feline fanatic

I may be wrong here, but I thought the kaleidoscope block was made up of 45 degree triangles - thus making making an octagon w/HST at four corners to make a square block. I did make one a long time ago, so I may be getting triangles confused here......or maybe there are now variation of that block....

OMgoodness, you are absolutely correct. don't know what I was thinking when I said Kaledioscope left as a hexi. The spiderweb and kaleidoscope blocks are indeed 45 degree angles and form and octagon and what the OP linked to is a 60 degree angle. Wow, I am starting to scare myself with all the mistakes, typos and forgetfulness I have had lately.

bearisgray

I've seen what I consider "kaleidoscope type blocks" with as few as three pieces and up to twenty or so. The ones with only three or four pieces have four sides, but the ones using more pieces can be made with triangles. I think the ones made with six or eight triangles are used the most often.

The units made with equilateral triangles will fit together differently than the ones made with the 67.5, 67.5, 45 degree triangles.

Interesting topic to look up: Reflection symmetry