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Some new knots

Here I will try to analyze a braid pattern that I had not seen before. Given the long history of the braiding craft, there is probably not really anything new, but this pattern is one I had never seen published before.
The original source for these was two knots published in the AWPA journal for January of this year by Chris Barr. Mr Peter Tangey of Australia was kind enough to share some insight into the basic principles involved in
the creation of this weave pattern.

The basics
The "secret" to this pattern is a cyclic repetion of three adjacent full cycle string runs, each of which is different.
1 > = U1 - O2 - U3 - (O3) - U1 - O2 - U1
1 < = O1 - U2 - O2 - (U3) - O2 - U2 - O1

2 > = U1 - O2 - U2 - (O3) - U2 - O2 - U1
2 < = O1 - U2 - O1 - (U3) - O3 - U2 - O1

3 > = U1 - O2 - U1 - (O3) - U3 - O2 - U1
3 < = O1 - U2 - O3 - (U3) - O1 - U2 - O1

Bearing in mind that we are analyzing a particular structure here, notice first that the three pass sections are centered in the element count of each string run, those in ( ) in the list. That is, there are three code elements of
one or more passes on each side of them.
The second thing is the single pass elements at each end of the string runs. These just serve to "lock the edges" of the cylinder to make the knots a little easier to tighten. This is a personal preference only.
The two pass sections adjacent to these at each end give a column coded band of "sennet" for a texture for the pattern,
The inner three sets of code elements actually create the distinct 1 - 2- 3 - pass sequences on each side of the centered 3 pass section.

Now a knot
One of my favorite things about the graphic representation of any braid structure as a grid is that one of a large number of bights contains all
possible knots of a lesser number bights. Thus you can "block off" the bights you need for a specific knot with the parts and pattern of that
weave pattern.
This is the same grid as the one above with a vertical line drawn after bight 9 to isolate a 14 X 9 knot.From this. we can study that specific
knot.
The first full cycle is highlighted in green here to emphasize the bight progression.

This knot can be braided from the run list (formula) as follows.
> bottom pin 1 - free run - top pin 8
> top pin 8 - O1 - bottom pin 6

> bottom pin 6 - U1 - top pin 4

> top pin 4 - O1 - U1 - O1 - bottom pin 2

> bottom pin 2 - U3 - top pin 9

> top pin 9 - O4 - bottom pin 7

> bottom pin 7 - U1 - O2 - U1 - top pin 5

> top pin 5 - U1 - O1 - U1 - O1 - U1 - O1 - bottom pin 3

> bottom pin 3 - O1 - U3 - O1 - U1 - top pin 1

> top pin 1 - U1 - O1 - U4 - O1 - bottom pin 8

> bottom pin 8 - O1 - U1 -O2 - U1 - O1 - U1 - top pin 6

> top pin 6 - U2 - O1 - U1 - O2 - U2 -O1 - bottom pin 4

> bottom pin 4 - O2 - U1 - O5 - U1 - top pin 2

> top pin 2 - U2 - O1 - U3 - O1 - U2 - O1 - bottom pin 9

> bottom pin 9 - O2 - U1 - O2 - U2 - O2 - U1 - top pin 7

> top pin 7 - O1 - U2 - O2 - U3 - O1 - U2 - O1 - bottom pin 5

> bottom pin 5 - U1 - O2 - U1 - O3 - U2 - O2 - U1 - top pin 3

> top pin 3 - O1 - U2 - O1 - U3 - O3 - U2 - O1 - bottom pin 1
. bottom pin 1 - Under to finish.

12 Bights
The run list for the first string.
> bottom pin 1 - free run - top pin 8
> top pin 8 - U1 - bottom pin 3

> bottom pin 3 - O1 - top pin 10

> top pin 10 - O1 - U1 - bottom pin 5

> bottom pin 5 - U1 - O1 - top pin 12

> top pin 12 - O2 - U1 - bottom pin 7

> bottom pin 7 - O1 - U1 - O1 - top pin 2

> top pin 2 - U2 - O1 - U1 - bottom pin 9

> bottom pin 9 - O1 - U2 - O1 - top pin 4

> top pin 4 - O2 - U1 - O1 - U1 - bottom pin 11

> bottom pin 11 - U1 - O2 - U1 - U1 - top pin 6

> top pin 6 - U1 - O1 - U1 - O2 - U1 - bottom pin 1

( Note that with a GCD of two you always have a bight progression of +2 or -2 and use every other pin position in the bight count of the composite knot.)
I left the second string white here so you can see the distintive color pattern when done in two colors. At first it seem somewhat chaotic, but on closer inspection, it is really symetric.

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The run list for the second string.

> bottom pin 2 - U1 - O1 - U1 - O1 - U1 - O1 - U1 - top pin 9
> top pin 9 - O1 - U3 - O1 - U2 - O1 - bottom pin 4

> bottom pin 4 - U1 - O1 - U1 - O4 - U1 - top pin 11

> top pin 11 - O1 - U1 - O1 - U1 - O2 - U2 - O1 - bottom pin 6

> bottom pin 6 - U1 - O3 - U2 - O2 - U1 - top pin 1

> top pin 1 - O1 - U1 - O1 - U3 - O1 - U2 - O1 - bottom pin 8

> bottom pin 8 - U1 - O1 - U1 - O2 - U2 - O2 - U1 - top pin 3

> top pin 3 - O1 - U4 - O3 - U2 - O1 - bottom pin 10

> bottom pin 10 - U1 - O1 - U2 - O3 - U1 - OP2 - U1 - top pin 5

> top pin 5 - O1 - U1 - O2 - U3 - O2 - U2 - O1 - bottom pin 12

> bottom pin 12 - U1 - O1 - U1 - O3 - U3 - O1 - U2 - top pin 7

> top pin 7 - O1 - U2 - O3 - U3 - O1 - U2 - O1 - bottom pin 2

Some final points

1. First, these examples are an adaption of the basic process that can generate larger and more complex patterns.
2.I chose this one because it shows the fundamentals of the weave pattern in it's simplest form.
3. With only 14 parts it is limited to a GCD of two till we reach 21 in the three bight increments of possible knots. This makes these increments either one or two string knots. (The 21 bight will be a 7 string knot. Not
really so hard, just tedious.)

Credit where credit is due

This work was inspired by two similar knots by Chris Barr in the AWPA journal.
The 3 sets of string run sequence were sent to me by Peter Tangey with a 16 part sequence.

Sidney Wood

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