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10 11 – move #5 over #1, under #3 to get three

pairs of over-under cords – #1 and #3,
– move #6 right under #1, over #3…
#2 and #4, #5 and #6. Use those pairs as
you would single strands of a three-strand
braid, but alternate the ‘inner’ and ‘outer’
sets above and below the strand pair being
crossed, so as to follow the pattern shown
here.

Here (L) is the finished pattern, where you can see the three pairs of cords forming the standard Three-
Strand Braid, but laid over and under each other as they make their passes. The pairs used here are yellow/
yellow, green/green, and red/red.

The pattern readily lends itself to adding more
cords for greater definition or to mixing up
the cords to produce some interesting
differentiated colour patterns, as
shown here (R).