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4 make an anti-clockwise overhand loop at lower 6 We now repeat the pass of stages 4 and 5, going

left of the knot. Pass the end of this cord under,
up under, over the first colour, then over, over
over, under, over the back of the letter ‘e’ bights
in the first cord only. Your second cord should the second colour, then again under, over the
first colour and over, over the second colour.
also pass over all of its own colour parts. the return is made under, under the second
colour, over, under the first colour, over, over
the second colour, and over, under the first
colour. now we must adjust! the horizontally
oriented loops for each side of the knot are the
two opposing corners with two cords entering
or leaving, plus the two horizontal overhand
and underhand loops at the other two corners
for the first four. then the four loops, forming
the centre horizontal bight to each side of the
square, make up the remaining four sections.

5 We now return down the first stroke of the

letter ‘W’, passing under, under the second
colour cord, followed by over, under the first
cord, then again under, under the second cord
and over, under the first cord.

The finished Chrysanthemum Knot shows
the same structure as the Chinese Pan
Chang but is made with two cords instead
of one, thereby allowing the shape of the
knot to be seen more clearly.