[Nfb-krafters-korner] When will be good enough?

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Do you think we will ever get good enough tieing knots to do this?
 
    By: Dawn L. King     
Easter Basket       
Materials:  
_67 Yards 5 or 6 mm cord that can be  brushed_ 
(http://www.kingskountry.com/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=173) 
_1 1-1/2" ring_ 
(http://www.kingskountry.com/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=190) 
_1 4" ring_ 
(http://www.kingskountry.com/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=190) 
_1 7" ring_ 
(http://www.kingskountry.com/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=190) 
_1 8" ring_ 
(http://www.kingskountry.com/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=190) 
_1 9" ring_ 
(http://www.kingskountry.com/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=190) 
_36 20mm beads_ 
(http://www.kingskountry.com/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=178) 
1 wire coat hanger
1  piece of cardboard approximately 8" square 
Cut: 12 cords 2 yards long
6 cords 1-2/3 yards  long
18 cords 1-1/2 yards long
1 cord 5-1/2 yards long
Using the  inside of the 7" ring, trace a circle on the cardboard and cut 
out  circle. 
STEP 1: Fold the twelve 2 yard cords in half and  Larkshead (LH) onto the 
1-1/2" ring. Pull the cords straight out and  Double Half Hitch (DHH) all 
cords to the 4" ring. Be sure to pull cords as  tightly as possible. 
STEP 2: Separate cords into groups of four. Add one of  the six 1-2/3 yard 
cords with a Reverse Larkshead between each group of  four cords already on 
the 4" ring. 
STEP 3: Pull all cords straight out and DHH onto the  7" ring, pulling as 
tight as possible. Separate into groups of two. Add  one of the eighteen 
1-1/2 yard cords to the 7" ring between each group of  two cords with a Reverse 
Larkshead. 
STEP 4: Tie a row of Square Knots (SK) around the ring  with all cords, 
using four cords per knot. The rest of this pattern will  now be worked down 
from the 7" ring. Turn the ring upside down and bend  the first row of SK's 
down. Tie a row of Alternating Square Knots (ASK)  around the ring. 
STEP 5: Alternate cords and thread a bead onto the two  filler cords. Tie a 
SK below the bead. Repeat around ring adding a total  of 18 beads in this 
row. Tie a row of ASK. 
STEP 6: DHH all cords onto the 8" ring. Tie two rows  of ASK. Repeat Step 
5. DHH all cords onto the 9" ring. Cut cords to  1-1/2", fray and brush. 
STEP 7: Cut a piece of wire coat hanger to 24" - 26"  long. Attach one end 
of the wire to the 9" ring between SK from the last  row and the other end 
of the wire to the opposite side of the basket.  There will be 9 SK on each 
half of the basket. Fold the 5-1/2 yard cord in  half. Hold the middle of the 
cord behind the wire handle where it was  attached to the basket. Tie a DHH 
with each end over the 9" ring, trying  to cover the wire end of the 
handle. 
STEP 8: Using the two long ends as tying cords and the  wire handle as a 
filler, tie Half Knots (HK) around the wire until you  reach the other end. 
DHH the ends over the 9" ring and the wire, again  trying to cover up where 
you attached the handle to the basket. Cut these  ends to 1-1/2" and brush. 
Place the cardboard circle in the bottom of  basket and fill with Easter 
"grass".
This pattern property of King's Kountry, Inc. and is intended solely  for 
customer's private use. You may sell items made from this pattern, but  the 
pattern itself is not to be reproduced for sale. 
 
 
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