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OXO

Back in April 2019, I shared Noughts and Crosses, a new draft I'd put together, with the intention that it would eventually be part of a trio. The second instalment, Tic Tac Toe, came along in December 2020 and now I'm ready to share the third band, OXO. Each of the bands has motifs in common, but are woven using different numbers of tablets and different colour combinations. With only 18 tablets, OXO would be a great choice if you've never woven something where tablets are turned in two directions at once. Like its siblings, OXO is twist-neutral for the pattern tablets, so you won't get a build up of twist behind them.

With regards to the colour choices, the three drafts together represent my place within the SCA. Tic Tac Toe, in red, gold and black, stands for the Kingdom of Drachenwald (which covers Europe and South Africa). Noughts and Crosses, in blue, gold and black (although in the sample band I used navy blue instead of black, as that's what I had to hand), stands for the Principality of Insulae Draconis (which covers England, Ireland, Iceland, Scotland and Wales). Finally, OXO, in blue, green and white, stands for the Shire of Thamesreach (the Greater London area), which was the local group that got me started.

You can download the TDD file for this draft by clicking here.

The text version of this draft is as follows:

• Threading:

1. S threaded tablet
   1. Blue (#0000ff)
   2. Blue (#0000ff)
   3. Blue (#0000ff)
   4. Blue (#0000ff)
2. Z threaded tablet
   1. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
   2. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
   3. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
   4. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
3. S threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. White (#ffffff)
4. Z threaded tablet
   1. Blue (#0000ff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
   4. White (#ffffff)
5. Z threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. Blue (#0000ff)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
6. Z threaded tablet
   1. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. Blue (#0000ff)
   4. White (#ffffff)
7. Z threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. Blue (#0000ff)
8. Z threaded tablet
   1. Blue (#0000ff)
   2. White (#ffffff)
   3. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
   4. White (#ffffff)
9. Z threaded tablet
   1. White (#ffffff)
   2. Blue (#0000ff)
   3. White (#ffffff)
   4. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
10. Z threaded tablet
    1. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Blue (#0000ff)
    4. White (#ffffff)
11. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
    3. White (#ffffff)
    4. Blue (#0000ff)
12. Z threaded tablet
    1. Blue (#0000ff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
    4. White (#ffffff)
13. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. Blue (#0000ff)
    3. White (#ffffff)
    4. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
14. Z threaded tablet
    1. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. Blue (#0000ff)
    4. White (#ffffff)
15. Z threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
    3. White (#ffffff)
    4. Blue (#0000ff)
16. S threaded tablet
    1. White (#ffffff)
    2. White (#ffffff)
    3. White (#ffffff)
    4. White (#ffffff)
17. Z threaded tablet
    1. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
    2. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
    3. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
    4. Japanese Laurel (#009900)
18. S threaded tablet
    1. Blue (#0000ff)
    2. Blue (#0000ff)
    3. Blue (#0000ff)
    4. Blue (#0000ff)

• Turning:

1. 3F 4B 11F
2. 3F 4B 11F
3. 3F 4B 11F
4. 3F 4B 11F
5. 3F 8B 7F
6. 3F 8B 7F
7. 3F 8B 7F
8. 3F 8B 7F
9. 7F 8B 3F
10. 7F 8B 3F
11. 7F 8B 3F
12. 7F 8B 3F
13. 3F 4B 4F 4B 3F
14. 3F 4B 4F 4B 3F
15. 3F 4B 4F 4B 3F
16. 3F 4B 4F 4B 3F
17. 3F 8B 7F
18. 3F 8B 7F
19. 3F 8B 7F
20. 3F 8B 7F
21. 7F 8B 3F
22. 7F 8B 3F
23. 7F 8B 3F
24. 7F 8B 3F
25. 11F 4B 3F
26. 11F 4B 3F
27. 11F 4B 3F
28. 11F 4B 3F
29. 3F 8B 7F
30. 3F 8B 7F
31. 3F 8B 7F
32. 3F 8B 7F
33. 3F 4B 11F
34. 3F 4B 11F
35. 3F 4B 11F
36. 3F 4B 11F
37. 11F 4B 3F
38. 11F 4B 3F
39. 11F 4B 3F
40. 11F 4B 3F
41. 7F 4B 7F
42. 7F 4B 7F
43. 7F 4B 7F
44. 7F 4B 7F
45. 3F 4B 11F
46. 3F 4B 11F
47. 3F 4B 11F
48. 3F 4B 11F
49. 11F 4B 3F
50. 11F 4B 3F
51. 11F 4B 3F
52. 11F 4B 3F
53. 7F 8B 3F
54. 7F 8B 3F
55. 7F 8B 3F
56. 7F 8B 3F

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