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Variations 8 - Square Knot Variations - Using Color

This page contains examples of the square knot showing effects of using two colors.

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The left hand picture shows a simple square knot sennit
which will create an interesting effect when working with two colors. Mount your two doubled cords, each a different color, next to each other. The cord which crosses over the top at the beginning of your first square knot (generally the one on your right) will be the center color and it will be framed by the second color.

To create the pattern in the right hand picture, first mount one color with a lark's head knot (the white cord here) and then mount the second color (green shown here) around the first one so that your inside cords are one color and your outside cords a second color, again using a lark's head knot. Alternate your knotting and core cords to create this pattern.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THESE INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS-INTRODUCTION
MACRAME CORD LENGTH TIPS
HALF KNOT & SQUARE KNOT
DOUBLE HALF HITCH
OVERHAND KNOT
LARK'S HEAD (TO MOUNT CORDS)
MOUNTING CORDS USING A DOUBLE HALF HITCH
VARIATIONS 1 - HALF AND SQUARE KNOT
VARIATIONS 2 - ALTERNATING SQUARE KNOTS
VARIATIONS 3 - SQUARE KNOT USING PICOTS
VARIATIONS 4 - SQUARE KNOTS VARYING YOUR CORE AND KNOTTING CORDS
VARIATIONS 5 - DOUBLE HALF HITCH DIAMOND
VARIATIONS 6 - DIAMOND FILLERS 1
VARIATIONS 7 - DIAMOND FILLERS 2
VARIATIONS 8 - USING COLOR WITH SQUARE KNOTS
VARIATIONS 9 - SQUARE KNOTS WITH BEADS
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FAQ
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This page updated December 18, 2004