Crown knot
How the Crown knot is tied, what it is for, and how much cord it uses.
- Family
- sinnet
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- CordsWorking strands the knot is tied with, fillers included
- 4
- Cord per finished cm (x)Cm of cord a working strand uses for each cm of finished knotting when the knot is repeated in a column (filler strands use about 1x). Used by the cord length calculator; empty when the knot is not repeated.
- 3 x
- Height per knot (cord diameters)Finished height one knot adds to a column, in cord diameters (a square knot in 4 mm cord is about 1 cm tall). Empty when the knot is not repeated.
- 1.5 cord diameters
- Used for
- A square-section column for lamp cords and firm hanger arms; the start of a round sinnet.
- How it is tied
- Four cords laid in a cross; each cord in turn is folded over its neighbour, the last one tucked under the loop of the first, and all four are pulled tight. Tied repeatedly in the same direction it spirals; alternating directions gives a square column.
- Related knots
- josephine-knot,square-knot-sinnet
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