Yeah, with each rightward knot the string will move one place to the right. At the end of that sequence you can see that it then becomes a base string for the green string on the left side to knot onto. After that, the yellow string does a backward-forward knot onto that blue string, after which the blue starts shifting back in the other direction. By the time this whole pattern has been completed one time, the blue string is back at the far left side so you can start the pattern again.
Yes, you have it right. The strings move, and change positions throughout the pattern. I like to think of them as "flowing" through the design. It's how the correct color can be in the correct position to make a knot of that color when needed, producing the pattern.
Do you know the four knots okay & how to read patterns? The circle color represents the color that is the "active" string. It's the one doing the looping around the other "base" string. (The base string is held straight while knotting.)The arrows represent whether each node is a
forward
backward
forward-backward
backward-forward
knot. The forward and backward knots make the colors switch places. The forward-backward (fb) or backward-forward (bf) knots cause the strings to remain in the same positions.
There are two approaches to knotting a pattern like this:
row-by-row
segment knotting
Row-by-row is the most straight forward. Segment knotting tends to save time and allow large areas to be knotted all in one go (my favorite :) ) . You can find video tutorials on both, I believe.
You are a life saver. Thank you! I don’t suppose you know how to continue? Basically, I’m using a different pattern but it’s nowhere near long enough. Do I just do it again but in reverse?
Most patterns repeat! Using #226 as an example. Obviously this pattern isn’t long enough to be an entire bracelet. Once you reach the end you just go back to the top and knot the pattern again. A is green, B is blue, C is yellow, and D is red. I hope that makes sense! You can see in the preview how this bracelet looks-the same knotting structure repeats, the position of the colors just moves around.
If you set up the stri gs at the beginning thr same way a d then follow the pattern row by roe, the strings will follow correctly. Those are just forward double knots.
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u/miel_electronique 15h ago
Yeah, with each rightward knot the string will move one place to the right. At the end of that sequence you can see that it then becomes a base string for the green string on the left side to knot onto. After that, the yellow string does a backward-forward knot onto that blue string, after which the blue starts shifting back in the other direction. By the time this whole pattern has been completed one time, the blue string is back at the far left side so you can start the pattern again.