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Does anyone recognise this terminology...

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SoupDragon · 23/02/2015 10:29

3b1r5b3y5b1o6b3b1y4b1o5b

It's for a puzzle which I suspect might be based on some kind of Northern yarn craft but I've really no idea.

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SilverHawk · 23/02/2015 14:33

No idea! Could the letters stand for colours, blue,red,yellow and orange?

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SoupDragon · 23/02/2015 14:49

Haven't a clue! :o I don't think so as b could be blue or black.

It's only a short excerpt from the puzzle but it should end up with numbers at the end. I just need to work out the theme!

This was a long shot I must say :)

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SoupDragon · 23/02/2015 14:50

One hint said if you had trouble to unravel and start again which is what made me think it was a yarn craft of some sort.

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SilverHawk · 23/02/2015 15:57

Have you got any more of the puzzle?

Viviennemary · 23/02/2015 16:00

I agree that it's some kind of Fairisle knitting pattern y for yellow b for blue and so on.

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SoupDragon · 23/02/2015 17:12

Hmmm... It could be then. I guess it wouldn't matter whether b was black or blue as long as they're all the same. It is certainly a better guess than anything I cold come up with!

I'm thinking squared paper and coloured pencils may feature in my evening!!

Thank you!

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SilverHawk · 23/02/2015 18:25

It's going to show a number and you will have to decide where to stop the line/turn. I suspect B is the key.

SilverHawk · 23/02/2015 18:42

9?

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SoupDragon · 23/02/2015 19:11

Sorry - there was far more text to work with and I deleted some of that row. I got told off by the puzzle setter for posting a knitting question here once because people were finding the complete solution here when googling.

I've had to change it to avoid the same scenario.

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SoupDragon · 23/02/2015 19:13

The whole thing is here but I'm not sure if you can see it without an account.

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SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 23/02/2015 19:16

I don't think it is authentic Fairisle, though - it's my understanding (from the Scottish knitters I spend every Monday with) that genuine Fairisle only uses two colours at a time.

SilverHawk · 23/02/2015 19:37

M25 Junction 9? What's near there that's high?

SilverHawk · 23/02/2015 19:55

Oh, Box Hill? Completely emmbarrasing myself Blush just got carried away and probably totally wrong. Ignore....

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SoupDragon · 23/02/2015 21:33

:o

I'm about to sit down with my pencils and see what I get. I would not have thought of using colours like that.

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SilverHawk · 23/02/2015 21:48

You don't need coloured pencils even, just look at the pattern. Then write it out...

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SoupDragon · 23/02/2015 21:52

Of COURSE I need coloured pencils!! Where is the fun on doing it any other way?! Shock

If I had the patience, I'd try and crochet it... Wink

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SilverHawk · 23/02/2015 21:59

Oh, I thought it might be crochet Grin. Northern yarn craft my arse
Have you got glitter pens?....

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SoupDragon · 23/02/2015 22:56

I have a large tin of Caran D'Ache pencils :o

It was a colour chart so could be knitted or crocheted. I think it is technically Fairisle as it's really just blue and "not blue", so two colours :)

I ended up with one lot of gibberish as I'd forgotten to turn at the end of the row.

I was over complicating it and was convinced it couldn't be colours so thank you :)

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SoupDragon · 23/02/2015 22:57

I could probably have used Hama beads... Dammit!

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