If you already know another ocean mat you may use that one as well. | |||
The start is a turks head knot. Start with a loop, |
make the second loop over the first and pass under the starting string, | weave the string through, one up one down till you are at the bottom. | pull both loops out, |
and twist them, keeping the one over- one under pattern | bring the one over the other, keeping the pattern at the topmost crossing. | The other crossings are not in pattern any more. | Feed one string through, the first two tucks are in pattern again. |
Feed the other string through, the pattern is back. | Shape the knot. Double or follow and take the old one out, as far as needed. | If you use the mat for a head, this is where you make eyes. When you get to the middle of the mat you can start with the eye-knots. | The eyes are just thumb knots, come back to this side to fix them, and go out at the big spots for the neck. |
A bigger picture of the mat. |
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©Willeke 2002 |