TXAG Report post Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) Ok, well...I tried it, but I cannot get the fourth pass started correctly. I did the first two in one color and the third one in a different color...doing that leave one "row" of the first color at the bottom (where the standing end is) and then two rows (x's) of the first color at the other side. And I still can't seem to begin the fourth pass correctly. I'll try to mess with it some more tomorrow. Sure wish I knew where everyone disappeared to that could answer my questions without even having to hardly think about it. Edited December 21, 2013 by TXAG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bucksnort Report post Posted December 21, 2013 TXAG, I can't give you an over under sequence because I just tend to do things by what looks right at the time. Just remember the standard rules, always split pairs & exit the same (over or under) as the strand you are following. On the first part of the turkshead your over 2 under 2, next your over 3 under 3 & so on with each part. The problem you may be having is not moving to the right each time. On the first part you parallel the standing end, on the next you parallel the strand that paralleled the standing end, with each part you are move over one strand further from the original standing end. The beauty of a turkshead is you can make your crossover at different points if say you only want to fill in a certain part in the center, such as with a heel knot or a tapered nose button where the diameter is larger, this may be what they are talking about with different types. Granted it is very easy to get lost in a pineapple & the more passes you make, the more complicated it gets. When you think you have it, you'll screw up the next one totally. That's my pep talk for the day (my wife tells me I'm not very good at it,I wonder what she means by that?) Hang in there. Buck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tracym Report post Posted December 21, 2013 Ah, that makes a lot of sense - I know you start of following the standing end, but when you turn, then you don't. So start it by just following the standing end - with the standing end on the left of your new strand. I think a type 1 pineapple knot is what we're generally looking at, another type (2?) is when the interweave actually goes outside the base knot - so you have two knots the same size. At least that's what I believe I read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TXAG Report post Posted December 21, 2013 That helps, Buck...I'm on the right track now...now I need to figure out how many x's to go under after the first half-cycle... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bucksnort Report post Posted December 22, 2013 No problem, the crossovers are tough. The tutorial Leatherpownder put together should get you on track. Merry Christmas. Buck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
