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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

WIDE TURK'S-HEADS WITH AN ODD NUMBER OF BIGHTS

Starting with knots of three bights, which may be raised to any

odd number of bights, the number of leads may be either odd or

even but the number of bights and the number of leads may have

no common divisor.

1338. Start "A." The cord is secured at L. I and encircles the cyl-

inder an even number of times (two or more) before returning to

the left rim. The second diagonal crosses the first diagonal an even

number of times. (The smallest knot is 7L X 3B.)

I. Make a right diagonal and round pin I. 2. Make a left diagonal and

round pin 2. Lead is over and under. 3. Make a right diagonal and round

pin 2. Lead is over and under. 4. Make a left diagonal and round pin 3.

Over and under is contrary to adjacent parallel lead. 5. Make a right

diagonal and round pin 3. Over and under is contrary to adjacent parallel

lead. 6. Make a left diagonal and round pin 4, then bring ends together as

in second diagram.

1339. Start "A." The cord encircles the cylinder an odd number

of times (three or more) before returning to the left rim. The two
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dia onals are equal.

he second diagonal crosses the first diagonal an odd number of times.

A (The smallest knot is IOL X 3B.) I. Make a right diagonal and round pin 6.

2. Make a left diagonal and round pin 2. Lead is over and under. 3. Make

a right diagonal and round pin 7. Lead is contrary to parallel lead and

alternately over and under. 4. Make a left diagonal and round pin 3. Over

and under contrary to the parallel lead. 5. Make a right diagonal and

round pin S. Over and under contrary to parallel lead. 6. Make a left

diagonal and round pin 4. Bring the ends together around the barrel.

1340. Start "B." The cord encircles the cylinder an even number

of times (two or more) before returning to the left rim. The two

diagonals are equal.

The second diagonal crosses the first diagonal an odd number of times.

(The smallest knot is 5L X 3B.) I. Make a right diagonal and round pin

I. 2. Make a left diagonal and round pin 12. Lead is over and under. 3.

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Make a right diagonal and round pin 12. Over and under contrary to

parallel lead. 4. Make a left diagonal and round pin I I. Lead is first over,

then contrary to the parallel lead. 5. Make a right diagonal and round

pin II. Lead is first over, then contrary to the parallel lead. 6. Make a left

diagonal and round pin 10. Lead is over and under. Knot is complete at

last cros~ing.

1341. Start "B." The cord encircles the cylinder an odd number

of times before returning to left rim. The two diagonals are equal.

The second diagonal crosses the first diagonal an even number of times.

(The smallest knot is SL X 3B.) I. Make a right diagonal and round

pin 6. 2. Make a left diagonal and round pin 12. Lead is over and under,

etc. 3. Make a right diagonal and round pin 5. Lead is under and over,

etc. 4. Make a left diagonal and round pin I I. First over, then contrary

to parallel lead. 5. Make a right diagonal and round pin 4. First under,

then contrary to the parallel lead. 6. Make a left diagonal and round pin

1) 41 10. Lead is over and under. Knot is complete at last crossing. To raise

any of these THREE-BIGHT KNOTS to larger size: Continue to lay cord

with over-and-under contrary to adjacent parallel lead. A new knot

results each time the number of bights is odd. If the number of pins on

the cylinder is equal to the number of bights desired for the completed

knot, there will be less distortion than when there is a surplus of pins, and

the knot will require less working. This is true of any TURK'S-HEAD. But

a sli~ht initial distortion is unimportant if it does not confuse the tier, as

it disappears quickly when the knot is worked. The knots are doubled

exactly as other regular OVER-AND-UNDER TURK'S-HEADS.

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