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the right-hand loop. You continue working alternately until the required length is reached (figure
126.3).

figure 126.1

figure 126.2

figure 126.3

To finish pass the end, not a bight, through the penultimate loop and back through the last loop. The
plait will not then unravel.

Square sennit (eight-stranded): an unusual sennit in that it must be made not only with an even number
of strands, but also with multiples of four strands. Eight strands, as illustrated, are the minimum
workable.

Secure the strands at the top, leaving yourself sufficient space with which to work. The sennit can be

hauled tight later. Now separate the strands into two equal groups; these are groups of four in our