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General => Fancy and Decorative Knotwork => Topic started by: asemery on September 13, 2022, 11:37:25 PM

Title: gaucho knot
Post by: asemery on September 13, 2022, 11:37:25 PM

The lanyard knot, on the left makes an attractive loop.  The gaucho knot
on the right is similar but bulkier. It is trickier to tie but worth the effort.

(https://i.imgur.com/azf289z.jpg)

Title: Re: gaucho knot
Post by: asemery on September 13, 2022, 11:54:12 PM

Extended gaucho knots

(https://i.imgur.com/HHV3OLZ.jpg)

Title: Re: gaucho knot
Post by: KnotMe on September 14, 2022, 07:48:33 AM

is the smaller one the same as this?  https://bbs.zhongguojie.org/thread-6945-1-1.html (https://bbs.zhongguojie.org/thread-6945-1-1.html)

Title: Re: gaucho knot
Post by: asemery on September 14, 2022, 01:09:48 PM

Here is a link to the tutorial I wrote for this knot.  It is completely different from the method you linked to but the results are similar. 

gaucho knot tutorial (https://www.instructables.com/2-Strand-Gaucho/)

Title: Re: gaucho knot
Post by: SS369 on September 14, 2022, 04:03:24 PM

Thank you for sharing Tony!

SS

Title: Re: gaucho knot
Post by: asemery on September 14, 2022, 11:09:19 PM

Thank you.  Many kind people have shared their knot tying knowledge with me.  I am paying it forward.
Here is how to extend the gaucho knot

Extended gaucho knot tutorial (https://www.instructables.com/Extended-Gaucho-Knot/)

Title: Re: gaucho knot
Post by: JohnC on September 15, 2022, 09:10:12 AM

I really like the Cow Hitch Square Lashing, although my first choice of materials to try it with was poor, so I had a poor initial result - I think the cordage has to be substantially less diameter than the rods, and not too springy to be able to wrangle the knot. I will seek out some better materials and have another go.

I must observe though that the photos are strangely huge and fuzzy - I had to zoom down to 50% to make them viewable, then I couldn't read the text. And I note with some small regret - though this is not asemery's fault - that Instructables has, like so many before it and so many no doubt to come, gone more corporate and you have to sign in now to download the pdf; with of course the oh-so-convenient sign in with Facebook/Twitter/Google, so that the data gathering needn't be even momentarily interrupted ... but I'll get off my soapbox now.

At least it was something I could view without being herded into the ubiquitous and loathsome youtube to have my digital pockets picked.

Title: Re: gaucho knot
Post by: alana on September 22, 2022, 08:48:27 AM

my fave
(this 5Lx4B 2-pass 2-strand)
and the steps to tie
a snug and aesthetic knot
single-strand is as well,
it must have some golden ratio in it

i think the knot in knotme's  https://bbs.zhongguojie.org/thread-6945-1-1.html  link is the same knot, tied 'upside down' 🙃