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cnewton

Advanced

2 years, 8 months ago by cnewton

Hi, I was wondering how to find and distinguish the difference in knot types while trying to read the bracelet photos. What is a good way to remember the knot types?

2006_Mandy

Bracelet King

2 years, 8 months ago by 2006_Mandy

I have a tutorial on how to read patterns if you'd like to check it out

halokiwi

Moderator

2 years, 8 months ago by halokiwi

You always have to look at the direction the arrows in the knots in the pattern are pointing into. That's how you know which knot is which.

I recommend taking a screenshot of the pattern or printing it out and then drawing in the segments for segment knotting. Segment knotting should make memorizing the pattern easier.
https://www.braceletbook.com/tutorials/97_how-to-segment-knot/

PandaParty

Professional

2 years, 8 months ago by PandaParty

I recommend Masha Knots on YouTube she is a great teacher and has many videos on that topic!

Wikknots

Advanced

2 years, 7 months ago by Wikknots

One trick I found useful in my knotting journey was to completely disregard the names of the knots. The usual train of thought when reading patterns the typical way is to see the arrow -> remember the name -> make the proper kind of 4 on the strings. This technique proved quite confusing for a beginner me, since forward/backward is very subjective (you could say that you're always knotting forward bc you're constantly making progress) and I kept getting confused as of what way should the active string go after the knot.
When you ignore the knot names, you just look at the direction of the arrows and only pay attention to the direction of the active string's tail that's hanging loose on the side as you make the 4, not caring about the 4 itself. I think it's more straightforward - arrow goes to the right? then point the tail to the right when making the knot! arrow goes fb/bf? follow the 1st section of the arrow in the first knot, then orient the string where the end of the arrow points to! As a result, my mind only goes "string goes to the right, now string to the left..." as I follow the pattern.
I hope the way I described it is helpful!

cnewton Advanced	2 years, 8 months ago by cnewton Hi, I was wondering how to find and distinguish the difference in knot types while trying to read the bracelet photos. What is a good way to remember the knot types?
2006_Mandy Bracelet King	2 years, 8 months ago by 2006_Mandy I have a tutorial on how to read patterns if you'd like to check it out
halokiwi Moderator	2 years, 8 months ago by halokiwi You always have to look at the direction the arrows in the knots in the pattern are pointing into. That's how you know which knot is which. I recommend taking a screenshot of the pattern or printing it out and then drawing in the segments for segment knotting. Segment knotting should make memorizing the pattern easier. https://www.braceletbook.com/tutorials/97_how-to-segment-knot/
PandaParty Professional	2 years, 8 months ago by PandaParty I recommend Masha Knots on YouTube she is a great teacher and has many videos on that topic!
Wikknots Advanced	2 years, 7 months ago by Wikknots One trick I found useful in my knotting journey was to completely disregard the names of the knots. The usual train of thought when reading patterns the typical way is to see the arrow -> remember the name -> make the proper kind of 4 on the strings. This technique proved quite confusing for a beginner me, since forward/backward is very subjective (you could say that you're always knotting forward bc you're constantly making progress) and I kept getting confused as of what way should the active string go after the knot. When you ignore the knot names, you just look at the direction of the arrows and only pay attention to the direction of the active string's tail that's hanging loose on the side as you make the 4, not caring about the 4 itself. I think it's more straightforward - arrow goes to the right? then point the tail to the right when making the knot! arrow goes fb/bf? follow the 1st section of the arrow in the first knot, then orient the string where the end of the arrow points to! As a result, my mind only goes "string goes to the right, now string to the left..." as I follow the pattern. I hope the way I described it is helpful!

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