Picot square knot
How the Picot square knot is tied, what it is for, and how much cord it uses.
- Family
- decorative
- Difficulty
- easy
- 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.
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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
- Loops along the edge of a sinnet; a lacy column for hangers and bracelets.
- How it is tied
- A square knot tied a little way below the previous one and then pushed up against it, so the slack in the working cords stands out as two small loops (picots) at the sides.
- Related knots
- Square knot
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