Page 81 - Derek E. Avery - The new encyclopedia of knots
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figure 49
Double chain plait: is formed by creating a series of figure-of-eight knots
which are all interwoven.
Do this by making a figure of eight knot (see page 80), then continue by
taking the working end (which is the lower end in our illustration) to form
a bight, the lower circle of a figure of eight, up through the top circle of
the first figure of eight to link it together, and continuing around the back
to form another bight. Bring the working end down across the crossover
point of the eight and in through the second bottom bight (figure 50).
Repeat this sequence until you reach the desired length. The tension of
the plait can be adjusted to suit your purpose. Long mats can be formed
in this way, or it is possible to make a circular mat by tightening the lower
bights and opening out the top.
