Square knot sinnet
How the Square knot sinnet is tied, what it is for, and how much cord it uses.
- Family
- sinnet
- Difficulty
- beginner
- 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.
- 4 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.
- 2.5 cord diameters
- Used for
- Flat straight arms for plant hangers, straps, the columns between pattern bands.
- How it is tied
- Square knots tied one directly below another on the same four cords. Keeps flat as long as every knot starts from the same side; pushing each knot up against the previous one gives a firm, even column. About ten knots per 10 cm in 4 mm cord.
- Related knots
- square-knot,half-knot-spiral,alternating-square-knot