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Macramé Basics : instructions and video tutorials to make a square knot (also known as a flat knot)
1. Introduction
2. Terminology and abbreviations
3. Steps to make square knot – photo guide
4. Steps to make square knot – demos
5. Observations
1. Introduction
Square knot is one of the most popular knots used in macramé. It’s used all alone by itself or as part of more complex projects. We can find it in jewellery projects, in plant hanger’s foundations, in bags’ handles, etc. It’s made by alternating two opposite half knots (one starting from left to right and the other from right to left or the other way around). We can start it from the right or the left as we wish (for our photo-guide and demo, we started from left to right). Sailors know it as the Reef knot.
2. Terminology and abbreviations
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Language |
Knot name |
Abbreviation |
|
English/American |
square knot (or flat knot) |
- |
|
Portuguese |
nó direito |
n d |
|
French |
noeud plat |
- |
3. Steps to make square knot – photo guide
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Steps |
Square knot with four cords |
Square Knot with six cords |
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1 |
Start the first half knot by taking your left outside cord to the right, crossing it over the two central cords and under the right outside one as shown on photo 1. |
Start the first half knot by taking your two left outside cords to the right, crossing them over the two central cords and under the right outside ones as shown on photo 6. |
|
2 |
Now finish the first half knot by bringing the right outside cord to your left, crossing it over the left outside one, under the two central ones and once again over the left one as shown on photo 2. |
Now finish the first half knot by bringing the two right outside cords to your left, crossing them over the left outside ones, under the two central ones and once again over the left ones as shown on photo 7. |
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3 |
Start the second and opposite half knot by bringing your right outside cord to the left, crossing it over the two central cords and under the left outside one as shown on photo 3 |
Start the second and opposite half knot by bringing your two right outside cords to the left, crossing them over the two central cords and under the left outside ones as shown on photo 8. |
|
4 |
Finish the second half knot by taking the left outside cord to your right, crossing it over the right outside one, under the two central ones and once again over the right one as shown on photo 4 and 5. |
Finish the second half knot by taking the two left outside cords to your right, crossing them over the right outside one, under the two central ones and once again over the right ones as shown on photo 9 and 10. |
4. Steps to make square knot - demos
5. Observations
We looked for French and English abbreviations for macramé knots, but we didn’t find any. Perhaps there is no custom of using abbreviations for macramé on these languages. Our research led us to no conclusion on this matter. So, if you happen to know something about this issue, please share it with us.
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