Learn to Make A Chinese Knot Closure

re: Learn to Make A Chinese Knot Closure

CCWelsh — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:17:31 GMT

could not access the free vest pattern any ideas? Sophie @ dogslife2@hotmail.com

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babs mclean — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:21:32 GMT

I visited the button knot site and it was from Taiwan!! Hacker or error?

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PamF — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:48:37 GMT

to: AngelaH @2 is that site for the chinese knots correct? I get a site that is not in English and no photos.

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Pat — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:30:01 GMT

Bixby Library in Vergennes, Vermont has a great drop-in and knit group that meets the 3rd Saturday of each month from 11 AM until 1 PM. It's free. Anyone out there in the Vergennes, VT area skilled at double knit? We need help.

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BlairC — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:58:07 GMT

This is great! Yesterday I was grumbling to myself about having to track down my notes for a chinese knot closure. I file things in the safe place called "can't remember where". Your post was so timely. I am yet again in full appreciation of your postings. You thrill me. (OK, I am easy but life is short.)

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RebeccaD@2 — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:07:44 GMT

Love the Chinese Knot, however, I am really disappointed that the "Free Pattern" was knit with yarn that costs $125 a skein (3 skeins needed for smallest size). It would be $375 for a sweater vest. I have noticed this throughout most of the knitting magazines, why??? Or maybe it is the patterns that I am drawn to are using more expensive yarns.

Do knitters have endless amounts of money or am I the only one who cannot afford such things. I know how to substitute yarn, but wouldn't it be great if some of the patterns were knit with yarn that us middle income knitters could afford!

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SharonC — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:44:28 GMT

OK. Just want to understand this. Maybe I missed something last week. This week's free pattern actually goes to last week, when we didn't get one? Sooo, this week we don't get a free pattern?

re: Learn to Make A Chinese Knot Closure

AngelaH@2 — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:29:06 GMT

If anyone is interested in Chinese knots, there is actually a BUTTON KNOT, which is specifically designed to be button closures. There is a demonstration on how to do this (and many more) on:

www.dk101.com/.../viewthread.php

The button knot is the one at the very bottom of the page. The completed picture shows the knot with a bit loop on top - to finish it off and use it as a button, simply adjust the knot till the loop disappears into the knot itself.

This knot is not only beautifully formed but is also more 3 dimensional, so makes a much more secure closure.

Also just for your information the knot demonstrated here is called the 'double coin' or 'double money,' because it looks like two coins intertwined (if you don't pull it tight). If this knot is repeated or joined onto each other, they can make some very pretty variations.

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Merete — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:18:42 GMT

well sandi maybe you should cast on for it and send it as a chain mail knit ending up with franklin casting off after it has been in the loving care of let's say a hundred knitters. a token of appreciation from the knitting community. or maybe ship off what is inside the sweater for his calendar...