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THE TURK'S-HEAD

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WIDE TURK'S-HEADS WITH AN EVEN NUMBER OF BIGHTS, IN WHICH

THE NU:\lBER OF LEADS EXCEEDS THE NUMBER OF BIGHTS BY Two OR / "

MORE (WITH ONE EXCEPTION)

This group also has four different starts. In Start "A" (7'* 1331) and

Start "B" (~13 33) the cord encircles the cylinder any even number of

times beginning with two before returning to the left dm and in Start

"A" (7'* I 332) and Start "B" (,7'* 1334) the cord encircles the cylinder any

odd number of times beginning with three before returning to the left

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Take a wooden cylinder about twenty inches long and one and a half

inches in diameter. Make two parallel rows of pins around it twelve . A

inches apart, with twelve pins in each row. Place the cylinder or barrel

across the knees and number the pins I to I 2 away from you, and with

the same numbers opposite each other in the two rows. Secure a cord to

left pin I.

1331. Start "A." ... /

Lead the cord away from you in a right diagonal to pin R. I. Lead the ",

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cord away from you in a left diagonal to pin L. 2. (Take care that the

two diagonals progress the same distance, which will be either once,

twice, etc., around the cylinder.) This makes an even number of turns.

Note that in Start "A" 7'* 1331 and 7'* I 332 the working end is always led

on the far side of the previous diagonal.

1332. Start "A."

Lead the cord away from you in a right diagonal to pin R. 7. Lead the

cord away from you in a left piagonal to pin L. 2. This makes an odd

number of turns. Be certain that both diagonals progress the same dis-

tance.

1333. Start "B."

Lead the cord away from you in a right diagonal to pin R. I. Lead the

cord away from you in a left diagonal to pin L. 12. This makes an even

number of turns. Be certain that both diagonals progress the same dis-

tance. Note that in Start "B" the working end is always led on the near ,

side of the previous diagonal.

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1334. Start "B."

Lead the cord away from you in a right diagonal to pin R. 7. Lead the

cord away from you in a left diagonal to pin L. 12. This makes an odd

number of turns. Be certain that both diagonals progress the same dis-

tance.

1335. To complete a Two-BIGHT KNOT from Start "B" 7'* I 334.

All crossings are over until the fourth (left) diagonal. The first cross- ,

ing after the fourth diagonal is under. Thereafter continue to tuck con- 1.1.

trary to the established lead of the adjacent parallel diagonal. The knot

is completed where the arrow indicates in the illustration.

1336. To increase KNOT 7'*1335 or any other Start "B" knot, to a

larger knot of four or any other number of bights, proceed as

follows:

All crossings are over until the fourth diagonal. The first crossing of

the fourth diagonal is un~er. The first crossing of the fifth (right) di-

agonal is under and the lead thereafter is contrary to the lead of the

adjacent parallel diagonal. Continue until the knot has four, six, eight, or

any even number of bights and complete by bringing the ends together

as in the diagram.

It will be found that every Two-BIGHT KNOT may be made with either

Start "A" or Start "B" (except 3L X 2B) but that in enlarging a knot by

different starts they will increase at different rates .

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1337. In Start "B" all crossings are over until the fourth diagonal;

and in the fourth diagonal, and thereafter, the lead is contrary to

the established lead of the adjacent parallel diagonal. A knot is com-

pleted whenever there is an even number of bights at both rims:

2, 4, 6, 8, etc., and the ends have been brought together.

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