ortomakealotof
otherthings(planartessellationsforexample),sogetcreativeandgomakeyourown
designs!

Thisismyfirstattempttowritethistutorial(oranytutorialrealy),sopleaseletmeknow
anythoughtsyouhavetoimproveitoranymistakesyoufind.

Finally(butnotlessimportant)IwanttothankalotmysisterMonicaforhelpingme
translatingthesestepsandwordingthemproperlyforallofyoutatterstounderstand
them.Thistutorialcouldnthavebeendonewithoutherprecioushelp.

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Appendix:Platonicsolid
(FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia)

Ingeometry,aPlatonicsolidisaconvexpolyhedronthatisregular,inthesenseofaregular
polygon.Specifically,thefacesofaPlatonicsolidarecongruentregularpolygons,withthe
samenumberoffacesmeetingateachvertex;thus,allitsedgesarecongruent,asareits
verticesandangles.

Thenameofeachfigureisderivedfromitsnumberoffaces:respectively4,6,8,12,and20.

TherearepreciselyfivePlatonicsolids:

Polyhedron
Vertexes
Edges
Faces

Tetrahedron

4triangles

12

6squares

12

8triangles

20

30

12pentagons

12

30

20triangles

Cube

Octahedron

Dodecahedron

Icosahedron

Moreat:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_solids

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