Hole in Your Heart
Description:
The Hole in Your Heart features the woven
elements typical of all Celtic knots. It's
designed in such a way that it has an obvious hole
in the center.
You could use this decorative knot as a pendant,
since the ends come out at the top.
Adding a second cord to double the knot will
produce a larger design, suitable for other
Macrame projects.
The decoration shown was made with Paracord, which
needs to be prepared and finished by melting the
tips with heat.
I
found this knot on the Fusion
Knots website
Designs
by JD Lenzen
Click on the image or link to visit his
site.
The video gallery contains tutorials for a
large variety of combination knots and
techniques.
Preparation:
Cut one cord, at least 60 inches long, to practice
this design.
When using the Hole In Your Heart as a pendant,
add the amount of material you need for the
necklace, so you can make it all as one piece.
Step
1: Make a loop in the
center of the cord, crossing left over
right.
Secure it to your board.
Step
2: Fold the left
end , which is now on the right,
to make bight 1.
Place it under
the loop, so the fold is resting on the
upper left (diagonal).
Step
3: Make bight 2 with the right
end (now on the left).
Weave it over
- under - over the three areas of
the loop, moving towards the upper right.
Step
4: Tighten the lower area
of the Hole in Your Heart knot, by pulling
on the two bights.
Widen and balance the knot, so you can see
all areas clearly, especially the bights.
Step
5: Rotate the end resting
on the right ,
so it's heading towards the upper
left (bight 1).
Pass it over
- under the two segments to the right
of the lower area you tightened in the
last step.
Step
6: Bend the cord towards
the upper
right , where bight 2 is located.
Weave it over
- under - over the three
segments.
Step
7: Move the end on the left
under
- over the two segments to the left
of the tightened area at the bottom
(towards bight 2).
Bend the end to the upper
left and weave it towards the top
of bight 1, under
- over - under .
Step
8: (Optional)
To double the knot, balance the design but
don't tighten it yet.
Use a second
cord to follow
the path
of the first one all the way
through. Tighten each area until
it's the shape you like.
For a single
Hole in Your Heart, tighten it most of the
way, leaving a hole in the center.
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