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Wall and crown knot: exactly as it says, a combination of a wall knot (see page 187) followed by a
crown knot (see page 57).
figure 149.1
Form the wall first by passing each strand around and under its neighbour, working anticlockwise,
passing the last strand upwards through the bight of the first strand (figure 149.1). All strands will
emerge separately from the top, where you make a crown knot. Do this by passing each strand around
over its neighbour, again working anticlockwise, passing the last strand down through the bight of the
first (figure 149.2), and cut short all of the ends to finish the knot.
figure 149.2
Wall and crown plait: a continuation from the wall and crown knot (see page 184), whereby instead
of cutting the ends short at the completion of the knot, you continue to form alternate wall and crown
knots to make a plait (figure 150). If this is being made around a cylindrical object, the ends of the