Playing with diamond and argyle repeats

More than a decade ago, I began a library of Hound’s tooth FI variations
that grew over the years.
Recent questions on argyle patterning have led to this post, which will grow periodically.
Many of the related designs form floats wider than the recommended maximum of 5 stitches and will require some float control unless they are knit as DBJ.
Some repeats are also suitable for use with tuck or slip stitch settings.
Elongation in some knitting techniques is to be avoided if possible. In some of these instances, multiplying the height of the original repeat X2 produces the more visually familiar argyle shapes.
Repeat segments can be edited to develop custom variations
16X16tiled16X17 tiled 16X34 tiled 16X32tiled 16X20 tiled 16X4018X40
tiled 20X28 tiled 20X40tiled20X56 tiled24X24tiled   24X40tiled24X44
tiled24X48tiled24X48tiled24X48tiled24X48tiled24X48 tiled24X96  tiled 32X44tiled 32X64tiled36X80tiled42X32tiled Passap 257 40X4040X80Working in multiple colors
36X3636X72 32X32
32X64 tiled A coloring book approach can be used to develop DIY designs by filling in segments in any repeats provided expanding the color palettes, or creating custom-sized diamond outlines and filling in individual shapes between lines with colors.
Beginning with a 24X48 design   visualization of patterns becomes easier on a larger canvas than one simply doubling the original to 48X4896X96the smallest repeat segment, 12X24 for quick color changes to custom A 24X48 repeat with all white outlines for filling in shapes reducing the number of colors shifting shapes: 12X48It is possible to form related shapes with hand-transferred stitches, as seen in Using punchcards to track small cables in pattern (1)

 

 

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