How to draw KNIGHTSBRIDGE and CRAZY KNIGHTSBRIDGE

The Legend that came with the first edition of the Official Zentangle® Kit labels this Nightsbridge and Sandy Bartholomew also calls it Nightsbridge in AlphaTangle, so that’s the name I used when I originally posted this tangle in May 2010.

Later and in my CZT training I learned the tangle is correctly spelled Knightsbridge. The Kit now has an updated Legend with Knightsbridge correctly labeled.

Knightsbridge is a Zentangle®-original tangle pattern created by originators Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas.

Update December 09, 2016 – steps are published on the Zentangle blog on the “7th Day of 3Z’s” here.

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UPDATE December 13, 2018 – Project Pack #04. As part of the Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2018 Edition series, Maria begins this Day 11 video demonstrating how to tangle Knightsbridge.

Day 11‘s video includes Knightsbridge, Scena, Purk, and Betweed.

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UPDATE March 3, 2020 – Project Pack #8. As part of the Dancing in the Moonlight project pack, Julie tangles Printemps, Bunzo and Knightsbridge using the new Sakura Moonlight Gelly Roll Pens on a prestrung Zendala tile:

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UPDATE March 6, 2020 – Project Pack #8. As part of the Dancing in the Moonlight project pack, Rick tangles Mi2, Shattuck, Knightsbridge and Doodah on a white prestrung Zendala tile using a black Micron 01 and the new Sakura Moonlight Gelly Roll Pens:

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UPDATE March 6, 2020 – Project Pack #8. As part of the Dancing in the Moonlight project pack, Martha and Molly tangle a whimsical garden on a black Apprentice tile using the new Sakura Moonlight Gelly Roll Pens:

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UPDATE April 20, 2020 – Project Pack #09. As part of the Spring has Sprung project pack, Rick keeps Maria company as she tangles Knightsbridge.

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Update 02/18/2013: Check out the various ways CZT Margaret Bremner demonstrates to play with Knightsbridge here.

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UPDATE July 18, 2020 – Project Pack #10. As part of The Legend of Zentangle project pack series, Maria tangles Knightsbridge starting at 18:51 in this video.

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UPDATE July 23, 2020 – Project Pack #10. As part of The Legend of Zentangle project pack series, Maria tangles Knightsbridge at 22:36.

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UPDATE July 25, 2020 – Project Pack #10. As part of The Legend of Zentangle project pack series, Maria tangles a variation of Knightsbridge starting at 09:55.

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UPDATE August 30, 2021 – Project Pack #15. As part of the Letterforms, Alphabets and the Birth of Zentangle project pack, Martha tangles Crazy Knightsbridge beginning at 13:40 in this video.

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As Sandy Bartholomew comments, “it has unlimited customizing options. Also, this simple grid is the basis for many advanced patterns. Once you master the straight on grid, you can wiggle the lines and really distort things.” This is what we now call Crazy Knightsbridge.

Sandy shows us how to draw this tangle and offers some suggestions for variants here.

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UPDATE December 14, 2021 – Project Pack #16. As part of the Twelve Days of Zentangle – Keeping Score project pack, Martha tangles a Knightsbridge variation at 12:36 in this video:

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UPDATE December 15, 2021 – Project Pack #16. As part of the Twelve Days of Zentangle – Keeping Score project pack, Maria tangles Knightsbridge at 09:16 in this video:

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UPDATE December 20, 2021 – Project Pack #16. As part of the Twelve Days of Zentangle – Keeping Score project pack, Martha tangles Knightsbridge at 27:06 in this video.

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UPDATE December 22, 2021 – Project Pack #16. As part of the Twelve Days of Zentangle – Keeping Score project pack, Maria begins creating Knightsbridge at 17:26 in this video.

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UPDATE March 13, 2022 – Project Pack #17. As part of the The Kaleidoscope of Our Lives project pack, Martha tangles Knightsbridge at 02:27 in this video:

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UPDATE August 30, 2022 – Project Pack #18. As part of the Introducing Zentangle’s new Translucen-Z Tiles project pack, Maria tangles Mooka, Knightsbridge and Gourdgeous in this video:

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UPDATE May 13, 2023 – As part of Zentangle’s 21-day challenge honoring May’s Mental Health Awareness month, Day 3’s Bijouism is Savor, and Marie tangles Knightsbridge on a Translucen-Z Bijou tile and embellishes it with a Gelly Roll Aqua Souffle pen in this 21:31 minute limited audio video:

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UPDATE December 7, 2023 – Project Pack #22. As part of the Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2023 Edition project pack, Molly and Martha tangle Mooka, Knightsbridge (18:40) and Tipple (23:04) on a prestrung 5byPhive tile in this video:

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5. Linda's List of Zentangle-Original Patterns — here is the complete list of original tangles (aka "official tangles") created and introduced by founders Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, including those not published online. If you are new to the Zentangle Method I highly recommend learning a few of the published Zentangle classics first.
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