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Hitched Oval Mat

HIS MAT IS ONE OF A NUMBER based on interwoven half
T hitches. It uses 5 half hitches, which are first interwoven and
locked into place by 3 transverse passes. It is quite quick to tie
and makes up as a very slightly asymmetrical oval shape. This
mat is quite complicated but a simpler one could be made using
just 3 interwoven hitches.
The hitched mat has a whole different feel to the Ocean Plait
and Prolonged Knot mats. You need to take care when working
the mat up tight, as rope in the transverse turns that link the
hitches goes from inside to outside.
It will make a fine doormat in 10mm, yet would be equally at
home as a table mat if made in 6mm.

MATERIALS 13m of 6mm for the mat followed round 3 times,
makes up 250mm x 200mm (10 inches x 8 inches)
55m of 10mm rope for the mat followed round
5 times, making up 670mm x 500m (26 inches x
19 inches)

KNOTS USED Side splice (pages 107, 108)
Or flat seizing (page 27)

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