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8 Finally pass under, over, under, over, under, over 9 – pulling through and then fairing the knot
to the desired shape (here, left ovate) until
to finish up where the right cord started…
ready for doubling.
more rounded shape of the mat overall, although, of
course, there is nothing wrong with an ovate mat, as
long as that is what you want!
Five half-hitch Mat
The last of the mats shown here is the Five
Half- Hitch Mat. You have seen the pattern of
development from one to four Half-Hitches and the
corresponding increase in the number of perimeter
bights from five to eleven. This last mat gives you
The completed mat, made with three passes. thirteen outer bights. Maybe you would like to try
for fifteen bights, or perhaps even more? The mat
There is a square crossing pattern in the centre, as shape is good and deserves added colours or added
you can see – but wait, there’s more! Notice how bights, or both, just to show off!
ovate or egg-shaped the mat is? This is because Here is the last of the Half-Hitch Mats included
there are more parts on each end of the mat than in this book, in its finished form. Do you see the
there are parts along each side of the knot. Count pentagon in the centre, with two triangular-shaped
them to check for yourself. These uneven parts crossings above and one below? The next in the
can be smoothed out by more purposeful fairing series will have fifteen bights and begin with six
or dressing, just like we have done with the Five Half Hitches – give it a try!
Half-Hitch Mat below. The eleven bights should be
faired up to make them even in shape and make a
