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THE TURK'~HEAD

As it stands this knot has no particular charm or use and is

generally regarded as a "trick knot" but it may now be redoubled

by following its nine leads, in the ordinary manner of doubling

TURK'S-HEADS (~I3II), or it may be made into a FIVE-LEAD FLAT

SINNET, as ictured in the last diagram, by following the directions

given for 1379 and ~ 1380.

1384. A grommet of four strtmds is tied in much the same way

as ~ 1382 and may be doubled in the ordinary way. If tripled, this

will need a core, for which purpose a small ordinary grommet \384

(~2864) will serve. This makes an excellent deck tennis ring, prefer-

able to the commercial rubber variety since it is much kinder to the \385

fingernails, and it also has a better grip than the ordinary rope
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grommet. ,,,

The FOUR-STRAND ROUND SINNET TURK'S-HEAD, tied with raw-

ilide thongs, shoestrings or belt laces, makes an excellent slipover "

dog collar.

A TURK'S-HEAD OF SQUARE SINNET

1385. SQUARE SINNET can also be made into TURK'S-HEAD form

by the grommet method, but I will give a "cross-section" or "plot-

ting-paper" diagram for tying it, the projection of which provides

an interesting problem and also serves to familiarize the method by

which several knots that are to follow are projected. There are

two cycles in this knot, requiring two cords.

Drive two evenly spaced rows of pins four inches apart around

a wooden barrel, with thirty-four numbered pins in each row.

Make a GUIDE KNOT of eight leads. To do this: Secure a black linen

thread to left pin I and progress in the following order from rim

to rim: I, 4, 9, 12, 17, 20, 25, 28, 33 and thereafter parallel to the

established lead until half the pins are occupied and the cord has

returned to left pin I. All the crossings are over.

Then tie another piece of thread to left pin 2 and complete the 8

other half of the GUIDE KNOT in the same manner, all crossings 7·

having been over. ei

Secure the permanent cord to left pin I and follow the lead of the S"

pilot thread.

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All right diagonals are over-all.

All left diagonals are under-all.

Finally knot the two ends together, which completes the first 2

cycle. I

Secure another permanent cord to left pin 2 and follow the pilot

thread.

All right diagonals are under four, over one, under one, over

one. (Count the leads of the pilot thread but do not tuck under

them.)

All left diagonals are over four, under one, over one, under one.

(Count the leads of the pilot threads but do not tuck under them.)

Each pair of ends is half knotted under opposing parts.

A FLAT KNOT WITH A DOUBLED EDGE

1386. Make a GUIDE KNOT (~I369) of eight leads and ten bights.

This being done, follow carefully with one cord the sequence

shown in the diagram. Draw up snugly around a cylinder.
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