Ingrid Crickmore says that this pattern looks very striking as a square braid. She's correct! Find it here: https://loopbraider.com/2015/10/18/flat-6/. It's braid "6FL-5. Piole + W".
I used my usual Aunt Lydia's #10 crochet cotton on this one, to make a finer braid than the braid made from rug warp. I followed Crickmore's colors and patterns. La and Lb had dark red loops and Lc had a black loop. Ra and Rb had white loops and Rc had a black loop.
I did this as a V-fell braid and started braiding with my right hand. The braiding sequence is: little finger on the right hand goes through all the loops on the left hand and picks up the left index finger loop by hooking over the top (reversing it). Walk the left hand loops. Left ring finger goes through all the loops on the right hand and picks up the right index finger loop by hooking over the top (reversing it). Walk the right hand loops. And repeat.
It reminds me of a king snake, with the black between the red and the white. The colors don't show up amazingly well in my photo. It's really very nice and dramatic and colorful.
I made two braids with this pattern, to give as a gift. I didn't measure the braids but they're the usual 14-20" long or so. I tried to arrange the braids so that both sides can be seen in my pic. That is one small critique of Crickmore's site -- she usually (but not always) only shows the top side of the braid, i.e., whichever side has the coolest looking color pattern.
The finer the thread, the longer it takes to make the braid. Of course. I only dropped one loop per braid, and each time it was very easy to pick up and continue braiding without an obvious blip in the braid.
I'm not sure which braids I'll do next. I do like these cute color-patterned braids. But it's also fun to learn new braiding structures and techniques, and to continue practicing the braids that I don't do that smoothly yet.
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