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Looping
In the case of the round brocade knot, the greater the number of outer loops, the bigger the central hole. If a smaller
central hole is desired along with with a multitude of outer loops, the number of loops looped to the next outer loop must
be increased.

Example: Looping every second ear loop in a round bro- Example: Looping every third ear loop in a round
cade knot wth six outer loops. brocade knot with six outer loops.

1

1
2

2
3

3

Step 1. 1
Step 1. 1 Step 2. 2 – 1
Step 2. 2 – 1 Step 3. 3 – 1 – 2
Step 3. 3 – 1 – 2

6
1
1
2
6 5

3 5 2
4
4
3

Step 4. 4 – 2 – 3 Step 4. 4 – 1 – 2 – 3 + 1
Step 5. 5 – 3 – 4 + 1 Step 5. 5 – 2 – 3 + 4 + 2
Step 6. 6 – 4 – 5 + 1 + 2 Step 6. 6 – 3 – 4 – 5 + 3

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