Page 193 - Mario Bigon "The Morrow Guide to Knots"

should also practice the
diamond knot (see pp.
200-201), the crown
(pp. 94-95), and the
crown sinnet (see pp.
232-233).
The basic methods
are quite similar, and it
is precisely for this
reason that you should
learn to pick out the
differences between
them. Combining these
knots in different ways
will allow you to
produce imaginative
and highly decorative
effects, particularly if
the knots are made with
a good number of
strands.

Method
This knot is made in
three distinct stages.
First. a wall is formed by
inserting each strand
from below through the
bight formed by the one
before it (1, 2, 3). In the
second stage, the wall
is transformed into a full
Matthew Walker by
6 bringing the three
strands round again
from below through the
next two bights
(4,5,6). Figure 7
shows the finished and
drawn up crown with
the strands all emerging
in the same direction.
The third stage is to
form the crown. There
are no particular
difficulties in this stage
which is clearly shown
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