I took a solved sudoku, replaced the numbers with colors, and generated this image. I added a black background to separate the colors and make it easier to see the 3-by-3 blocks. Sudokus are tileable. If you take the three blocks from the left of a sudoku and move them around to the right, you still have a sudoku. Similarly, you can move blocks from the top to the bottom. Consequently, if you repeat the pattern, you can pick out any 3-by-3 block and the 8 surrounding blocks, and you have a sudoku.
Unlike the plaids, this pattern is not weavable from horizontal and vertical threads. However, it could be made from little ceramic tiles (and black grout).
2 comments:
Fascinating! Would you make one in shades of blue?
CET
In looking at the first Sudoku you posted, I realized I had misspelled "dilettante' in a post. Is there a spell checker that can be attached to these blogs, meine Blogmeister?
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