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THE TURK'S-HEAD

To RAISE NARROW TURK'S-HEADS IN WHICH THE NUMBER OF BIGHTS \

EXCEEDS THE NUMBER OF LEADS BY Two OR MORE (WITH ONE \

EXCEPTION, 2L X 3B) \

\ \

"Staggered" Pattern I •

Take a wooden cylinder four inches in diameter and twelve inches

long, encircled with two rows of pins, the circles four inches apart, with ,

31 pins in each circle. Hold the cylinder across the knees with the cord

secured at pin L. I.

General Directions for All Sizes 1:;42.

Lay the cord diagonally away from you and around a pin at the right

rim. Continue to stagger your cord left and right any even number of

diagonals (not less than four, and, for this apparatus, not more than six-

teen). Round a pin at each rim, selecting pins that are equidistant from

each other. When one circuit of the barrel has been made, the cord is led

around either left pin 2 (Start "A") or left I?in 31 (Start "B"). Thereafter

continue to parallel the lead established unol the TURK's-HEAD is formed.

With four diagonals (Start "A"), start at left 1-<)-17-25-2. The cord is

led alternately from left side to right side but starts at left (I).

With four diagonals (Start "B"), left 1-<)-16--24-31.

With six diagonals, left r--6--II-16--21-26 (to 2 or 31).

With eight diagonals, left 1-5-<)-13-17-21-25-28 (to 2 or 31).

With ten diagonals, left 1-4-7-10-13-16--1C)-22-25-28 (to 2 or 31).

With twelve diagonals, left 1-4--6--cr-11-14-16--1C)-21-24-26--19 (to 2 or

1
3 ).

With fourteen diagonals, left 1-3-6--8-II-13-15-17-1C)-21-23-25-27-29 1343 A

(to 2 or 31).

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With sixteen diagonals, left 1 -3-5-7-<)-1 1 13 - 1 5-17-1 C)-1I -2 3-2 5-2 7-29

(to 2 or 31).

If a barrel with a greater number of pins is used, more initial diagonals

may be employed or the knots may be raised to larger sizes. There is no

theoretical limit to the size. To arrange a larger knot: Divide the number

of pins in one circle by the number of diagonals to be laid and advance

between two diagonals (on one side) a number of pins equal to the whole

number resulting from the division, disregarding all fractions.

Specific Directions for Tying Ntrrrow Turk's-Heads

Start "A." With an even number of leads the smallest knot
I

is 2L X 3B. Fasten cord to pin I.

1342. Having reached left pin 2 by passing over the first lead be-

side left pin I, continue with alternating under-and-over, etc., until 1341'

a Two-LEAD KNOT is complete.

1343. To raise KNOT '/I: 1342 continue with a lead contrary to the

adjacent parallel lead. A

With an odd number of leads the smallest knot is 3L X SB.

1344. Having reached left pin 2 by passing over the first lead

beside pin 1, the lead is over in the second circuit until, when ap-

proaching pin 3, the lead is already found established. Thereafter

take all crossings contrary to the lead of the parallel cord. And if

larger knots are required continue as already directed.

Start "B." With an even number of leads, the smallest knot is

2L X SB.

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