Smaller Chainmaille balls
These are the second things I learned to make from Chainmaille.
Intro
I'm assuming you've read my vague intro here
These balls are essentially a flat band of european 6-in-one, wrapped
around a 1" superball [you know - those things that come in packs of 5
or 10 for all of two bucks, and are just little pieces of rubber that
bounce really high]
The Pattern
Basically, the pattern itself is this:
- Make a piece of 6-in-one, starting with a row of 24 rings [this is
going to be tight - use about 26 for something looser], and going for
a total of 5 rows.
- Once you've done that, join the ends of this narrow band [hence an
even number of rings in the row, to start], and push the ball into the
band [may be pretty hard, but in this case I find the tight thing is
worth it]
- To seal each end, I do a row of 3-in-one, but skipping a ring each
time. You'll have twelve rings in this row. [look at the pic below]
- Do the same again, and you'll have a row with 6 rings in it...
- Which is small enough that you can put a single ring through all 6
to finish off. The ends in this case are a little loose, so you don't
need to double anything up.
As an aside - these balls are amusing, because they bounce. Chainmaille
is not, by it's nature, a substance that bounces. Throw one of these at
the ground, and they bounce remarkably high [all things considered]. Just
amused the hell outta me :-)
Gary (-;
<chunky@icculus.org>
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