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The photographs here show some of the very fine detail that
may be created using square knots and Carrick Bends. The bottle
coverings were produced by members of the International Guild of
Knot Tyers.

For the sake of completeness, and so that you do
not have to search in another place for something
you need right here, the Half Hitch and Ring Hitch
(aka Lark’s Head) are presented and included below.

HalF HitCH
The Half Hitch is, of course, not a knot at all,
because it requires something else to wrap 1
around to make it work. As a hitch, however, it is a Pass the cord up behind and over
wonderfully satisfying covering to a bottle, a fender, the header cord.
a ball, a railing, or whatever else you need to cover.
You can tie Half Hitches on other Half Hitches or
on a separate cord or even on rods or sticks to make
a very attractive covering that is also functionally
hard-wearing. Half Hitches are used in many areas
of decorative knotting, but I have included their
structure here because they are very useful when
making weavings, netting or any other large surface
covering or wall hanging. I saw a wall hanging in a
museum of art in Madrid where the artist Joan Miro
had a piece displayed of macramé made with Half
Hitches. If they were good enough for Joan Miro, 2 Pass the end of the cord down behind itself
they are good enough for me! and on top of the header cord. repeat by
passing the cord behind the header cord, over
and then down behind itself again.