Single Strand Star Knot Tutorial
http://i.imgur.com/JvYtAul.jpg
This single strand sar knot is based on the instructions in the "Harrison Book of Knots". I corrrected one misleading drawing and now show how to finish the knot.
The star knot is a series of cow hitches tied first around a starting rod and then around previously tied cow hitches. Each cow hitch forms one point to the star
Step 1 Tie cowhitch around starting rod (dowel, pencil, etc.) leaving 4" tail on right.
http://i.imgur.com/ZLXZrW6.jpg
Step 2 Make small loop and bring Working End Over 1 strand, Under 1, Across, up Under 1, Over 1, Under 1 and through the small loop. This completes the second cow hitch.
http://i.imgur.com/Mlb4rIS.jpg
Step 3 Bring tail over to left.
http://i.imgur.com/mWiRfDy.jpg
Step 4 Make small loop and bring the WE up through small loop of previous cow hitch. Tie third cow hitch just as you did in step 2 this time you will be going around 2 strands
http://i.imgur.com/uKlqWAZ.jpg
Step 5 repeat Step 4 - this completes the 4th cow hitch.
http://i.imgur.com/8z9qhc6.jpg
Step 6 Closing the knot adds 2 cow hitches (points) to the knot - make at as large as you want.
Bring WE from left top right adjacent to starting rod and up through last small loop. Remove rod.
http://i.imgur.com/BvybrkE.jpg
Tie fifth cow hitch exactly as before. When you do the last 2 Under 2 sequence go under the small loop as well.
http://i.imgur.com/sPv65lq.jpg
Bring WE parallel to adjacent strand fron meft to right through 2 loops.
http://i.imgur.com/gVEyTLB.jpg
Continue adjacent up through small loop.
http://i.imgur.com/Zh6EXJP.jpg
Over 2, Under 2 and across through 2 loops.
http://i.imgur.com/1wZSXCv.jpg
Continue up Under 2, Over 2 and under 3 (the 2 stands of the cow hitch and the small loop).
http://i.imgur.com/AZ1yi69.jpg
Bring tail through the jnot adjacebnt to the WE
http://i.imgur.com/Bktwmh9.jpg
Tighten knot.
http://i.imgur.com/GuISzM7.jpg
Here is a star knot I made to frame a small photograph
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18...knots/73ed.jpg
