Step 6 – Flags with crosses
The Danish flag – the Dannebrog – is one of the flags that has a cross on it.
These aren't that hard to draw once you get the method right.
- The Dannebrog is slightly squarer than lots of other flags, so make it 300 steps wide and 210 steps tall
- Draw the base flag as red
- Move the turtle and then draw a thin white rectangle for one of the crosses – about 30 steps wide is a good size
- Move again and draw the other part of the cross
You'll probably want to pick the pen up somewhere here to make it easier
This is a bit trickier than it seems it's going to be. I nearly got it right the first time, but needed to make a couple of small changes to get it perfect.
There are all sorts of technical rules about how wide the cross should be. If you use a height of 210 steps, make the white rectangles 30 steps wide and it'll be about right. Getting them in exactly the right place is tricky though.
The two left side red parts should, by the way, be squares.
The Dannebrog holds the world record for the national flag in longest use. It was first used in the 14th century. It's flown everywhere in Denmark (lots of houses have flag poles) and used at birthday parties and just about any other time Danes get together.
I suppose I should give you a solution to the Greenland flag problem as well...