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The finished piece looks
magnificent in one colour
and this may take some
practice to achieve.
6 – and then half hitch the last strand in the

same direction as the previous two. repeat
Stages 1 to 6, enough to cover the piece.

The next type of cockscombing again normally
uses three strands, but now they are treated as one
strand. Here again, they are made with coloured
strands to help you see the pattern. To help yourself
when making this pattern with the same colour
strands throughout, you could tape all three
together to get the same effect.

type 2: three-strand single
running cockscombing
2 Carefully bend all three

strands over and Half Hitch
them together to the left.

1 Seize all three strands together and Half Hitch all 3 repeat Stages 1 and 2 as

to the right.

needed.