Thread the same a similar colour to your rope.
Ocean plait rope mat.
The tightness of the original knot determines the number of additional.
This knot can be found in most books that cover decorative knots as well as many sources on the web.
To make an ocean plait mat you will need.
362 is a member of a large family of symmetrical mats made by weaving the ends.
This mat works great under hot dishes right ou.
I provide photos and step by step but the animated knots version is definitely superior.
To make a single mat a fair amount of rope is required.
Even so the end result is very pleasing and useful.
Let s make an ocean plait mat.
Ocean plait rope door mat this is a rope door mat i made from a very simple knot called an ocean plait.
We will start with an overhand knot.
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For example the one that i created used about 12 meters of rope.
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So i decided to make the ocean plait as per the instructions in his book.
Start by making a loop.
Four complete turns are shown in the animation.
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Ocean plait mat tutorial.
About 8 2m of rope with roughly a 10mm diameter.
The possibilities for these are endless.
For this project you will need to first pick your rope.
Ocean plait mats make excellent hot pads cushion covers door mats you name it.
For a 3 pass version i used up about 7 feet of cord.
Each mat starts with an overhand knot and can be lengthened merely by using longer loops and crossing them over each other again.
As a project in itself it is not too difficult to do.
A knife preferably a hot knife but it doesn t matter too much to cut the rope.
I used paracord 550 which produces a nice small decorative mat.
A really good description can be found on a web chart available from the international guild of knot tyers.
Pull the left cord through the loop.
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