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European 1 into 6 Mail

Basic Pattern

European 1 into 6 is an advancement of the standard European 1 in 4 mail pattern. As far as I'm aware there is no historical basis for this pattern.

I have seen a lot of complicated variations for beginning this pattern. They are all ridiculously complex to a simple base understanding of European pattern structure in general.

Simply follow the rules of columns and rows set down in the Basic European 1 in 4 Pattern, except each link must pass through 6, instead of 4 others.

Thusly:

If the link you are adding goes through 3 links on the existing pattern, then it must also go through 3 new links.

If the link you are adding goes through 4 links on the existing pattern, then it must also go through 2 new links.

If the link you are adding goes through 5 links on the existing pattern, then it must also go through 1 new link.

The ratio of links for this pattern is 1 Closed Link to 1 Opened Link.

Starting

Step 1	Place an open link through six closed links. Close the open link.

Step 2 Layout	Lay the first seven links out as in the illustration.

Step 3 Adding to the Column Edge	Place an open link through 2 closed links. Place the open link through the 4 column edge links coloured copper in the illustration. Close the open link.

Step 4 Adding to the Column Edge	Place an open link through 2 closed links. Place the open link through the 4 column edge links coloured copper in the illustration. Close the open link. Repeat this step to make the pattern wider.

Step 5 Adding to the Row Edge Start	Place an open link through 3 closed links. Place the open link through the 3 row edge links coloured copper in the illustration. Close the open link. Repeat this step each time you start adding a row.

Step 6 Adding to the Row Edge	Place an open link through a closed link. Place the open link through the 5 links coloured copper in the illustration. Close the open link.

Step 7 Adding to the Row Edge	Place an open link through a closed link. Place the open link through the 5 links coloured copper in the illustration. Close the open link. Repeat this step to continue a new row, making the pattern longer.

Finished European 1 into 6 Mail

The Finished European 1 in 6 Mail Pattern

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