Diagonal double half hitch bar
How the Diagonal double half hitch bar is tied, what it is for, and how much cord it uses.
- Family
- hitch
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- CordsWorking strands the knot is tied with, fillers included
- 2
- 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.
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- 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.
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- Used for
- Chevrons, leaves, diamonds and the sloping lines in most wall-hanging patterns.
- How it is tied
- The same as the horizontal bar with the holding cord held at an angle; the working cords hitch onto it in turn so the bar slopes. Two bars from the outer edges meeting in the middle make a V; worked out from the centre they make a diamond.