Chinese Knotting: Sauvastika Knot Korean Method

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I first saw this method on a Korean Knotting web site. Since the alignment issues are just a case of matching the strand that ended up on top with with the top and the bottom with the bottom, a no brainer, this has become my go-to method for tying this knot. That said, it is harder to hold and prevent from unravelling during tying than the interlocking simple knot method and also requires more working length.

step 1:

find your middle and tie a simple knot (++)

step 2:

take each of the free ends, make a nice longish bight and lay one free end across the front of the loop of the simple knot and one across the back. (++)
where the free end emerges from the front of the simple knot laid flat in front of you, cross that end over the front of the loop, and lay the other end over the back. In this case, the right hand side (RHS) end is behind the loop of the simple knot, so form a bight and lay the RHS free end across the back of the loop. (++)

step 3:

here, our RHS has become our LHS, it is also our back working end. Fold the back end over to the front and through the crossed part of the simple knot. (++)
fold the back working end (LHS) over to the front of the knot crossing the other bight which will become an ear of the finished knot. (++)
take the working end through the crossed/interlaced part, of the original simple knot (++)

step 4:

the RHS/front bight working end should fold over to the back and through the crossed part of the simple knot. (++)
fold the front working end (RHS) over to the back of the knot crossing the other bight which will become an ear of the finished knot. (++)
take the working end through the crossed/interlaced part of the original simple knot, the exact same place and orientation as the other end. (++)
you are now done tying the knot

Finished Sauvastika Knot

pull firmly on all 4 ears to shape the body of the knot. An even square/diamond shape with a nice hole in the middle is what you are looking for. When removing slack and shaping the ears be careful to keep the centre body tight as this knot is prone to unravelling although, if it does, knowing the interlocking simple knot method can help you retrieve the situation without retying the whole knot. (++)

CLW

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