Inspired by Italy - Part 2

The following was on the side of a church in Messina, Sicily. Time removed some of the color from the stars, leaving some beautiful variation in the design. At first I thought that the building was incredibly unique because of all of the different stars, but on another side of the building the stars were not worn in a symmetric pattern.

The tiles that are the inspiration for the 8 charts shared in this post.

Star Charts: The following three charts are based loosely on the stars shown in the original image above. They are all 25x25 stitches.

Star A - 25x25 stitches



Star B - 25x25 stitches



Star C - 25x25 stitches

Divider Charts: This square and triangle tile design inspired the creation of five small charts.

The original tiles.

Divider A - 7x21 stitches (each repeat adds an additional 4 stitches)


Divider B - 5x21 stitches (each repeat adds an additional 4 stitches)


Divider C - 5x21 stitches (each repeat adds an additional 4 stitches)


Divider D - 7x23 stitches (each repeat adds an additional 6 stitches)

Divider E - 7x43 stitches (each repeat adds an additional 6 stitches)

I would like to eventually use these patterns to design some mitten patterns. I love the thought of making something that is 100% inspired by my trip to Italy. I will likely need to edit them back (removing circle borders and the like), but it should be a fun project. More charts are coming!

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