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Round tuRk’s Head flat Mat

1 In the centre of your cord, make an anti- 4 notice the cord pulled tighter to the centre and

clockwise turn over (a loop), forming bight
#1.
then continuing under, over, under, over, under,
over to the right side of the mat, forming bight
#4 at the upper left position.

2 pass the working end under and then over the

loop, then under the upper limb. You have now
5 to form bight #5, pass through bight #4 under,
completed bight #2.
over, under, over to the centre, then over, under,
over, under to the lower right, and pull through
carefully.

3 Continue anti-clockwise under, over, over, under

bights #2 and #1. this will form bight #3 on the
outer left side here. note how these bights take
shape in a clockwise direction. take care to pull
6 distinct sections of the knot that, when
the cord toward the centre so that the centre
bights are formed at the same time. From bight #5 there are three ‘ladders’ –
identified, help simplify these directions.
For the first ladder, go under bight #5, then
over, under, over, under, over.