Description:
The Alternating Half Hitch forms a chain, also called a sennit.
In some Vintage patterns, the name of this knot is the Chain
Stitch. It can be used to make a simple bracelet or necklace.
It can also be used within the body of Macrame patterns.
Step 1:
To practice, take two lengths of cord and tie an Overhand
Knot using both. Secure them to your work surface. Use one
strand to make a half hitch around the other. Remember, you
bring the working cord first over, then under the holding
cord, and through the loop.
Step 2: To form
the alternating pattern, switch the cords. If you started
tying with the strand on the right, you will now use the left
to tie the next knot, or vice-versa.
Step 3: Continue
to alternate back and forth between the two strands as you
tie additional knots to form the chain.
You can tie this decorative
pattern with four strands as well. You would simply follow
the steps above using two cords on the right and the same
on the left. The resulting sennit would then be called the
Double Chain Stitch.
