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HIT CHED O VAL MA T

METHOD

A B

Interweave the hitches Note how the hitches overlap in
the middle

C

Carefully pass one end at a time through the hitches

The mat should first be made over and under locking all in
big and loose, and afterwards place. The basic layout of the
tightened into the final size. mat is now made. Work it into a
In the middle of the rope, fairly symmetric shape and
create 5 half hitches and follow the design round 3, 4 or 5
interweave them as you make times, as you wish. You may not
them. This will give you the base be able to complete your full
structure of the mat. Make sure number of passes with the mat in
that where the outer two hitches its oversized state, so gently
overlap in the middle is as tighten the whole thing, working
shown in diagram b. slack out to each working end,
With the right hand working thus giving yourself more line to
end, carefully follow the overs complete your passes. Keep
and unders, first to the left of the repeating this up until you have a
mat and then back. Finally with perfect mat . Finish by either side
the left hand working end, weave splicing or flat seizing the ends.

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