Chinna Sikku kolangal eppadi poduvathu

A small and beautiful sikku kolam rangoli 

The dot pattern is 5 dots 3 rows then 4,3,2,1 dots

Anju pulli sikku kolangal

Two more simple sikku kolangal with a few steps are shown below

For this design the dot pattern is 5 dots 3 rows then one dot above and below

This design uses 5 by 5 dots

This design can be drawn with 7 dots, 9 dots, 11 dots etc.  Maneuvering around the dots using curved lines comes with practice and the more we practice nearer to perfection we get.  That is the secret of these type of kolams.  Some of us may get intimidated looking at the final design but when we get it right we get a lot of mental satisfaction.  Can be drawn as part of our daily kolangal.

The next kolam uses 6 dots 4 rows then 4 dots on all sides.  A simple design too

 3 dots sikku kolangal

 4 dots sikku kolangal

Next is a 7 by 1 dot sikku kolam,  easy and beautiful. The images show the steps

One more kolam with 7 to 1 dots similar to the previous one but slightly different ! ( oxymoron !)

The dot pattern is 7 to 1 , this kolam made beautiful by using colourful lines and free hand patterns
through simple hacks

Sikku kolam is like football when a defender twists his legs and falls when tricked by a forward.  I don't know whether it is a correct analogy , anyway sometimes I am reminded of this whenever I am caught midway in the kolam !!