Advanced design; interpreted from web photo. Originally posted in 2006; contributed by Ginny T.
	Materials: 31 cm circum mari, wrapped in white Pearl Cotton #5 in 2 shades each of orange and yellow, navy blue Marking thread in fine & medium metallic gold Prepare a 10-Combination Division

	Start with the diamonds, using navy. Leave a center opening for the points of the design to come together, so start stitching 1/4 of distance from pole to point on the long axis of the triangle. This example uses three rounds. Move through the shades of yellow (light to dark, 1 row) and orange (light to dark, 1 row light and 2 dark).
	Move to the center pentagons for the stars. Note the orientation of the points to the long corner legs. Start tight in the center. Start with orange, stitch two rows dark, one light.

	To start the arms of hoshi kagari / stars, stitches will be placed in between rows already worked, in order to accomplish the overlay effect of the shapes. Enter your needle with dark yellow,in the space shown between the 2nd and 3rd rows of a diamond. Skip to the third diamond (this is the regular sequence for hoshi kagari) and enter/exit the needle under the threads of the third row of the diamond. Pull though and complete the stitch and thread placement.Complete the hoshi sequence in this manner.
	Work two rows dark, one row light yellow - this photo shows "stepping up" from the end of one row to the next as you continue to stitch in the hole. Finish the stars with four rows of navy. When you get to the centers of the diamonds, stitch the last row in the center opening.
	Move to the triangles. Start tight in the center, stitch two rows dark orange. Continue with one row lt. orange, two rows dark yellow, one row lt yellow, five rows navy. Begin stitching in the hole with the second row of dark yellow.

End with the last two rows of navy in the center space of the diamond. Finish off the temari by working an outline of gold on each space.

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