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Manila Doormat

40 feet of ½-inch manila rope
6 feet of #30 cotton seine twine
fid
waxed sailor’s twine and sail needle
masking tape
sharp knife or scissors
ruler
To tie the ocean plat knot, see the diagram and
follow these steps:

1 > Middle (fold in half) a 40-foot length of ½-inch
manila rope. Tie a modified version of the carrick
bend (see step 1 in the illustration on page 52).
2 > Bring the two strands up and out of the way. Draw
down the two loops by pulling the slack out of the
free ends (see step 2 on page 52).
3 > Flip both loops up and to the right (see step 3 on
page 52).
4 > Place the right loop on top of the left loop (see step
4 on page 52).
5 > Bring the both loose strands down and weave
them through the bottom of the knot exactly as
shown (see step 5 on page 52).
6 > At this point the ocean plat knot is finished. To fin-
ish your three-pass doormat, you need to take the
Materials for doormats and other
ocean plat projects range from
heavy-duty manila to finer cotton manila cotton
twine.
To further customize your mat,
add or subtract the number of
times you pass the rope around
while making the knot. For
example, I tied the doormats out of
40 feet of ½-inch rope, with three
passes. The final measurement is
18 inches by 12 inches. The stair
3
treads are made from ⁄8-inch rope, Doormats and stair treads in both manila and cotton are shown here. Some
with three passes. To make either have three passes, as in the instructions below, and some have four passes.
of these mats one-third larger,
for example, add one-third more
rope plus a few feet just for good
measure.
This chapter also includes
an eyeglass case project, which
features a canvas backing sewn to The carrick bend is used to tie the ocean plat knot. For a step-by-step guide to
an ocean plat knot. tying the carrick bend, see Chapter 6.