Lorax
Lorax uses two ring sizes. The same wire diameter is used for both. Aspect ratios are as follows:
Aluminum rings: 3.0 AR
Blue AA rings: 4.2 AR
This weave is rather AR-sensitive. The difference between the two sizes is important. They must allow the orbital connection to be made and not end up too loose. (2.9, 4.0) is a nicer combination in my opinion, and still provides plenty of flexibility. Larger combinations might work but will make a loose chain, so try to keep things tight (but not too tight).
Structurally, this chain is made up of single 3-ring orbital cells connected in series. Once the first orbital connection is made, each additional cell requires three steps to complete: add small a ring, add a large ring, and complete the orbital connection with a small ring.
- Close one large ring and one small ring.
- Make a single orbital connection. Open a small ring and connect it to the other small ring, making sure to do this inside the large ring so that it ends up orbitally held in place.
- Add a small ring to the large ring.
- Add a large ring to a small ring from the previous cell. The ring is positioned above the ring added in step 3 awaiting an orbital connection.
- In this step a small ring is added which passes through the one added two steps ago. It can take a bit of wiggling to make the orbital connection. The ring has to be opened the right amount, or slightly more in tighter cases, but once this is done, the chain is two cells long.
Steps 3, 4, and 5 are now repeated with consideration made to small ring positioning for proper layering.
- Just to complicate things, we're now going to add to the opposite end. The pictures show the connections better this way. Just like in step 3, add a small ring to the previous large ring. An important thing to acknowledge here is that it can go in either of two places. Each time this ring is added, i.e. in steps 9, 12, 15, etc. it should use stepped grain: (-_-_-_-_). If lean grain (////////)is used instead, the result is Barbaloot.
- As we did in step 4, add a large ring to the small ring in the previous cell.
- Complete the orbital connection. The chain is now 3 cells long.
- Begin the 4th cell by adding a small ring to the previous large ring. Make sure it's positioned correctly. It's in the lower position in the picture, just like the one in the 2nd cell, conforming to the stepped grain (-_-_).
- Add a large ring to the small ring of the previous cell. Notice that it's at the bottom in the picture.
- Flip the chain over. The large ring is now above the small ring added in step 9, awaiting an orbital connection.
- Complete the 4th cell with an orbital connection.
