Need Help With This Knot

[KnotHead]

Nice work Enrique. Thanks very much mi amigo.

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Enrique

Thanks for taking the time to post this.

Mike

[lilpep]

Muchisimas Gracias !!!!!!!! Enrique

Manny Thanks !!!!!!!

[entiendo]

All righty, did anyone figure out how to do this. I thought I had it until I turned my cross around and I had like 5 wraps around the top and bottom of the cross and only one or 2 on each of the sides. Can't figure it out, about to have another go. You would think as many turks heads I've made I could figure out how to do this one, it's the same principle, it's just that I can't really figure out when to go over and when to go under and what string I'm following.

Ok. Here they are.

The thong comes from behind the long arm of the cross. It goes from the bottom to the left arm.

Then from the left to the top

Then it goes from the top to the right and when it comes back to the bottom, it goes over one under one.

That is the base of it. Now you just repeat the same sequence from bottom, to the the left, top and right but every time you find thongs, you cross them unver or over so they lock. This picture shows 1 complete turn through all the 4 arms. When it goes up, first it will go UNder 1 and Over 1. Then for the following, it will be Over 1, Under 1 and Over 1 untill the first complete turn is done.

One more complete turn.

And this is how it looks from behind.;

You can put something before hand in that space so it doesn't look empty. I have seen for example a piece of rawhide cut as a cross.

I hope this help.

Cheers,

Enrique

[entiendo]

got it figured out. Took quite some time. The strings would end up in the wrong place when I did the wrap. Still not sure if I could do it again but at least when I do it wrong I know I'm just following the wrong string.

I wanted it to be a key chain but I don't think it's gonna work. It's roo of course, but I braided it over a strong fishing line so the cross would hold its shape. I'm not sure it's gonna work because the fishing line really wants to twist in ways I don't want it to, so I made this one a Christmas ornament. I tried other knots to hold it in place better but it didn't look very good.

The only thing is, how in the world do you hide and secure the strings on that turks head?

[Ecapone]

got it figured out. Took quite some time. The strings would end up in the wrong place when I did the wrap. Still not sure if I could do it again but at least when I do it wrong I know I'm just following the wrong string.

I wanted it to be a key chain but I don't think it's gonna work. It's roo of course, but I braided it over a strong fishing line so the cross would hold its shape. I'm not sure it's gonna work because the fishing line really wants to twist in ways I don't want it to, so I made this one a Christmas ornament. I tried other knots to hold it in place better but it didn't look very good.

The only thing is, how in the world do you hide and secure the strings on that turks head?

I told you I knew how to make one, but I haven't done anyone other than to show people how to do it. Probably I will hide the ends under the whole braided part on the front.

I like the one you made.

Congratulations.

Enrique

[entiendo]

LOL...Well when you are that good and willing to share I bet the questions are never ending. In fact I tried making the first "simple" knot in you book and ended up putting it away without accomplishing my mission. I'm going to have another go soon.

I ended up hiding the strings on the back side of the cross under the loops. I'm calling it a Christmas ornament so I should be OK.

Do you know if an interweave can be added to this?

[Ecapone]

LOL...Well when you are that good and willing to share I bet the questions are never ending. In fact I tried making the first "simple" knot in you book and ended up putting it away without accomplishing my mission. I'm going to have another go soon.

I ended up hiding the strings on the back side of the cross under the loops. I'm calling it a Christmas ornament so I should be OK.

Do you know if an interweave can be added to this?

No that I know of. Actually I tried to do this one but I abandoned it because I didn't like how it looked behind. The when I saw the ones made by others and I turned them over, I found it was done the same way. There is a really complicated one where you actually braid also behind the cross. It doesn't have an interweave other than run a parallel thong after you are done. That one is a real crossed turks head. I tried to make and I failed. It is not easy. You have to make 4 turks head one on each arm and then you have to replace them with only one single thong. There is a tutorial in Facebook somewhere.

I will let you know if I find another one.

What knot you couldn't make from my book?

Cheers,

Enrique

[KnotHead]

Hey all. On my site an author of a tutorial for a Turks Head cross of 6 bights. It is in grid form. But if you were to use a toilet paper tube as the mandrel, it should turn out quite good.

Turks Head Cross Tutorial

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[entiendo]

I actually don't mind the back to much. I'm making them as Christmas ornaments and then I'll give them as gifts I think. However I would like to learn the other turks head so I will take a look. Thanks Knothead. You always have good things!

First knot of the knot chapter, I'm embarrassed to say. The one you said was most common and most simple. I couldn't even get past the square knot. I will have another go. Anything worth doing is worth taking the time.