Making a God's Eye by Shade

[Dept of PMM Artists & things]

God's Eye are a traditional Mexican decoration for the celebration of the Summer
Solstice. God's Eye, literally means 'Eye of Gold'. The more common "Ojo de
Dios" (Eye of God) is shown here.

To make an God's Eye, follow the directions below, but use only four yarn
colors. The first is Yellow, then an orange, medium red, and darker red. Use
each color only once. (Other colors can be used, but keep the center yellow.)

You will need:
* Two wooden dowels, or chopsticks, of equal length
* Yarn in 7 colors. Example is: Pink, yellow, red, light green, dark green,
orange and black.
* Scissors
* Glue

Start by crossing the two dowels, being sure that they are of equal length all
the way around.

Wrap the pink yarn under 'A', and across the sticks and in between 'C' and 'D'.
Wrap twice.

Pass the yarn behind 'B' and wrap it across the sticks in between 'A' and 'D'.
Do this twice.

Rotate the whole by one fourth.
(In other words, you have been holding 'D' in your hand. Rotate it by a quarter
turn, and you will now be holding the former 'C', now as 'D'. The yarns you
just did will now be at a \\ slant, instead of //.)

Pass the yarn around 'A' and under. Cross it over and around 'D'.
Continue by wrapping the yarn over 'C', and around that stick.

Visualize 'protection' of you, your loved ones and your home as you work on this
project.

Continue wrapping and rotating the 'GOD'S EYE' until you have covered About a
quarter sized area of the sticks. Make sure that the yarns lie flat against each
other.

Tie off the pink yarn, and cut and tuck the free end.

Next, take up the yellow yarn, using the same method, wrap 9 strands. When done,
tie off; cut and tuck free end.

Continue with another colour. (Example is 15 strands light green yarn.)
Do it in colors that fit your purposes, and in amounts that you feel pleasing.
When you have filled up the sticks to within three quarters of an inch, (3/4
in.) tie off the yarn. Cut and tuck.

Run a bead of glue around all four corners. Allow it to dry.

The 'fringes' are optional.