Compass
Drawings
These patterns come from a variety of sources; I have tried to give
credit where appropriate. This is a good exercise for getting your girls
comfortable with the points of the compass; by following the directions
you should end up with a picture! In all these patterns the top of the
paper is North, the bottom is South, left hand side is East and right hand
side is West.
Trefoil Design
Thanks very much to Linda Gardner, who posted these directions
to the Guiding Mailing List! She notes that these plans were originally
posted by Diane Hyink on the WAGGGS-L list.
You need a piece of graph paper, 13 squares wide and 12 squares long.
Start 2 squares in from the right hand side and 3 squares up from the bottom.
Trace a line starting from this point, using the following directions (read
down the columns):
| 1NE |
2NW |
1SW |
2E |
2S |
2W |
1SE |
| 3N |
3W |
3S |
3S |
1SE |
1SW |
1E |
| 1NW |
2SW |
1SE |
2W |
9E |
2W |
|
| 2W |
1SE |
1E |
1NW |
1SE |
3N |
|
| 1NE |
2W |
1NE |
2W |
2N |
2E |
|
Trefoil - Version Two
Thanks to Alana Raymond, who posted this pattern to the Guiding
Mailing List!
The start spot is at least 7 squares from the left and 7 from the
right. Read down each column.
| 1NW |
1N |
1NE |
| 1W |
1NW |
1E |
| 1SW |
1N |
1SE |
| 1W |
1NE |
1SW |
| 1NW |
1SE |
1SE |
| 1NE |
1NE |
1SW |
| 1NW |
1SE |
1W |
| 1NE |
1S |
1NW |
| 1E |
1SW |
1W |
| 1SE |
1S |
1SW |
| 1E |
1E |
|
Toadstool Pictures
Thanks to Alana Raymond, who posted all these drawings to the
Guiding Mailing List!
TOADSTOOL No. 1 (go down the columns)
| 7N |
2N |
2S |
7S |
| 2SW |
4NE |
1SW |
1SE |
| 3W |
6E |
3W |
4W |
| 1NW |
4SE |
2NW |
1NE |
TOADSTOOL No. 2 (Start at least 6 squares from left, 8 from right)
| 3N |
3SE |
| 4W |
1S |
| 1N |
4W |
| 3NE |
3S |
| 4E |
2W |
TOADSTOOL No. 3 (Start near middle of paper)
| 8N |
5SW |
| 4E |
4E |
| 5NW |
8S |
| 2W |
4E |
Sailboat
Thanks to Alana Raymond, who posted this pattern to the Guiding
Mailing List!
Start near top centre of page, read down the columns.
| 6S |
6W |
| 6E |
2SE |
| 6NW |
10E |
| 6SW |
2NE |
| 6E |
6W |
| 1S |
|
More Drawings!
Thanks very much to Bev Spillane, who
shared these great ideas with me! Many of these she originally collected from
other peoples' postings to the Guiding Mailing List.
Trefoil Design
Start near the middle of the page, at least 5
squares from the bottom.
- Go North-West 1 square
- North 2 squares
- East 2 squares
- South-East 1 square
- East 2 squares
- North 3 squares
- West 1 square
- South-West 1 square
- West 2 squares
- North-West 1 square
- North 3 squares
- North-East 1 square
- East 2 squares
- North-West 1 square
- North 1 square
- North-East 2 squares
- East 2 squares
- South-East 2 squares
- South 3 squares
- South-West 1 square
- West 2 squares
- North-West 1 square
- West 1 square
- South 3 squares
- East 2 squares
- North-East 1 square
- East 2 squares
- South 2 squares
- South-West 1 square
- West 8 squares.
Maple Leaf
Start near the bottom centre of the page.
- Go North 7 squares
- East 6 squares
- North-West 1 square
- North-East 4 squares
- West 1 square
- North 2 squares
- West 2 squares
- North 1 square
- South-West 4 squares
- North 8 squares
- South-West 1 square
- North-West 2 squares
- South-West 2 squares
- North-West 1 square
- South 8 squares
- North-West 4 squares
- South 1 square
- West 2 squares
- South 2 squares
- West 1 square
- South-East 4 squares
- South-West 1 square
- East 7 squares
- South 7 Squares
- East 1 square
Toadstool
Start at least six squares from the left side
of the page.
- Go North 4 squares
- West 2 squares
- South-West 1 square
- West 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- North 2 squares
- North-East 3 squares
- East 6 squares
- South-East 3 squares
- South 2 squares
- South-West 1 square
- West 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- West 2 squares
- South 2 squares
- West 2 squares.
Sailboat
Start near top centre of page.
- Go South 6 squares
- East 6 squares
- North-West 6 squares
- South-West 6 squares
- East 6 squares
- South 1 square
- West 6 squares
- South-East 2 squares
- East 10 squares
- North-East 2 squares
- West 6 squares.
Rabbit
Start about 8 squares to the right of the
centre of the page.
- Go North 1 square
- West 1 square
- South 1 square
- East 4 squares
- North-East 1 square
- North 3 squares
- North-West 2 squares
- North-East 1 square
- North 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- North 5 squares
- South-West 2 squares
- South 5 squares
- West 1 square
- North 3 squares
- North-West 2 squares
- South 5 squares
- South-West 1 square
- South 1 square
- South-East 1 square
- South-West 2 squares
- South 3 squares
- South-East 1 square
- East 3 squares.
Pig
- Go West 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- East 1 square
- South 1 square
- West 1 square
- South 4 squares
- South-West 2 squares
- South 1 square
- South-West 1 square
- South 2 squares
- West 2 squares
- North-East 1 square
- North 4 squares
- South-West 1 square
- West 4 squares
- North-West 1 square
- South-west 1 square
- South 1 square
- South-West 1 square
- South 2 squares
- West 2 squares
- North-East 1 square
- North 4 squares
- North-West 5 squares
- North 2 squares
- East 1 square
- North-East 1 square
- East 1 square
- North-East 1 square
- East 1 square
- North 2 squares
- South-East 4 squares
- East 8 squares
- South-East 1 square.
Horse
Start about 8 squares to the right of the
centre of the page.
- Go South 1 square
- South-East 3 squares
- South 3 squares
- South-West 1 square
- East square
- North-East 1 square
- North 2 squares
- North-East 1 square
- North-West 2 squares
- North-East 1 square
- North 1 square
- North-East 1 square
- North 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- West 3 squares
- South-West 1 square
- South 2 squares
- South-West 1 square
- West 3 squares
- North-West 1 square
- South 2 squares
- South-West 1 square
- South 4 squares
- South-West 1 square
- West 1 square
- North- East 1 square
- North 5 squares
- North-West 1 square
- North 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- North 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- North 4 squares
- South-West 1 square
- West 1 square
- South-West 1 square
- West 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- North-East 2 squares
- North 1 square
- North-East 1 square
- East 1 square
- North 1 square
- South-East 1 square
- East 1 square
- South-East 4 squares
- South 1 square
- East 4 squares
- North-East 1 square
- East 3 squares
- North-East 1 square
- East 1 square
- South-East 3 squares
- South 5 squares
- West 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- North 4 squares
- North-West 1 square
- West 1 square
- South-East 1 square
- South 2 squares.
Sneaker
Start upper right corner – 4 down and 4 out.
- Go South-East 2 squares
- South 5 squares
- West 25 squares
- North-West 2 squares
- North 2 squares
- North-East 2 squares
- East 4 squares
- North-East 1 square
- East 1 square
- North-East 1 square
- East 1 square
- North-East 1 square
- East 2 squares
- North-East 3 squares
- East 1 square
- South-East 1 square
- South-West 2 squares
- South-East 2 squares
- East 6 squares
- North-East 1 square
- East 1 square
- North-East 1 square.
Weight Lifter
Start upper left corner – 1 down and 3 out.
- Go North-East 1 square
- East 5 squares
- South-East 1 square
- South 2 squares
- East 24 squares
- North 2 squares
- North-East 1 square
- East 5 squares
- South-East 1 square
- South 5 squares
- South-West 1 square
- West 5 square
- North-West 1 square
- North 2 squares
- West 24 squares
- South 2 squares
- South – West 1 square
- West 5 squares
- North-West 1 square
- North 5 squares
- South 5 squares
- South-East 1 square
- East 5 squares
- North-East 1 square
- North 2 squares
- East 7 squares
- South 10 squares
- South-East 3 squares
- South 2 squares
- North 1 square
- East 3 squares
- South 1 square
- East 2 squares
- South 2 squares
- West 2 squares
- South 1 square
- West 3 squares
- North 2 squares
- South 5 squares
- South-West 4 squares
- South 3 squares
- East 5 squares
- North 2 squares
- East 5 squares
- South 2 squares
- East 5 squares
- South 2 squares
- East 5 squares
- North 3 squares
- North-West 4 squares
- North 7 squares
- North-East 3 squares
- North 10 squares
- West 2 squares
- South 8 squares
- West 3 squares
- North-East 1 square
- North 2 squares
- North-West 1 square
- West 3 squares
- South-West 1 square
- South 2 squares
- South-East 1 square
- West 3 squares
- North 8 squares
Butterfly
Start 14 up and 16 from right.
- Go South-West 1 square
- South 5 squares
- East 1 square
- South-East 5 squares
- East 2 squares
- North-east 2 squares
- North 4 squares
- North-west 1 square
- West 2 squares
- North-East 1 square
- East 1 square
- North-East 2 squares
- North 1 square
- North-East 1 square
- North 2 squares
- North-West 2 squares
- West 3 squares
- South-West 1 square
- West 1 square
- South-West 2 squares
- South 1 square
- South-West 3 squares
- North-West 1 square
- West 1 square
- North-West 2 squares
- West 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- West 3 squares
- South-West 1 square
- South 3 squares
- South-East 5 squares
Tree
Start 5 up and 20 from right.
- Go East 7 squares
- North-west 1 square
- North 7 squares
- East 1 square
- North 1 square
- North-East 1 square
- East 1 square
- South-East 1 square
- East 3 squares
- North-East 2 squares
- North 2 squares
- North-East 1 square
- North 4 squares
- North-West 2 squares
- North 1 square
- North-West 2 squares
- West 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- West 3 squares
- North-West 1 square
- West 6 squares
- South-West 2 squares
- West 1 square
- South-West 1 square
- West 1 square
- South-West 2 squares
- South 1 square
- South-West 1 square
- South 1 square
- South-West 1 square
- South 1 square
- East 1 square
- South 2 squares
- South-East 2 squares
- East 4 squares
- South-East 1 square
- East 1 square
- South-East 1 square
- South 6 squares
- South-West 1 square.
Train
- Go North 1 square
- East 1 square
- North 7 squares
- East 4 squares
- South 3 squares
- East 3 squares
- North 1 square
- East 1 square
- South 1 square
- East 2 squares
- North 1 square
- East 1 square
- South 1 square
- East 2 squares
- South 4 squares
- East 1 square
- South 1 square
- West 2 squares
- South 1 square
- South-West 1 square
- West 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- North 1 square
- West 4 squares
- South 1 square
- South-West 1 square
- West 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- North 1 square
- West 1 square.
Dog
- Go East 2 squares
- North 1 square
- South-East 2 squares
- South 2 squares
- East 4 squares
- North-East 2 squares
- East 2 squares
- South-West 1 square
- South 5 squares
- West 1 square
- North 3 squares
- West 1 square
- South 3 squares
- West 1 square
- North 3 squares
- West 3 squares
- South 3 squares
- West 1 square
- North 3 squares
- West 3 squares
- South 2 squares
- West 1 square
- North 3 squares
- West 1 square
- South 1 square
- West 1 square
- North2 squares
- East 2 squares
- North 2 squares
- North-West 1 square
- North 1 square.
Swan
Start middle at top of page.
- Go East 2 squares
- South 1 square
- South-West 5 squares
- South 2 squares
- South-East 3 squares
- East 6 squares
- North-East 2 squares
- North-West 1 square
- North-East 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- North-East 1 square
- North 1 square
- South-West 2 squares
- West 4 squares
- North-West 1 square
- North 2 squares
- North-East 2 squares
- North 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- West 1 square
- South-West 1 square
Duck
Start in top left corner.
- Go East 3 squares
- South-East 1 square
- South 1 square
- East 2 squares
- North 1 square
- East 4 squares
- South-West 4 squares
- West 1 square
- South-West 2 squares
- West 3 squares
- South 2 squares
- West 5 squares
- North 1 square
- East 3 squares
- North 1 square
- West 2 squares
- North-West 2 squares
- West 1 square
- North-West 2 squares
- North 2 squares
- North-East 1 square
- North 1 square
- West 2 squares
- North-West 1 square
- South-West 2 squares
- North-West 2 squares
- North-West 1 square
- North-East 2 squares
- North 1 square
- North-East 2 squares
Dolphin
Start in middle at the top.
- Go east 5 squares
- South-West 2 squares
- South-East 4 squares
- South 5 squares
- South-East 2 squares
- South 4 squares
- North-West 3 squares
- South-West 4 squares
- North 4 squares
- North-East 3 squares
- North 1 squares
- North-West 3 squares
- West 1 square
- South-West 1 square
- South 2 squares
- North-West 2 squares
- West 1 square
- South-West 2 squares
- North 2 squares
- South-West 1 square
- South 1 square
- North-West 2 squares
- North 2 squares
- North-East 6 squares
- East 2 squares
- North-East 1 square
Teddy Bear
Start in the top left.
- Go East 1 square
- South-East 1 square
- East 2 squares
- North-East 1 square
- East 1 square
- South-East 1 square
- South 1 square
- South-West 1 square
- South 2 squares
- South-West 1 square
- South-East 5 squares
- South 1 square
- South-West 1 square
- West 1 square
- North-West 3 squares
- South 4 squares
- South-East 6 squares
- South 1 square
- South-West 1 square
- West 1 square
- North-West 6 squares
- South-West 6 squares
- West 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- North 1 square
- North-East 6 squares
- North 4 squares
- South-West 3 squares
- West 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- North 1 square
- North-East 5 squares
- North-West 1 square
- North 2 squares
- North-West 1 square
- North 1 square
- North-East 1 square
Snowman
Start in centre at bottom.
- Go West 5 squares
- North-West 3 squares
- North 4 squares
- North-East 4 squares
- East 4 squares
- North 1 square
- West 5 squares
- South-West 5 squares
- South 2 squares
- North-East 6 squares
- North 1 square
- North-West 1 square
- North 2 squares
- North-East 1 square
- West 2 squares
- North 1 square
- East 2 squares
- North 1 square
- East 4 squares
- South 1 square
- East 2 squares
- South 1 square
- West 2 squares
- South-East 1 square
- South 2 squares
- South-West 1 square
- South 1 square
- South-East 4 squares
- South 3 squares
- South-West 2 squares
- South 1 square
- South-East 4 squares
- South 4 squares
- South-West 3 squares
- West 5 squares
(There is some backtracking in this picture)
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