Time for action – breaking out of the circle

Not all of our art needs to create a circle, and just to prove it, the following is a quick example:

1. For this pattern, we'll use a variable called counter as both a way to control the number of times to repeat the pattern and a multiplier for the ever-changing x and y coordinates. Create the variable, if you don't have one in your current project.
2. Set the initial values for the pattern as shown in the following set of blocks:
   • set (counter) to (0)
   • clear
   • hide
   • set pen size to (1)
3. Add a repeat () until block and use the condition (counter) > (25) as the value. Repeat the following set of blocks:
   • pen up
   • go to x: ((counter) * (10) y: (0)
   • pen down
   • go to x: (0) y: (250) – ((counter) * (10))
   • change (counter) by (1)
4. The resulting pattern should match the following screenshot:
   

What just happened?

The key to this pattern is the use of the counter variable as a multiplier. The pattern starts at (0, 0) and moves right along the x axis in increments...