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Kringle Mat

ERE IS A MAT I first found in Kai Lund’s book, Måtter og
HRosetter (Mats and Rosettes). It consists of a series of inter-
linked knots that bear a similarity to the shop sign used in
Denmark to denote a cake shop. This sign is in the form of the
cake or biscuit called a ‘kringle’, hence the name that Kai Lund
gave it. It can be tied with any number of these knots inter-
linked, I prefer 5, but if you want use the mat as
a thump mat then 6 knots will give a slightly bigger hole in the
middle to go round the eyebolt taking the block.
A mat made with 5 knots tripled in 3mm line makes an ideal
mat for a coffee cup; the same mat in 6mm would be ideal for
the teapot to stand on, whilst made in 10 or 12mm rope and
followed round 5 times you would have a useful mat for the
bottom of the companionway steps, giving a modest yacht a
touch of class. By making a long series of inter-linked knots and
opening out the centre, the whole resulting knot can be arranged
as an alternative to a Turk’s head to decorate a tiller or such like.

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